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Pierre Joubert
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 Posted: Jul 13, 2015 07:16 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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Thank you Jordi and Roger. I really like those orange/red Fluorites from France!
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 07:18 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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| Thank you, Pierre.
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2015 07:26 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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"Windowed" Quartz,
or Quartz fenêtre, or quartz fenestré.
Rapid growth promotes the development of edges to the detriment of the faces
I had never seen so shaped “windowed” quartz.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Illiez Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland |  |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 03:59 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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More pictures:
| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Traversella Mine, Traversella, Chiusella Valley, Canavese District, Metropolitan City of Turin Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Mineral: | Titanite |
| Locality: | | Drum Tobel, Sedrun, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland | |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 22:22 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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And a suite of tourmalines seen in the Ste Marie Show - 2015.
| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Malkhan (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia | |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 22:31 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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More
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Conselheiro Pena, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 22:38 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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And more
| Locality: | | Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan | |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 22:43 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Cruzeiro Mine, Santa Maria do Suaçui, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2015 22:52 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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And finally...
| Mineral: | Vesuvianite |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Mineral: | Vesuvianite |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 18, 2015 02:20 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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| Great tourmalines!
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2015 12:54 Post subject: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 - Final submissions |
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The first day of my (so desired) vacations is the right time to close my columns about Ste. Marie 2015.
The general opinion I collected from the dealers about the results of the Show in terms of business was not so enthusiastic but curiously the opinions were completely different from collectors and visitors, they were highly enthusiastic! So, as said so many times before, Ste. Marie is something really special which carries a lot of joy to everybody, and share this joy seems the main reason which a small village in the lovely Val d 'Argent is devoted to a mineral Show during many months, as well as which the number of visitors of this Show is continuously increasing (approximately 28,000 visitors with entry this year, 8% more than last year) and which many dealers, even without a big (or even medium) profit, loves to attend every year this amazing Show, hidden in the "Coeur" of the Vosges.
If at least one time in your life you have the chance to attend this Show I promise it will be an experience ;-)
Jordi
PS: please more posts Roger (and others), with they you bring the joy of Ste. Marie to everybody!
Au revoir Ste. Marie!
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I like read what the local newspapers say about the Shows. In this case is the local newspaper ADN. As you can see if you can read French language, Ste. Marie is one of the main regional events.
Front page of the DNA Région newspaper ( http://www.dna.fr/ ) edition Monday 29 June 2015 |
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2015 14:45 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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I am by no means an expert on mineral shows but I can only second Jordi's advice: Do attend the Sainte-Marie show once in your life! (preferably every year).
The food, the wine, the scenery, the friendliness and... oh yes, a few rocks here and there. No wonder why this year's show was a "happy edition".
Gérard
PS: Jordi, how long is your eagerly desired vacation this time... 2 hours?
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2015 14:50 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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| Fiebre Verde wrote: | | ...PS: Jordi, how long is your eagerly desired vacation this time... 2 hours? |
Five minutes ;-)
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2015 16:38 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2015 |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | | PS: please more posts Roger (and others), with they you bring the joy of Ste. Marie to everybody!... |
OK Jordi, but now I devote myself (for other amateurs) to the record of the Ensisheim meteorites show which takes place a week before Ste Marie. This requires a work of interpretation of thin sections and writing.
There were fantastic meteorites this year too, but this is not the subject of this forum. Although the meteoritic rock minerals are often similar to terrestrial rocks, such as those that come from Vesta. Precisely petrology of Achondrites is very interesting.
You can get an idea by visiting my club site:
https://www.agab.be
But I promise, I'll post more photos of minerals seen in Ste Marie Show 2015.
Roger.
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