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 Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 21235 |
 Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 08:50 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
| If that was Tucson 2020 it can not be from this find. Most probably you are talking about golds from Bleida, They are also partly in gossan-type rocks associated with copper secondaries. | |
| Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 21235 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 08:29 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
| Dave, you have seen faked specimens (glued to matrix) from this particular find? That would be interesting as I did not see any, and I saw the majority of the material. There are a lot of very small c ... | |
| Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 21235 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 06:40 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) |
| Hi,
Thanks for the data, They confirm microscopic observations that we did. We never sent them for more analyses as there was never doubts that they are fake for several reasons. One reason is that ... |
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| Topic: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 41 Views: 60548 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Sep 01, 2020 02:51 Subject: Re: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela |
| Ibrahim, I am suspicious about this stuff as well, but what I have seen does not look like it is covered with chalcanthite, but more like with inclusions of it. Did you look under a microscope at thes ... | |
| Topic: Tucson Show 2019 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 231113 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 20, 2019 12:45 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019 |
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| Topic: Tucson Show 2019 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 231113 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 20, 2019 12:45 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019 |
| I would like to invite everyone for new show, dedicated only to collectors – no fossils, no meteorites, no beads - only collectors minerals – The Mineral City Show. | |
| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:46 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:45 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:44 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:43 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:42 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 33731 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:41 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017) |
| Adalberto was a great person, very kind. I visited his collection when I was still in secondary school on holidays with my parents, he invited us and treated great, collection made incredible impressi ... | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2017 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 77 Views: 211365 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 22, 2017 07:37 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2017 |
| Jordi, what new you will bring? | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 346 Views: 550840 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Jan 04, 2017 07:37 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| I am proud that several of my rocks ended up in the MIM Museum! Only one note, Anglesite #1090 is fake, they were chemically colored unfortunately. | |
| Topic: Quartz with Muscovite (variety fuchsite) from Itremo, Madagascar |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 11429 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 30, 2016 01:54 Subject: Re: quatz with celadonite from itremo madagascar |
| quartz - celadonite
Locality: Itremo Massif, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar These are not celadonite inclusions but fuchsite - chr ... |
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| Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 47 Views: 128188 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jul 23, 2016 10:12 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
| Here is photo of one medium size from 2-3 years ago.
Jordi, I just saw your report from SMAM. Just small note, the titanites are not really new, they have been coming out for last 3-4 years. The ... |
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| Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 47 Views: 128188 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jul 21, 2016 19:09 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
| One more note, concerning the pieces shown by Manuel Mesa - silver minerals from Morocco. I have seen these pieces in Midelt about a year ago, and I believe that these were natural crystals which were ... | |
| Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 47 Views: 128188 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jul 21, 2016 19:06 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2016 |
| Jordi, I just saw your report from SMAM. Just small note, the titanites are not really new, they have been coming out for last 3-4 years. The biggest plates I have seen are the size of about 2 hands! ... | |
| Topic: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 9 Views: 23378 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Oct 20, 2013 12:32 Subject: Re: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper |
| New issue (#7) of the MINERALS newspaper is available on-line.
Printed copies can be picked up in Munich and Tucson shows. On-line it is available here: https://spiriferminerals.com/foto_artyk/mine ... |
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| Topic: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper |
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| Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 9 Views: 23378 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jun 16, 2013 19:40 Subject: Re: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper |
| New issue (#6) of the MINERALS newspaper is available on-line.
Printed copies can be picked up in Sainte-Marie show. On-line it is available here: https://spiriferminerals.com/foto_artyk/minerals/ ... |
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