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Tobi
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 Posted: Jul 10, 2010 01:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jim Prentiss |
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| Andreas Gerstenberg wrote: | | Some addition to your variscite. The village is spelled "Meßbach" (Messbach) not Mebbach. |
If we are talking corrections for that locality: Please note that this area of Saxony is named Vogtland, not Voughtland.
But in general: Thank you for posting your interesting specimens, Jim, i also hope for more to come!
Cheers!
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Jim Prentiss
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2010 10:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jim Prentiss |
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Hi Tobias,
I am changing my label and catalogue. I should have confirmed it with mindat. I took the locality info off of the original label I got from the dealer.
Fear not, I appreciate the corrections. I remember, working for the local school/tour bus company, as a kid, all the diiferent attempts at pronouncing some place names near where I grew up.
Jimp
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Jim Prentiss
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2010 11:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jim Prentiss |
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Helllo All,
Well if you see any repeats of the photos I am submitting now, it is because my new kitten walked accross my keyboard and my first attempt diappeared. I know not where
it went. So here goes with some more photos to add to the list.
Jimp
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| This is a busy little piece. It took nearly fifteen years to get the whole story from the Alaska Geological Survey, on this ugly little specimen. It is Calcite var. Glendonite pseudomrph after sand included Glauberite. I picked it up Near Carter Creek, North Slope, Alaska, while crewing a helicopter in 1983. It is 2 1/2" x 1 5/8" (6.35cm x 4.13cm) |
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| Any white water enthusiasts out there? Does this not remind anyone of rapids in a stream? This Pyrophyllite is from Hillsboro Mine, Orange County, North Carolina and is 4" x 2" (10.16cm x 5.08cm) |
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| This is a rather recent addition to my collection. I have several Mimetites, but this is the first green example I have seen. It is 1 3/8" x 1" (3.49cm x 2.54cm) and is from the Ojuela Mine, Mapmimi, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango, Mexico |
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| Going for a little flash. I have read about the Quartz Gwindels and of course I got one when I could. I do not know how well this ranks among other examples, But its mine, and I like it. According to the label I recieved it is from Val Strem, Tavetsch, Graubunden, Switzerland, and it measures 3 1/4 x 2 3/8" (8.26cm x 6.03cm) |
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| This specimen is Forsterite, tiny pale green druzy crystals lining small vugs in matrix. I picked it up in 1995 near New Chenega Village, Evans Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska. the piece is 1 3/8" x 1 3/8" (3.49cm x 3.49cm) |
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Jim Prentiss
Joined: 01 Dec 2009
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2010 15:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jim Prentiss |
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Hello Everyone,
It has been awhile since I have added anything to my collection page. So here are a few more specimens.
jimp
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| A light blue coating of Strashmirite from the Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada. Field of view is 1.00" (2.54cm). |
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| When I first started doing this list I was going to not do any repeats, however I have a good excuse in this specimen of Wavellite from the type locality at the High Down Quarry, Filleigh, North Devon, Devon, England. the specimen is 1 1/2" x 1" (3.81 x 2.54cm). I am also running out of different minerals at add to the list. |
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| This tiny Strontianite is around 1/16" (1.6mm) long. It ia one of the lucky shots I have achieved with my everyday digital camera. It if from Faylor Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania. |
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| I just put this Zippeite up on the New Mexico state listing. It is from Jackpot Mine, Laguna District, Cibola County, New Mexico |
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| This Scolecite is the only mineral specimen I have from Iceland, from Teigarhorn, Berufjord. the field of view is close to 2" (5.08cm) |
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| This is the Smithsonite I have looked for going on twenty years. I have lots of the botryoidal or reniform. This piece is from the Tsumeb Mine, Otjikoto Region, Namibia. it is about 3/4" (1.91cm) high |
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