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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 05, 2017 23:33 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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Here’s three specimens from the Westward Look that really caught my eye.
these are presented one at a time as I keep getting a file too large flag then there is nothing I can do from there - VERY FRUSTRATING!
I noted that there are a lot fewer specimens in some of the rooms.
bob
Mineral: | malachite |
Locality: | Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 05, 2017 23:34 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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Here’s three specimens from the Westward Look that really caught my eye.
these are presented one at a time as I keep getting a file too large flag then there is nothing I can do from there - VERY FRUSTRATING!
I noted that there are a lot fewer specimens in some of the rooms.
bob
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 00:54 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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Fellows annual breakfast for the Mineralogical Record Publication. Jim and I host this event.
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Jim and I sponsored a breakfast for the Mineralogical Record Fellows. |
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Great fun visiting with all the people who are Fellows. |
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_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 08:51 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Westward Look (1) |
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Tucson 02/02/2017
Still with no time I will summarize in three posts what happened at the Westward Look Mineral Show. When I'm at home in Barcelona I will publish some more thoughts concerning this Show.
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The Westward Look is located in a very nice space... |
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...and this year, for some reason, the Show started for almost every dealer one day before. On the afternoon of Thursday the Show was almost in full operation with many rooms already open... |
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...and at the sunset many specimens had already changed hands ;-) |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 09:14 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Westward Look / Djurleites (2) |
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Tucson 02/03/2017
Nevertheless only on Friday appeared, in the room of Chris Gobin, the main surprise of this Show and one of the main novelties of the whole Tucson Show. The Djurleites-Chalcocites from Aït Ahmane, Morocco.
We saw a few in the past, but the fact that now, after careful studies, they were proved the Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowth and that its quality is outstanding (crystals until 7-8 cm!) it makes of this long-term new discovery (them were mined during the last two years) something really special.
Mineral: | Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowht |
Locality: | Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Mineral: | Djurleite-Chalcocite intergrowht |
Locality: | Aït Ahmane, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen size about 7 x 6 cm. Main crystal size about 4 cm. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 09:38 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Westward Look (3) |
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Tucson 02/04/2017
On Saturday it took place the classic exhibit in the lobby of the Westward, this time with very fine pìeces from the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum.
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The "Alma Rose" one of the best Rhodochrosites from Sweet Home Mine, with Jamie Newman of the Natural History Museum of New York at side to compare the size. |
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All photos Jordi Deusedes |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 11:18 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 - The Westward Look (3) |
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Jordi Fabre wrote: | The "Alma Rose" one of the best Rhodochrosites from Sweet Home Mine, with Jamie Newman of the Natural History Museum of New York at side to compare the size. | The Alma Rose ♥♥♥♥♥ This specimen is, to me, one of the most beautiful things nature has ever "created" - together with the other famous Sweet Home specimens Alma King and Alma Queen :-)
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 11:47 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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I took photos with the case open. It was a privilege
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 12:36 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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One of the most awesome rocks on this planet!
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James Catmur
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 14:58 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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I remember seeing the Alma King in the safe, years ago
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Jean Sendero
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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Posted: Feb 06, 2017 23:23 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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A super cool fluorite poking out from what looks like a mottramite matrix. The mottramite seems to have covered the fluorite and removed to the base of the fluorite. Cabinet size. Seen at Open Adit at the HTCC. Pretty cool specimen
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Jean Sendero
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Posted: Feb 07, 2017 14:20 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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An unexpected stop at the Jewel Tunnel La Fuente new satellite and discovered that Michael Hollonbeck of Blue Sky Minerals had a small tent for himself selling his global specimens but with a very strong content of Mexican specimens, the majority keystone. Good bargains for the bargain hunters.
Mike has some of the better newly dug azurite from Sierra Rica in Chihuahua that i have seen at the show and with good prices. Plus a nice variety from the closed localities of Naica and San Martin and other localities. I bought a nice stibnite from San Martin.
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Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Sierra Rica, Municipio Manuel Benavides, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | José María Patoni (Menores de Arriba), San Juan del Río Valley, Durango, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | App 15 cm across |
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A nice cabinet size specimen with a large butterfly twin calcite that was mined 15 years ago. These are not common anymore and exhibit a much desired crystal shape for calcite. |
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Feb 08, 2017 11:22 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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a successful hunting season for fluorite this year
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Dimensions: | approximately 12 cm each |
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Specimen on left is from la Mine du Burg, Tarn, and on right is from la Mine du Beix, Puy du Dome. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Muscovite |
Locality: | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 10 to 12 cm |
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Two fluorites on muscovite from the Nager pegmatites in Pakistan. The pink on left is a nice spinel twin. |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Feb 08, 2017 11:31 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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Jesse Fisher wrote: | a successful hunting season for fluorite this year |
Well done Jesse. Nice fluorite!
_________________ Pierre Joubert
'The tree of silence bears the fruit of peace. ' |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 08, 2017 11:31 Post subject: Re: Tucson Show 2017 |
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Jesse Fisher wrote: | a successful hunting season for fluorite this year | Breathtaking fluorite specimens, Jesse, congratulations!
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 09, 2017 00:35 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) |
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Tucson 02/09/2017
Today was the day of the setup of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) that tomorrow officially opens to the public.
I publish now a few photos of what has been today, and tomorrow, with more time, I will try to publish the rest of the images.
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Dave Wilbur and part of the Mineralogical Record's team |
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Julian Gray, one of the curators of the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, proud of "his" Alma Rose ;-) |
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and the curator Leslie Moclock, no less proud ;-) |
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...and suddenly Julian and Leslie turn their heads, they have heard the magic word "Rhodochrositeeeeeeee" ;-) |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 09, 2017 09:35 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) |
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Tucson 02/09/2017
A miscelanea of photos of Jordi Deusedes from Wednesday at the Main Show.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 10, 2017 10:34 Post subject: Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) |
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02/09/2017
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 10, 2017 10:41 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) |
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02/09/2017
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 10, 2017 12:51 Post subject: Tucson Show 2017 - Displays at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® (Main Show) |
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Tucson 10/2/2017
Images of the displays of several Show Cases at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® and organized in an understandable way.
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