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Michael Shaw
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 Posted: Jan 07, 2015 11:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Martin. Here are a few more pyromorphites from the Bunker Hill Mine.
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bunker Hill Mine, Jersey Vein, 9th level, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 5.0 cm |
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| Prismatic orange-yellow pyromorphite crystals covering botryoidal orange arsenian pyromorphite on a gossan matrix. Obtained in trade with David Shannon in 1988. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bunker Hill Mine, Jersey Vein, 9th level, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 7.1 cm |
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| Botryoidal orange arsenic-rich pyromorphite. Mined in the early 1980s. |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Bunker Hill Mine, Jersey Vein, 9th level, Bunker Hill properties, Kellogg, Coeur d'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.7 x 4.7 cm |
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| Lustrous green to yellowish-green barrel-shaped pyromorphite crystals to 0.6 cm long on a matrix of botryoidal arsenic-rich pyromorphite. A better photo of a previously shown specimen. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 12, 2015 15:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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California.
| Mineral: | Spodumene var. kunzite |
| Locality: | | Pala Chief Mine, Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.7 x 5.3 cm |
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| Gemmy pale pink kunzite crystal collected by Al Ordway in 1963. #583a in his collection. |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite |
| Locality: | | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 6 cm |
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| A doubly terminated bicolored elbaite crystal. |
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| Mineral: | Mercury |
| Locality: | | Socrates Mine, Castle Rock Springs area, West Mayacmas District, Sonoma County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.6 x 6.9 cm |
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| Silvery droplets of native mercury scattered over the surface of a cinnabar matrix. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2015 11:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Continuing with California.
| Mineral: | Hanksite |
| Locality: | | Searles Lake, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.8 x 5.5 cm |
| Description: |
| Doubly terminated hexagonal hanksite crystal from the type locality. The crystal is somewhat translucent and fluoresces pale yellow under SW UV illumination. I wish I had photographed this crystal in its pristine condition when I acquired it 25 years ago, as it has deteriorated significantly in spite of keeping it coated with mineral oil. |
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| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Palos Verdes Hills, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 6.3 cm |
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| Lustrous bladed Baryte crystals to 3.2 cm. arranged in a vertical-standing intergrown group. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz variety amethyst |
| Locality: | | Purple Heart Mine, Kingston Range, Kingston Range District, San Bernardino County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.1 x 5.5 cm |
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| A group of pale lavender amethyst crystals from a somewhat uncommon locality. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2015 10:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Continuing with California.
| Mineral: | Woodhouseite |
| Locality: | | Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 7.7 cm |
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| Straw-colored crystals of woodhouseite scattered across a quartzite matrix. From the type locality for the species. |
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| Mineral: | Woodhouseite |
| Locality: | | Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 7.7 cm FOV ~ 3.2 cm |
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| Mineral: | Tunellite |
| Locality: | | Kramer Hills deposit, Boron area, Kramer Hills, San Bernardino County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 5.7 cm |
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| Sharp colorless tunellite crystals from the find in 2010 represent some of the best tunellite crystals ever found at the Type Locality. |
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| Mineral: | Artinite |
| Locality: | | Artinite Pit, Clear Creek, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 8.0 cm |
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| Acicular white crystals of artinite covering the surface of an altered serpentine matrix. |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2015 11:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Hi Michael. I like this specimen and marvel how it could be removed, cleaned? handled and transported without significant (if any notable) damage. 2089 Artinite.jpg https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=55535
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2015 12:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks for your comments on the artinite Pierre. It is in remarkably damage-free condition. It's my understanding that when a pocket is encountered, the specimens can usually be pried from the surrounding serpentinite matrix without too much trouble and they don't need much in the way of cleaning. Wrapping and transportation is a whole other story, and is a testament to the collectors and dealers who handle this stuff.
Here are few more from California for today.
| Mineral: | Carpathite |
| Locality: | | Picacho Mine, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 7.5 cm |
| Description: |
| Lathlike yellow carpathite on a quartz matrix with small red blebs of cinnabar. The right photo shows fluorescence under LW ultraviolet illumination. Carpathite is an uncommon and interesting mineral in that it is an organic species (a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon). |
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| Mineral: | Trona |
| Locality: | | Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 11.5 cm |
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| Sugary-textured pale honey-colored crystals of trona from the find in the late 1990s that is generally considered to have produced the best examples of this species. |
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| Mineral: | Andradite variety topazolite |
| Locality: | | Yellow Cat Mine, New Idria, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.6 x 7.2 cm |
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| Gemmy amber-colored andradite crystals associated with green clinochlore. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2015 11:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More from California - the Benitoite Gem Mine.
| Mineral: | Joaquinite-(Ce) |
| Locality: | | California State Gem Mine (Benitoite Gem Mine), San Benito River headwaters area, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.5 x 6.5 cm, FOV ~ 1.0 cm |
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| Cinnamon-brown joaquinite crystals to 1.0 mm on crossite matrix with white natrolite. |
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| Mineral: | Neptunite |
| Locality: | | California State Gem Mine (Benitoite Gem Mine), San Benito River headwaters area, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.3 x 6.2 cm |
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| Lustrous prismatic brown-black neptunite crystals in and on white natrolite and crossite matrix with a benitoite crystal perched on the right end. |
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| Mineral: | Benitoite |
| Locality: | | California State Gem Mine (Benitoite Gem Mine), San Benito River headwaters area, Santa Rita Peak, New Idria District, San Benito County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.3 x 6.2 cm |
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| Triply-terminated benitoite crystal measuring 1.0 cm across. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 29, 2015 11:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More from California.
| Mineral: | Molybdenite |
| Locality: | | Bishop Creek Mine, Aspendell, Bishop Creek District, Inyo County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.1 x 5.5 cm |
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| Bright silvery-gray, distorted crystals of molybdenite embedded in quartz matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Colemanite |
| Locality: | | Billie Mine, Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Death Valley area), Inyo County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.3 x 5.5 cm |
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| An intergrown group of glassy colorless colemanite crystals to 3.0 cm. Collected in 1991 from the 1490' Level of the mine. |
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| Mineral: | Thenardite |
| Locality: | | Searles Lake, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.1 x 8.7 cm. |
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| Pale pink, fine-grained crusts of thenardite over hoppered halite crystals. Collected in 1998. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2015 14:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Here are a few specimens from Iran, a couple of which are new additions from Tucson.
| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Qaleh-Zari Mine, Nehbandan, South Khorasan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.9 x 8.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Epidote |
| Locality: | | Khowrin Mount, Kuhandan, Saveh, Tafresh, Markazi Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 6.0 cm |
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| Dark green prismatic epidote crystals to 0.8 cm on a massive epidote matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Ahmad Abad, Yazd Province, Iran | |
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| Yellowish-orange bladed wulfenite crystals partially coated with cream to tan calcite. |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2015 19:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael, Nice Iranian pieces. I particularly like the Calcite. Looks like some of the Magma Mine pieces from Arizona.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2015 12:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Thanks Bob. Several dealers had Iranian specimens at Tucson. Crystal Classics had nearly a dozen flats of material including wulfenites, cerussites, mimetites, and some pretty cool descloizite pseudomorphs.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2015 17:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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New additions from Morocco.
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 5.0 cm |
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| An floater aggregate of lustrous barites with minor marcasite. |
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| Mineral: | Marcasite |
| Locality: | | Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 10.5 cm |
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| A curved stalactite of brassy marcasite crystals, some showing subtle iridescence. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Toufassmame (Izizauen), Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.6 x 7.7 cm |
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| Colorless quartz crystals with a second generation overgrowth of iron oxide tinted red quartz. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2015 20:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael, I like your newly acquired specimens from Morocco, particularly the red quartz.
Don
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2015 20:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Michael, I like your newly acquired specimens from Morocco, particularly the red quartz.
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Thank you Don, I was very happy to add the red quartz to our Moroccan suite. It was nice to see you and Gwen again.
Michael
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2015 02:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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I immediately thought, 'what a nice Orange river red quartz' . I did not even know you get these in Morocco! Very nice!
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