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Roger Warin
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 Posted: Feb 17, 2013 16:50 Post subject: Classic Minerals |
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Baryte
Frizington, Cumberland.
Classic minerals are always a lot of appeal. Perhaps nostalgia of another mineralogy, source of our knowledge...
Roger.
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Baryte
Frizington, Cumberland, UK |
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Tobi
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2013 10:12 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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There a lot of so-called "classics" in my collection, so it is difficult to chose one. But i think this one will be a good sample for a classic mineral ...
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Sulphur
Cozzodisi Mine, Casteltermini, Sicily, Italy
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Sulphur (label)
My printer ;-)
Label size 4 cm |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2013 10:46 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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I have rarely seen such a fine specimen of sulfur, with good proportions.
Roger.
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2013 09:35 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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Proustite - To compare with pyrargyrite, another ruby silver.
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Proustite
Schlema, Erzgebirge, Sax.
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Proustite
Schlema, Erzgebirge, Sax. |
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Proustite
Schlema, Erzgebirge, Sax. |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2013 08:23 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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Wulfenite
Defiance Mine, Gleeson, Arizona
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Wulfenite
Defiance Mine, Gleeson, Arizona, USA
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2013 10:26 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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Hi,
San Benito, a fabulous locality for gems, but also for ideas.
Cyclosilicates 3-membered and 4-membered can be found: Benitoite and joaquinite-(Ce).
Another silicate (complex inosilicate) is neptunite.
Reminder, beryl is a cyclosilicate 6-membered.
Roger.
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Benitoite, Joaquinite-(Ce) with Natrolite
Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA |
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Joaquinite-(Ce)
Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA |
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Joaquinite-(Ce)
Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA |
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Neptunite, Joaquinite-(Ce)
Benitoite Mine, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2013 16:48 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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Formerly in the collection of Jean-Marie Pendeville, now in the collections of the “Museum d’Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg – Natur Musee”, this beautiful crystal of carrollite, about 4-5 cm edge (according to my memory).
Exceptional specimen.
Roger.
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Carrollite
Kasundwa, Kamoya Sud, Kambove, DRCongo
4 - 5 cm edge |
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Benj
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2013 04:22 Post subject: Re: Classic Minerals |
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Nice specimens ;)
A big Beryl, Ambazac Mounts (near Limoges City), Vénachat Uranium District,
Central Massif, France.
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Beryl
Ambazac Mounts (near Limoges City), Vénachat Uranium District, Central Massif, France.
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Beryl
Ambazac Mounts (near Limoges City), Vénachat Uranium District, Central Massif, France.
170*30 mm
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