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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: May 07, 2011 14:20 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Alaska the "Last Frontier State"
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Epidote and Quartz Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm. Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.3 cm. Photo: Reference Specimens |
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rweaver
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Posted: May 08, 2011 08:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Former collection of Harlod Urish
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Quartz, Japan Law twin Green Monster Mine Sulzer, Prince of Wales Island Alaska 5.7cm x 4.0cm |
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rweaver
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Posted: May 08, 2011 08:46 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Former collection of Marion Godshaw
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Cinnabar Red Devil Mine Sleetmute, Alaska 5.2cm x 3.3cm |
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Matt_Zukowski
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Posted: May 09, 2011 20:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Epidote from Green Monster
A cluster of 6 xtals, 14 cm across
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Jim Prentiss
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Posted: May 11, 2011 10:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Hello Everyone,
despite living there for nearly 50 years I have but a couple of worthwhile specimens to add to the list.
jimp
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This bright green "jackstraw" crystal aggregate of Actinolite I picked up along the Kobuk River near the Village of Deering in western Alaska in 1994. It is 4 1/2" x 3" x 2 1/2" (11.7cm x 7.6cm x 6.4cm) |
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Fluorite octahedrons from Zarembo Island, near Wrangel, Alaska about 4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" (10.1 x 6.4 x 3.3 cm) |
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A larger veiw of one of the crystals. FOV 4 mm. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: May 17, 2011 13:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Another Epidote, the most well known mineral from Alaska.
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Epidote on Quartz Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA Mined about 1972 Former Folch Collection Specimen size: 6 × 5 × 3.3 cm. Main crystal size: 3.8 × 1.6 cm. Photo: Reference Specimens |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 25, 2011 01:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Fluorite Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska 2.4 x 2.5 cm. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 26, 2011 00:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Fluorite Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska 3.8 x 2.1 cm. |
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GneissWare
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Posted: Nov 26, 2011 02:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Nice Fluorites, Mike. You don't see these often.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Nov 26, 2011 06:48 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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GneissWare wrote: |
Nice Fluorites, Mike. You don't see these often.
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Absolutely, very unusual.
Thanks to share Am.
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