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Gail
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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 11:56 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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And one more.
Mineral: | Polybasite |
Locality: | San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio Guanajuato, Mexico | |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 18:18 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail,
I like all of your recent posts and Tom's photography is superb. Glad you resumed.
Don
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 22:03 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Don Lum wrote: | Gail,
I like all of your recent posts and Tom's photography is superb. Glad you resumed.
Don |
Hi Don, and Gwen! How are you? Thanks for the compliment.
Mineral: | Hydrocerussite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Mineral: | Hydrocerussite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 23:32 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail wrote: | Don Lum wrote: | Gail,
I like all of your recent posts and Tom's photography is superb. Glad you resumed.
Don |
Hi Don, and Gwen! How are you? Thanks for the compliment. |
Busy as ever. You are welcome. Hello to Jim.
Don
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 17:06 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...Genthelvite
Mineral: | Genthelvite |
Locality: | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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Mineral: | Genthelvite |
Locality: | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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Mineral: | Genthelvite |
Locality: | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 22:09 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Tom has done some more photography.
Mineral: | Hematite |
Locality: | St Gotthard Pass area, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland | |
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Dimensions: | 38mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 22:13 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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another.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Berry Materials Corp. Quarry, North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 22:15 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...One of my very favorites.
Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru | |
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Dimensions: | 32mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 22:17 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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A lovely small example
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 22:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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I so adore this!
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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Dimensions: | 16mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 23:24 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Durango, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 25mm |
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Mineral: | Opal |
Locality: | Durango, Mexico | |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 07, 2016 23:27 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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beauty.
Mineral: | Euclase |
Locality: | Gachalá mining district, Las Cruces Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Mineral: | Euclase |
Locality: | Gachalá mining district, Las Cruces Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jul 08, 2016 11:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail wrote: | I so adore this! | So do I ;-)
Extremely beautiful treasures, Gail, in a photo quality that couldn't be better! ... MORE!!! :)
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 19, 2016 00:03 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Time for another Tom Spann photo of our mineral.
Mineral: | Silver |
Locality: | Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany | |
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Gail
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Posted: Jul 19, 2016 00:07 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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I was hanging with Rock Currier when I bought this, we had a grand time chatting about minerals. He was in the room where this was for sale although it was not his room.
Mineral: | Cuprite |
Locality: | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Mineral: | Cuprite |
Locality: | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Mineral: | Cuprite |
Locality: | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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Jordi Fabre
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Dany Mabillard
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Posted: Jan 02, 2020 09:28 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Hello Gail,
I had time to read and admire all the posts from your collection. It's very impressive and as we say in french "un régal pour les yeux" (feast for the eyes).
Thank you to share with us your passion.
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Jan 02, 2020 09:52 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Hello,
I obviously think my same in French and English.
Thank you so much.
Roger.
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 18:36 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Love this large Sicilian Hauerite
Mineral: | Hauerite |
Locality: | Destricella Mine, Raddusa, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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Dimensions: | 4 x 4 x 4 cm |
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4.0 cm. Destricella Mine, Raddusa, Sicily, Italy. Tom Spann photo. |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 18:37 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...Cobaltite
Mineral: | Cobaltite on Chalcopyrite |
Locality: | Tunaberg, Nyköping, Södermanland, Sweden | |
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Dimensions: | pending |
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