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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 07, 2015 10:36 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Quartz
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Jeffrey Quarry, Jeffrey, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 16.2 x 8.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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Dimensions: | 6.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm |
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Quartz crystal growth interrupted by calcite(poker-chip habit) coated by hedenbergite |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Aug 07, 2015 11:20 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Wow Don, that is a nize quartz (Russia)!
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 07, 2015 13:16 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Thanks for your comment, Pierre.
Hi to Riana.
Don
Pierre, the calcite interrupted the growth of the quartz then was replaced by quartz and coated with hedenbergite.
Don
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 08, 2015 06:08 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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However - a really cool piece from Dal'negorsk, never seen something like this before :)
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 08, 2015 08:21 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | However - a really cool piece from Dal'negorsk, never seen something like this before :) |
Thank you for your kind comment, Tobi. I have been enjoying your specimens for years.
Best wishes,
Don
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 10, 2015 18:36 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Collection
Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Hedenbergite |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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Dimensions: | 6.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm |
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Quartz crystal growth interrupted by calcite (poker chip habit) coated with hedenbergite |
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Mineral: | Malachite pseudomorph after Azurite |
Locality: | Sacramento Pit, Sacramento Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 5.2 x 2.6 cm |
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ex John B. Mitchell collection circa 1920's |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 13, 2015 14:30 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Collection
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 8.2 x 4.9 x 2.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Shigaite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 5.0 x 1.2 cm |
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Mineral: | Shigaite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 5.0 x 1.2 cm |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 14, 2015 13:50 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hardin County, Illinois
Mineral: | Calcite, Strontianite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Rosiclare level, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 7 x 4 cm |
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ex Dr. Gene Laberge ex Ross C. Lillie mined circa 1950's |
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Mineral: | Barite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Rosiclare level, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 2 cm |
Description: |
Baryte stalactite ex Ross C. Lillie |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 15, 2015 13:08 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Calcite
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Annabel Lee Mine, Bethel level, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 5 cm |
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doubly terminated crystal ex Ross C. Lillie |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.5 x 6.5 cm |
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Calcite with two different crystal habits |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.5 x 6.5 cm |
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Calcite with two different crystal habits |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.5 x 6.5 cm |
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Calcite with two different crystal habits |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Aug 16, 2015 08:37 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hi Don. I love these Shigaite on rhodocrosite specimens and yours is a fine specimen. Congratulations.
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 16, 2015 09:46 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Hi Don. I love these Shigaite on rhodocrosite specimens and yours is a fine specimen. Congratulations. |
Hello Pierre,
Thank you for your nice comment.
Hi to Riana.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum
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Posted: Aug 23, 2015 20:04 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Illinois
Mineral: | Barite, Fluorite, Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 5 cm |
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Mineral: | Barite, Fluorite, Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 8 x 5 cm |
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Mineral: | Strontianite, Fluorite |
Locality: | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 8.0 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 18, 2015 18:14 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Rhodochrosite
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Gogebic Range, Iron County, Wisconsin, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Gogebic Range, Iron County, Wisconsin, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.5 x 4.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Goethite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 11.0 x 5.3 x 5.0 cm |
Description: |
Goethite pseudomorph after calcite with rhodochrosite (botryoidal habit) |
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 19, 2015 03:53 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Great paragenesis from Santa Eulalia!
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 19, 2015 10:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | Great paragenesis from Santa Eulalia! |
Thank you very much, Tobi.
Don
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 19, 2015 14:39 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Collection
Mineral: | Wurtzite, Fluorapatite |
Locality: | Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia | |
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Dimensions: | 4.0 x 3.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Wurtzite, Fluorapatite |
Locality: | Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia | |
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Dimensions: | 4.0 x 3.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Dumortierite, Quartz |
Locality: | São João da Chapada, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 6.9 x 2.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Dumortierite, Quartz |
Locality: | São João da Chapada, Diamantina, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 6.9 x 2.5 cm |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 22, 2015 22:05 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Collection
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Gogebic Range, Iron County, Wisconsin, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 3.5 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.0 x 4.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.0 x 4.0 cm |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 24, 2015 15:32 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite, Quartz
Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Fluorita Dulcita Cu prospect, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 5.3 x 5.0 cm |
Description: |
cubo-octahedrons and octahedrons on milky quartz epimorph after calcite |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Sep 24, 2015 21:22 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Collection
Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | La Fluorita Dulcita Cu prospect, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 5.3 x 5.0 cm |
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cubo-octahedrons and octahedrons on milky quartz epimorph after calcite |
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Mineral: | Gypsum (variety selenite) |
Locality: | Kansas, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm |
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Collected by Jimmy and Hisami McNeil in 1973. Fish-tail Selenite. |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Oct 02, 2015 16:42 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite on Quartz
Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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Dimensions: | 6.3 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, level 0, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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Dimensions: | 5.6 x 2.1 cm |
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Small spherical aggregates of cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals that are partially coating the faces of a clear and bright quartz also partially coated by chlorite with small muscovite aggregates. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, level 0, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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Dimensions: | 5.6 x 2.1 cm |
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Small spherical aggregates of cubo-octahedral Fluorite crystals that are partially coating the faces of a clear and bright quartz also partially coated by chlorite with small muscovite aggregates. |
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