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 Topic: Locality? |
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| Tobi Replies: 5 Views: 201 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 16, 2024 05:47 Subject: Re: Locality? |
| I'm glad I could help :-)
Sincerely Tobi Martin Mineral Detective at your service ;-) |
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| Topic: Locality? |
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| Tobi Replies: 5 Views: 201 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 16, 2024 03:36 Subject: Re: Locality? |
| Hi Bob, the piece could be from Androvo Mine in Bulgaria, a not so famous locality near Madan (which is much more known to collectors). Androvo produced not that many collectible specimens for the min ... | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Tobi Replies: 343 Views: 545595 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:49 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| ... I speak two languages, each with a big vocabulary, but I'm really running out of words for what I see here. | |
| Topic: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Tobi Replies: 647 Views: 565547 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:46 Subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
| Nice classic pyrite, Firmo!
Large pentadodecahedral Pyrite crystal, with sharp crystal forms and an inverted tree formed by the Pyrite growing marks.I see the tree. As a Lord of the Rings fan I think ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi Replies: 971 Views: 2066121 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:38 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Another wonderful specimen, Carles!
Everything in this piece represents your good taste in minerals: The shape, the quality and the mix of colours, forms and textures make this a perfect specimen fo ... |
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| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2418 Views: 2173608 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:34 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| Mike, this is a Blue Cap from California that combines the legendary beauty of these classic elbaites with an uncommon form.
Any idea why this one grew so extremely flat and short-prismatic? It look ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi Replies: 2082 Views: 2386657 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:19 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| A really nice specimen, Michael. Nice colour, good contrast and such a beautiful tiny landscape of flawless pyromorphite crystals.
And it reminds me of classic pyromorphites from Germany or England. ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1201 Views: 1669008 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 29, 2024 14:47 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| You have a very good taste, Tobi. It's indeed a fine specimen. Congratulations!Well balanced, good color, and super sharp cubes make this one a winner.
Thank you, Carles and Michael :-) |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1201 Views: 1669008 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 29, 2024 08:09 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| My first specimen 2024, it was love at first sight:
After not finding something new for my collection for a while, one of my favourite dealers released a new update yesterday. And while scrolling ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Tobi Replies: 694 Views: 390929 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 29, 2024 07:25 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| So beautiful and clear! | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Tobi Replies: 343 Views: 545595 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Mar 27, 2024 02:39 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| Pyrolusite
Gremmelsbach (Triberg im Schwarzwald), Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 24 x 16 x 13 cm / main crystal: 16.0 cm.Like all MIM specimens, this piece is just inc ... |
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| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2418 Views: 2173608 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 21, 2024 04:36 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| What a beautiful alpine gem, Mike! | |
| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi Replies: 2082 Views: 2386657 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 20, 2024 04:50 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Very nice and good fluorite from Koh-i-Maran! | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Tobi Replies: 343 Views: 545595 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Mar 20, 2024 04:46 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| That is THE vanadinite of all vanadinites! | |
| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Tobi Replies: 694 Views: 390929 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 20, 2024 04:44 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| Nice, Volkmar!
Your own field-collected pieces? |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Tobi Replies: 694 Views: 390929 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 14, 2024 02:20 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| Though I'm not an epidote fan, I like your Peruvian specimen! Quite large crystals for the species and a good contrast with the matrix. Beautiful piece! | |
| Topic: Cinnabar Locality in Transylvania (Romania) |
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| Tobi Replies: 7 Views: 1308 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 04, 2024 05:56 Subject: Re: Cinnabar Locality in Transylvania (Romania) |
| I don't know much about Ukrainian minerals and not much about cinnabar. But I have seen several good ones from Ukraine, some really similar to the one above.
But they're all from Nikitovka, a merc ... |
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| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2174 Views: 2112528 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 01, 2024 03:05 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
| Hi Don, I have never seen this color and habit from Los Lamentos before. At first glance, I thought these wulfies are somewhere from Arizona (e.g. Red Cloud or Pure Potential). A very nice piece! Volk ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi Replies: 971 Views: 2066121 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 26, 2024 06:02 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| You're right, it's not important, for it is just a digital number on a website. But it shows that you give a lot to other people who share this hobby. And I think you can be proud to have one of the m ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi Replies: 971 Views: 2066121 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 26, 2024 03:18 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Oh, I forgot that:
CONGRATULATIONS ON TWO MILLION VIEWS! Well deserved! Not only because you have a great taste for aesthetics but also because you always provide so much information. About the spe ... |
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