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Peter,
I'll need to put this under my scope and check it out. Hematite. Hmm. I was thinking Manganese oxides but maybe you are right. The dealer I got it from had two old labels with the Durango, ...

Carles,
Here are a couple examples from my own collection. I collected a bryozoan fossil from an outcrop near Kansas City. Bryozoans normally coat other objects on the seafloor. I accidently dropp ...

I recently bought a calcite specimen on Ebay that came with two old labels that only said Durango, Mexico. I have searched all the Mindat localities for calcite in Durango and the other states near i ...

Gail,
Photo 234 is the Houston Gem and Mineral Society booth. Dave Waisman gives us the booth every year to promote our club/classes/clubhouse/annual show. You caught Clyde McMeans half in the phot ...

Barbara,
We are happy you are finally putting this collection back in the light of day! Many of these were probably obtained in the 1970s to 1980's. The general size of the specimens is very nice t ...

As a contact member of Houston's rock and mineral club, I get emails about collections that need to be disposed of. At least we as a club can offer options to those who are left to sort out the " ...

Hi,
You said you inherited this collection, correct? Many of us may be curious to know who the collector was and where he lived, and some of us might even know him. The specimens you have posted so ...

Carles,
You are doing a real service to the mineral community with your high quality photos from several angles of very nice mineral specimens. It's always good to see as many nice specimens as poss ...

Greetings and welcome to the forum. I've only been a member a short while and found it to be very helpful. I also have an interest in quartz, particularly unusual specimens from Arkansas and other U ...

Gail,
A wonderful report and a lot of effort expended. Tonight is our Section meeting to talk about the Tucson Show with those who went, and you have given me a lot of information to pass on to our ...

Hey, if you think that's a good wavellite, you should see the stuff coming from the DeLinde Pit on the other side of the ridge. The best wavellite since the glory days of Mauldin Mountain. Blue colo ...

I'm going to upload a few photos of my collection I took years ago when I shot slides. Since I'm at work I may not have detailed locality info or dimensions. Will add those later. Most of my minera ...

Amethystguy,
You didn't tell us what model camera you are using. This is important to help us evaluate what you may be able to do. I didn't see mentioned anything about balancing the light. The Au ...

The fossil in the septarian is almost assuredly a cephalopod, probably a straight one given the age of the strata you found it in. Concretions need a nucleus to begin forming, and fossils are often u ...

On the apophyllite on stilbite, the locality is a cavity in a water well in one of the small towns in Maharashtra, India. I don't remember the specific locality and I'm not home to check my specimen, ...

This specimen is most likely from the Santa Eulalia District in Chihuahua, Mexico. Peter M. might be able to tell you which mine or camp it came from. We have seen similar specimens here in Houston ...

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Topic: Location information needed
Singingstone48 Replies: 6 Views: 10383	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 25, 2013 16:35 Subject: Re: Location information needed
Singingstone48 Replies: 6 Views: 10383	Peter, I'll need to put this under my scope and check it out. Hematite. Hmm. I was thinking Manganese oxides but maybe you are right. The dealer I got it from had two old labels with the Durango, ...
Topic: When can a fossil be also considered a mineral?
Singingstone48 Replies: 50 Views: 110716	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 23, 2013 14:26 Subject: Re: When can a fossil be also considered a mineral?
Singingstone48 Replies: 50 Views: 110716	Carles, Here are a couple examples from my own collection. I collected a bryozoan fossil from an outcrop near Kansas City. Bryozoans normally coat other objects on the seafloor. I accidently dropp ...
Topic: Location information needed
Singingstone48 Replies: 6 Views: 10383	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 23, 2013 14:07 Subject: Location information needed
Singingstone48 Replies: 6 Views: 10383	I recently bought a calcite specimen on Ebay that came with two old labels that only said Durango, Mexico. I have searched all the Mindat localities for calcite in Durango and the other states near i ...
Topic: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann
Singingstone48 Replies: 103 Views: 209971	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: May 02, 2013 13:57 Subject: Re: Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann
Singingstone48 Replies: 103 Views: 209971	Gail, Photo 234 is the Houston Gem and Mineral Society booth. Dave Waisman gives us the booth every year to promote our club/classes/clubhouse/annual show. You caught Clyde McMeans half in the phot ...
Topic: I need help identifying my mineral collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 75 Views: 115092	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 15, 2009 14:21 Subject: Re: I need help identifying my mineral collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 75 Views: 115092	Barbara, We are happy you are finally putting this collection back in the light of day! Many of these were probably obtained in the 1970s to 1980's. The general size of the specimens is very nice t ...
Topic: The significance of collections ignored
Singingstone48 Replies: 14 Views: 14838	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 15, 2009 14:02 Subject: Re: The significance of collections ignored
Singingstone48 Replies: 14 Views: 14838	As a contact member of Houston's rock and mineral club, I get emails about collections that need to be disposed of. At least we as a club can offer options to those who are left to sort out the " ...
Topic: I need help identifying my mineral collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 75 Views: 115092	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 13, 2009 16:50 Subject: Re: I need help identifying my mineral collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 75 Views: 115092	Hi, You said you inherited this collection, correct? Many of us may be curious to know who the collector was and where he lived, and some of us might even know him. The specimens you have posted so ...
Topic: Collection of Carles Millan
Singingstone48 Replies: 971 Views: 2094118	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 05, 2009 17:14 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan
Singingstone48 Replies: 971 Views: 2094118	Carles, You are doing a real service to the mineral community with your high quality photos from several angles of very nice mineral specimens. It's always good to see as many nice specimens as poss ...
Topic: Introducing myself
Singingstone48 Replies: 10 Views: 13047	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 20, 2009 10:58 Subject: Re: Introducing myself
Singingstone48 Replies: 10 Views: 13047	Greetings and welcome to the forum. I've only been a member a short while and found it to be very helpful. I also have an interest in quartz, particularly unusual specimens from Arkansas and other U ...
Topic: Tucson 2009 Gail Spann Show report.
Singingstone48 Replies: 237 Views: 351205	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Feb 18, 2009 17:56 Subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.
Singingstone48 Replies: 237 Views: 351205	Gail, A wonderful report and a lot of effort expended. Tonight is our Section meeting to talk about the Tucson Show with those who went, and you have given me a lot of information to pass on to our ...
Topic: S Blyskal Collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 5 Views: 12395	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 09, 2009 12:04 Subject: Re: S Blyskal Collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 5 Views: 12395	Hey, if you think that's a good wavellite, you should see the stuff coming from the DeLinde Pit on the other side of the ridge. The best wavellite since the glory days of Mauldin Mountain. Blue colo ...
Topic: S Blyskal Collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 5 Views: 12395	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 06, 2009 19:14 Subject: S Blyskal Collection
Singingstone48 Replies: 5 Views: 12395	I'm going to upload a few photos of my collection I took years ago when I shot slides. Since I'm at work I may not have detailed locality info or dimensions. Will add those later. Most of my minera ...
Topic: Photographing minerals??
Singingstone48 Replies: 13 Views: 38914	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Feb 06, 2009 17:07 Subject: Re: Photographing minerals??
Singingstone48 Replies: 13 Views: 38914	Amethystguy, You didn't tell us what model camera you are using. This is important to help us evaluate what you may be able to do. I didn't see mentioned anything about balancing the light. The Au ...
Topic: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 06, 2009 14:28 Subject: Re: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	The fossil in the septarian is almost assuredly a cephalopod, probably a straight one given the age of the strata you found it in. Concretions need a nucleus to begin forming, and fossils are often u ...
Topic: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 06, 2009 14:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	On the apophyllite on stilbite, the locality is a cavity in a water well in one of the small towns in Maharashtra, India. I don't remember the specific locality and I'm not home to check my specimen, ...
Topic: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 06, 2009 14:05 Subject: Re: Collection of Nurbo
Singingstone48 Replies: 404 Views: 788988	This specimen is most likely from the Santa Eulalia District in Chihuahua, Mexico. Peter M. might be able to tell you which mine or camp it came from. We have seen similar specimens here in Houston ...