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 Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 14, 2015 07:33 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| One more, that was personally collected by myself in a granite quarry near my home. | |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 12, 2015 10:55 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| One more from Panasqueira Mine. This time a Fluorapatite with Muscovite. | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 05, 2015 12:25 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| So, I decided to use a bit of my free time to post some pictures of my minerals. I know that I don´t update this page in a long time, the university is taking all of my time... For now I'm going to po ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Jason |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 56 Views: 74526 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 12, 2014 17:38 Subject: Re: Collection of Jason |
| As a collector with a low budget as well, I have to say that I really like your specimen. | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 02, 2014 11:13 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Hi Mike, I saw that mineral but at a first glance I thought it was Limonite. I searched on mindat for smithsonite for that location and it did not found anything, however there is smithsonite in the r ... | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 28, 2014 18:23 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Hi Mike, before saying anything else I must say that i really appreciate your attention to my posts.
About the blue mineral underneath the green pseudomalachite, I assume that you are talking about ... |
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| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 26, 2014 17:00 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Thank you Jordi for your insight.
And another mineral from my collection, botryoidal Pseudomalachite from Herdade da Granja Mine, Alandroal, Évora District, Portugal. It was collected from an old c ... |
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| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 25, 2014 18:29 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Hi Mike!
I was wondering about that brownish colour as well, so I researched and saw that Schorl goes from brownish black to black (according to Wikipedia). But any thoughts are welcome, since I'm ... |
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| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 25, 2014 17:10 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Tourmaline (Schorl) personally collected in 2013 from a Quarry near to my house (sometimes a bit too close, when they use the explosives...). From Serra da Franqueira, Barcelos, Braga District, Portug ... | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 16, 2014 16:09 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Phantom Quartz Cluster from Serra de Valongo, Valongo, Porto District, Portugal. Personally collected in 2009 while on a off road trip with my father and his group of friends, wished I had more time t ... | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 15, 2014 16:10 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Iridescent Limonite on Quartz matrix from Terras de Bouro, Braga District, Portugal. Unfortunately the iridescence is not very obvious in this picture. This specimen was personally collected in 2013. | |
| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 10, 2014 08:47 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Thank you Mike and no, those were bought.
And another mineral from my collection, Vanadinite on Baryte with some Gypsum from Mibladen, Morocco. I got it in 2013 and it was very likely collected aro ... |
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| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 08, 2014 18:39 Subject: Re: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| Little Quartz Crystals with Muscovite, small Tourmaline needles (Dravite-Schorl Series) and a tiny Cassiterite Crystal from Panasqueira Mine, Portugal.
I like this specimen allot, the minerals make a ... |
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| Topic: Vítor Amorim Collection |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 34380 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 08, 2014 18:15 Subject: Vítor Amorim Collection |
| I will start posting my humble collection in this thread and from time to time it will be updated. My photographic skills aren't that great so I hope that the pictures aren't a limiting factor. Feel f ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Gerhard Brandstetter |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 67 Views: 146377 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 19, 2013 17:13 Subject: Re: Collection of Gerhard Brandstetter |
| I subscribe Don. And keep posting your lazulites. Just remember that you can post more than 1 photo at a time. | |
| Topic: Man-made objects Imitating Mother Nature |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 29 Views: 53616 |
Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Aug 18, 2013 16:12 Subject: Re: Man-made objects Imitating Mother Nature |
| Don't re-invent the wheel ;))
...There are already apps for measuring radiation with an I-phone. Alfredo, I did not know that. Thanks. I am more of an Android person than Apple. Regards ... |
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| Topic: Man-made objects Imitating Mother Nature |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 29 Views: 53616 |
Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Aug 17, 2013 18:15 Subject: Re: Man-made objects Imitating Mother Nature |
| I believe the hardness of a version 5 I phone glass is around 5. Try that.
OK, Mark. Thanks. Don I think Apple should put a short wave ultra violet light on the next version of the iphone. ... |
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| Topic: Arsenate minerals |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 25428 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 09, 2013 19:36 Subject: Re: Arsenate minerals |
| So, from all of this information I can say that after cleaning a mineral specimen (to avoid the its dust) the best choice is too put it in a sealed plastic box for better protection and presentation. ... | |
| Topic: Arsenate minerals |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 18 Views: 25428 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 05, 2013 16:04 Subject: Re: Arsenate minerals |
| Thank you for the link Jordi. I checked the mindat health warning before coming here but information from experienced people is never too much. | |
| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Vitomorim Replies: 501 Views: 566363 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 29, 2013 14:08 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Vitor from Barcelos, Portugal |
| Thank you all, I will try to show my collection when I get some time to take some pictures of the minerals. I must say to supertxango that the minerals I collect from Portugal are from the north and n ... | |
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