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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Mar 11, 2020 09:47 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Tobi wrote: | Hi Jesse, outstanding specimens, thanks for sharing! All of them are truly superb, I like the second and the third one the most. Really really great contribution to this thread!
Please more - I know you have many many world-class fluorites and for sure you haven't shown most of them yet ;-)
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Thanks, Tobi. Seems that I need to go back and check on what I've posted in the past as I seem to be repeating myself! I'll try not to do this again. Cheers!
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Don Lum
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 22:19 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Fluorite
Mineral: | Fluorite, Muscovite |
Locality: | Nagar, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 60 mm x 58 mm |
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Brent Lockhart
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 22:51 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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This is a Fluorite and Quartz from the Planggenstock Cleft, 11 cms. with the Fluorite xl. measuring about 6 cms.
Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
Locality: | Planggenstock, Uri, Switzerland | |
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Fluorite and Quartz, 11 cms. with Fluorite xl about 6 cms. |
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Brent Lockhart
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Posted: Mar 12, 2020 22:59 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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This is a Fluorite and Smoky Quartz from the Zinggenstock locality
Mineral: | Fluorite and Smoky Quartz |
Locality: | Zinggenstöcke, Oberaar Lake area, Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 5.5 x 4.0 cms. |
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Fluorite and Smoky Quartz 10 x 5.5 x 4.0 cms. Zinggenstock Cleft Ex Otto Werther Collection |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 15, 2020 11:14 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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GORGEOUS SPECIMENS, Don and Brent!!!
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Brent Lockhart
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Posted: Mar 15, 2020 13:56 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Thanks Tobi!
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Don Lum
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Posted: Mar 15, 2020 15:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Thank you, Tobi.
Take care.
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Mar 17, 2020 00:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Looks like I haven't gone down this road here, yet, so here are a few of my favorite fluorites from the Rogerley, a mine that I likely know way too much about.
Mineral: | Fluorite with Galena |
Locality: | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 5x4x4 cm overall size |
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Black Sheep Pocket, May, 1999 |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 15x13x5 cm overall size |
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Jewel Box Pocket, August, 2007 |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 8x7x5 cm overall size |
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Blue Bell Pocket, June, 2009 |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Galena, and Quartz |
Locality: | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 17x10x3 cm overall size |
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Rat Tail Pocket, May, 2010 |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 23, 2020 02:38 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Beautiful as usual, Jesse, awesome specimens!
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Niels Brouwer
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Posted: Sep 28, 2020 18:43 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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I thought I'd share a few fluorite specimens that I was commissioned to photograph for a few collectors and dealers that I'm thankful to be friends with. Minerals are great fun to play around with on your own, but sharing that passion with others makes it all the more enjoyable! I always love sharing their enthusiasm for the hobby by photographing the pieces they cherish having in their collections.
For the stereo photographs, here's how to view the specimen in 3D:
Sit straight in front of the screen and look at the image increasingly more cross-eyed. When you do so, the left and right images will gradually start to overlap more and more in the centre. Once you find the sweet spot in which both images exactly overlap, the image will suddenly appear to be in 3D. You can also use the two dots at the top to get the two images to align.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | ±9 cm |
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Wonderfully transparant blue cubic fluorite from this fabulous classic Spanish locality. David Ziga specimen, photographed during the 2019 Munich show. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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The same specimen, but this time in stereo. I love how the clarity is emphasised enormously when you see the specimen in 3D! |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, feldspar |
Locality: | Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 5,5 x 3,2 cm |
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Perfect miniature of bright apple green fluorite on a white feldspar matrix. Albert Wieman specimen, ex. Malte Sickinger. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, sphalerite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4,6 x 3,0 cm |
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Typical purple cubic fluorite with wonderful translucency, on sphalerite matrix. Bart van de Laar specimen. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, sphalerite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4,6 x 3,0 cm |
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Same specimen, but in stereo; this 3D view emphasises the clarity of the fluorite crystals even more. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Valzergues Mines, Valzergues, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitanie, France | |
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Dimensions: | ±6 cm |
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Large cubic fluorite with beautiful blue-yellow colour zoning and interesting modification along the edges. Jonathan Feigin specimen, photographed during the 2019 Munich show. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | La Viesca Mine, La Collada mining area, Huergo, Siero, Comarca Oviedo, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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Dimensions: | 5,6 x 5,0 |
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Stepped crystal with very nice blue-purple zoning. Willem Van den Eynde specimen. |
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Locality: | Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 5,0 x 3,7 |
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Stepped cuboctahedral fluorite with particularly nice colour zoning. Bart van de Laar specimen. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 5,0 x 3,7 |
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One of my recent favourites when it comes to stereo photos, this shows the colours even more dramatically than the regular photo can. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 29, 2020 03:09 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Wonderful fluorite specimens and photos, Niels!
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Niels Brouwer
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Posted: Sep 29, 2020 12:36 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Thanks very much James! I actually sent that very page to one of specimen owners, it's such a great resource!
Tobi wrote: | Wonderful fluorite specimens and photos, Niels! | Thanks Tobi, glad you enjoy them!
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Sante Celiberti
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Posted: Sep 29, 2020 14:21 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Hi, Niels. How are you?
I like systematic collections and I really appreciate you baryte collection, as well as the superb quality of your photos.
Also, being a lover of 3D images, I am so trained to look at them that it takes me less than a second to focus them. You can imagine my very pleasing surprise of today to see these beautiful fluorites so well reproduced.
Thank you for this nice gift you give us and "please, more...", if that is not abusing your kindness.
Congratulations and a warm greeting from Gavorrano.
Sante
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Tobi
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Posted: Oct 01, 2020 02:32 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Sante Celiberti wrote: | Also, being a lover of 3D images, I am so trained to look at them that it takes me less than a second to focus them. | Like Sante, I'm also able to see the 3D effect immediately (I know some people don't) and thus I love those stereo images!
Great work, I hope to see more :-)
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Posted: Jul 07, 2021 05:18 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-)
I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that I added to my collection and I would call it the best fluorite specimen I ever had:
Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
Locality: | Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | Specimen height 18 cm, largest fluorite 3,5 cm, largest calcite 5 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Jul 07, 2021 10:27 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Tobi - you are correct, it has been quiet here for too long. I think some of us have been in hibernation for a while, however!
Few mineral shows and not much travel, but I did make it to the "Mini-Tucson" show in early April and came back with this one.
Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
Locality: | Blue Circle Cement Quarry (Eastgate Quarry), Eastgate, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Dimensions: | 9x5x3 cm |
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From the recently established Lady Annabella Mine, located in the old Eastgate (Blue Circle) cement quarry. Recovered in August 2020. |
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Jul 07, 2021 13:35 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Tobi wrote: | Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-)
I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that I added to my collection and I would call it the best fluorite specimen I ever had: |
Oh yes, it is a wonderful specimen; very good catch
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Tobi
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Posted: Jul 09, 2021 01:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Jesse Fisher wrote: | Fluorite and Quartz
Blue Circle Cement Quarry, Eastgate, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom
9x5x3 cm
From the recently established Lady Annabella Mine, located in the old Eastgate (Blue Circle) cement quarry. Recovered in August 2020. | Wonderful specimen!
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Jesse Fisher
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Posted: Jul 09, 2021 10:01 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Another find at the recent "Mini-Tucson" show. This location produced some interesting specimens about 30 years ago, but I have not seen anything since. This one came from an old collection and was in a dealer's "double-keystone" room. I usually don't spend much time looking at this sort of stuff as there's a reason that most of it is being offered at very inexpensive prices (at least by today's standards). Once in a great while there's an exception.
Mineral: | Fluorite on Pyrite |
Locality: | Kara-Oba, Betpak-Dala (Bet-Pak-Dala) Desert, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
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Dimensions: | 5x3x3 cm |
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