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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 06, 2012 04:37 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Dear Mark:
Many thanks for your kind words. I will be posting a few more Vanadinites in the coming days. The red colour is very attractive, and Vanadinite appeals to many collectors. Regrettably, the true beauty of all the specimens I have posted is lost because my poor photography, but I am working on an idea that should help me improve my photos. This might be another DIY job like the Acrylic stands I make.
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LF
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 01:29 Post subject: Large Vanadinite - Louis Collection |
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VANADINITE
This piece is a gorgeous bright red sparkling grouping of tabular vanadinite crystals to 1.5 cm in size. It also hosts individual deep red vanadinite crystals to 1cm. In the right-hand section of the specimen, there is a small vug full of blood red translucent crystals.
Also included is a photo of the homemade stand with attached label.
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Vanadinite ACF mine area, Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 10 x 5 x 4 cm; 182 gram BIG VANADINITE |
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Vanadinite ACF mine area, Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. 10 x 5 x 4 cm; 182 gram BIG VANADINITE WITH NEW LABEL MARK 1, CLEAR VERSION MARK 2 SOON! |
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yowanni
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 02:20 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Beautiful vanadite!!!
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 02:57 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Dear Yowanni:
Thank you very much for your kind words. I have a few more vanadinites to post, but the one above is the most unusual. I noted you are from Cantabria/Madrid – “hola.” Being that close to Morocco I would probably would spend all my time collecting Vanadinite. :)
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LF
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yowanni
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 09:33 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Louis Friend wrote: | I noted you are from Cantabria/Madrid – “hola.” Being that close to Morocco I would probably would spend all my time collecting Vanadinite. :)
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Dear Louis,
I visited Morocco in August 2003. I spent 4 days in Mibladem and one day more in Taouz.
Perhaps, I could look for the photographs and post a few of them in the forum.
Kind regards,
Jonathan
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 16:23 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Common mineral from a common locality - but a really uncommon and spectacular specimen, wow!
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Mar 08, 2012 17:26 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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yowanni wrote: |
...I visited Morocco in August 2003. I spent 4 days in Mibladem and one day more in Taouz.
Perhaps, I could look for the photographs and post a few of them in the forum.
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Please! ;-)
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 09, 2012 01:50 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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yowanni wrote: | I visited Morocco in August 2003. I spent 4 days in Mibladem and one day more in Taouz. Perhaps, I could look for the photographs and post a few of them in the forum. |
Dear Jonathan:
Please post whatever photos you have of the ACF Mine area Vanadinite workings. I along with many others would be keen to see them. In addition to the minerals, I am also keen on getting some good locality photos of all the deposits my “rocks” come from. So many thanks for the information.
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LF
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 09, 2012 01:57 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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MALACHITE (POLISHED)
This piece is a gorgeous green botryoidal mass of polished malachite. I am becoming very fond of the secondary copper minerals, especially Malachite and Azurite. Also included are photos of the homemade stand with attached label.
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 9 x 8 x 3 cm; 290 gram |
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 9 x 8 x 3 cm; 290 gram |
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 9 x 8 x 3 cm; 290 gram |
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 9 x 8 x 3 cm; 290 gram |
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 9 x 8 x 3 cm; 290 gram |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 09, 2012 09:40 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Louis,
the combination of large and (!) attractive mineral specimens and self-made stands is just fantastic! A joy to watch and a lesson to learn, thank you and please keep your pictures coming!
Tobi
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 09, 2012 20:53 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Dear Tobi:
I thank you for your kind words. I am very passionate about teaching and education, whether it is in Physics or the hobby of mineral collecting. During the course of my time on FMF, I hope to make many meaningful contributions that genuinely help other collectors, and I hope I have done that so far. I hope I have shown that acrylic stands are accessible to every collector. I will be looking at new labeling techniques that should be very easy to reproduce, and I am looking into a DIY project that can help the collector take great photos of their minerals.
Kind Regards
Louis
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 13, 2012 03:06 Post subject: CALCITE - Cobaltoan |
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CALCITE - Cobaltoan
This piece (a particular favourite with the wife) is a beautiful pink mass of calcite rhombs on a limonitic matrix. I have included a photo of the stand and label. I printed the label on glossy photographic paper and then laminated it. I will post details of the process under the “Acrylic stands” section of FMF. Others might find it instructive. The labels do look very nice for a “home-made” job.
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Calcite Agoudal mine, Agoudal, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco, Africa. 9 x 9 x 4 cm; 203 gram |
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Calcite Agoudal mine, Agoudal, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco, Africa. 9 x 9 x 4 cm; 203 gram |
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Calcite Agoudal mine, Agoudal, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco, Africa. 9 x 9 x 4 cm; 203 gram |
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Calcite Agoudal mine, Agoudal, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco, Africa. 9 x 9 x 4 cm; 203 gram |
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 14, 2012 01:28 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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MALACHITE - BOTRYOIDAL
This piece is a very nice mass of beautiful botryoids, which line a vug in limonitic matrix. It is a very 3D piece and malachite is now becoming one of my favourite minerals. I have included a photo of the stand and label. I printed the label on glossy photographic paper and then laminated it. I will post details of the process under the “Acrylic stands” section of FMF. Others might find it instructive. The labels do look very nice for a “home-made” job.
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 11 x 8 x 4 cm; 473 gram |
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Malachite Mashamba West mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 11 x 8 x 4 cm; 473 gram |
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Posted: Mar 14, 2012 11:02 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Great cobaltoan calcite - superb colour!
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 15, 2012 03:45 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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Dear Tobias:
Again many thanks for your kind and encouraging words. I want my collection to reflect all aspects of the mineralogical world; aesthetics, rarity, technical interest and perhaps even extravagance. I hope I am succeeding in my quest.
Kind Regards
Louis
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 18, 2012 02:48 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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CERUSSITE ON BARYTE
The specimen comprises two gemmy crystals of Cerussite on a limonitic matrix that also hosts light pink blades of Baryte. Also included on the matrix is coarse-grained hematite. I have included a few macro shots of the large Cerussite (~2cm) and its smaller partner. The photos also include stand and label.
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Cerussite with Baryte on Hematite ACF mine area, Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, Africa. 7 x 5 x 4 cm; 200 gram |
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Cerussite with Baryte on Hematite ACF mine area, Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, Africa. 7 x 5 x 4 cm; 200 gram |
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Cerussite with Baryte on Hematite ACF mine area, Mibladen, Midelt, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, Africa. 7 x 5 x 4 cm; 200 gram |
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 19, 2012 01:56 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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ILVAITE
The specimen comprises a cluster of large and highly lustrous Ilvaite crystals with “textbook” terminations. The largest crystal is 9cm long and 6 cm wide at the termination. The terminations show the “chisel-shaped” morphology. The photos also include stand and label. The stand is not actually complete. I am getting a smaller nozzle for my MAPP Burner so I can flame polish small parts.
A NOTE ON LOCALITY
I have spent some time trying to establish the correct locality for many of the “Inner Mongolian” specimens. I recall from an edition of “Minerals Live” sometime last year that one of the presenters said that their Ilvaite and the Arsenopyrite specimens did not come from an Iron mine; they came from a Lead and Zinc mine and reference was made about it being a skarn deposit.
As many of you might already know the Huanggang mine along with the Dajing and Anle ore deposits occur in the Huanggang-Ganzhuermiao polymetallic ore belt in southern Daxinganling Mountains. The three ore deposits were formed in the Mesozoic period. Huanggang deposit is largest Fe-Sn paragenetic skarn deposit in the area, and indeed in the whole of Northern China. The Dajing deposit is a large Sn-Cu hydrothermal mine which hosts Sn-Cu mineralization in the centre of the deposit and Pb-Zn in the outer zones of the deposit. The Anle deposit is another hydrothermal type deposit, which also hosts Sn mineralization. The only Pb/Zn skarn type mine that is close to Huanggang is the Sumugou deposit.
I would be keen to hear from anyone who has definitive proof as to the true locality for both the Ilvaite and Arsenopyrite specimens from Inner Mongolia. I also include with this the combo pieces comprising Ilvaite and Arsenopyrite, and with Hedenbergite.
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Ilvaite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 9 x 8 x 7 cm; 480 gram |
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Ilvaite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 9 x 8 x 7 cm; 480 gram |
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Ilvaite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 9 x 8 x 7 cm; 480 gram |
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Ilvaite Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 9 x 8 x 7 cm; 480 gram |
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Posted: Mar 21, 2012 04:13 Post subject: More from Inner Mongolia |
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ARSENOPYRITE ON QUARTZ
The piece consists of a perfectly terminated quartz crystal with clusters of Arsenopyrite crystals rising from the base to about the middle of the quartz. The Arsenopyrite has a nice bronze luster on some of the crystal faces, and displays a prominent “cock-comb” habit typical of many of the Inner Mongolian Arsenopyrite specimens.
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Arsenopyrite on Quartz Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 8 x 4 x 3 cm; 120 gram |
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Arsenopyrite on Quartz Huanggang mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia, China. (TENTATIVE) 8 x 4 x 3 cm; 120 gram |
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 22, 2012 02:15 Post subject: Re: Louis Collection |
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GALENA – SPINEL TWINNED
The piece is a large mass of spinel-twinned galena. Some of the crystals display a melted, almost free flowing liquid style of morphology. Associated with the galena are a few gemmy quartz crystals, small but still visible nonetheless. Also shown are the stand and label.
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Galena Krushev dol mine, Madan Ore Field, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. 12 x 12 x 5 cm; 1570 gram |
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Galena Krushev dol mine, Madan Ore Field, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. 12 x 12 x 5 cm; 1570 gram |
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Galena Krushev dol mine, Madan Ore Field, Southern Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria. 12 x 12 x 5 cm; 1570 gram |
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Louis Friend
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Posted: Mar 24, 2012 02:06 Post subject: Pyrite Crystals |
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PYRITE ON PYRITE
The piece consists of large and very lustrous pyrite crystals (pyritohedra) to just over 5 cm on a matrix consisting of hundreds of smaller pyrite crystals (pyritohedra) to about 1cm. The crystal faces are complex, striated and upon closer inspection host some small crystals of a black mineral, which might be sphalerite or tetrahedrite. The exact identity of the black material is awaiting confirmation by XRD.
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Pyrite on Pyrite Julcani mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru. 10 x 8 x 5 cm; 470 gram |
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Pyrite on Pyrite Julcani mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru. 10 x 8 x 5 cm; 470 gram |
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Pyrite on Pyrite Julcani mine, Julcani District, Angaraes Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru. 10 x 8 x 5 cm; 470 gram |
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