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PostPosted: May 18, 2017 23:17    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Quartz cabochon with copper sulfate liquid inclusions and bubbles


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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 22mm x 19.5mm x 8.8mm
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Polished Quartz cabochon with copper sulfate liquid inclusions and bubbles
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PostPosted: May 19, 2017 17:12    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

I don't have a subscription to Gems and Gemology but here is a reference from a contributor from Barcelona to gemologyonline.com https://www.gemologyonline.com/Forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=20987 and I quote:

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Hi to everybody!

During our last trip to Brazil, we bought some colorless stones with blue fluid inclusions. Few days ago we analyzed one of the stones. With the distant vision method it could be observed a refractive index of 1.55 approximately. With the microscope it can be seen typical inclusions from natural gemstones (crystal inclusions, two-phase inclusions, etc.) and two blue fluid inclusions. Under long wave UV radiation this specimen displayed a bluish green fluorescence.

We were investigating and we found an issue of Gems & Gemology that talks about quartz with blue fluid inclusions (probably a saturated copper sulfate solution). Here you have the reference:

John I. Koivula, "Colored fluid inclusions in quartz", Gems and Gemology, Volume 42, Spring 2006, pages 71-72.

We think it is a very curious gemstone and we hope you like it.

What do you think about it?

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PostPosted: May 20, 2017 04:20    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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I really struggle to like a polished rock, but that one is quite interesting :-)
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PostPosted: May 20, 2017 08:56    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Tobi wrote:
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Polished Quartz cabochon with copper sulfate liquid inclusions and bubbles
I really struggle to like a polished rock, but that one is quite interesting :-)


Tobi, thank you for your tolerance and understanding. I considered your feelings as well as those of Jordi and Carles before posting but decided that the larger FMF community would appreciate such a picture since it was alluded to in Roger's post and Cascaillou's comment.

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PostPosted: May 29, 2017 15:12    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Smithsonite


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 Mineral: Smithsonite after Dolomite
 Locality:
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
 Dimensions: 110 mm x 51 mm x 52 mm
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 Viewed:  18349 Time(s)

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PostPosted: May 29, 2017 15:23    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Cerussite


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 Mineral: Cerussite
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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
 Dimensions: 103 mm x 63 mm x 73 mm
 Description:
Cerussite Sixling
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PostPosted: May 30, 2017 19:38    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Pyrite


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 Mineral: Pyrite
 Locality:
Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico
 Dimensions: 18 mm x 16 mm x 12 mm
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 Viewed:  18219 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Pyrite
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San Manuel Mine, San Manuel, San Manuel District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
 Dimensions: 14 mm x 12 mm x 12 mm
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PostPosted: May 31, 2017 10:10    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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Very uncommon and interesting pyrite crystals, Don!
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PostPosted: May 31, 2017 11:37    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Tobi wrote:
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Very uncommon and interesting pyrite crystals, Don!


yes, very!
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PostPosted: May 31, 2017 12:03    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Thank you very much for your comments Tobi and Gérard.
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PostPosted: Jun 03, 2017 15:00    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Mimetite


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 Mineral: Mimetite
 Locality:
Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand
 Dimensions: 21 mm x 13 mm x 8 mm
 Description:
Hoppered Mimetite crystal
 Viewed:  17869 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Mimetite
 Dimensions: 21 mm x 13 mm x 8 mm
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Hoppered Mimetite crystal
 Viewed:  17844 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Mimetite
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PostPosted: Jun 03, 2017 22:30    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Previously posted, better pictures


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 Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Copper
 Locality:
Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
 Dimensions: 45 mm x 50 mm x 27 mm
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Rhodochrosite with Native Copper on Limonite ex Howard Belsky ex Norman E. Dawson collected pre-1910
 Viewed:  17837 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Copper
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Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
 Dimensions: 45 mm x 50 mm x 27 mm
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Rhodochrosite with Native Copper on Limonite ex Howard Belsky ex Norman E. Dawson collected pre-1910
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PostPosted: Jun 04, 2017 08:05    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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A perfect specimen of Germany's (and maybe even Europe's) most famous rhodochrosites, superb crystals!
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PostPosted: Jun 04, 2017 11:05    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Tobi wrote:
Don Lum wrote:
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A perfect specimen of Germany's (and maybe even Europe's) most famous rhodochrosites, superb crystals!


Thank you very much, Tobi. I consider you an expert on German minerals so I consider your words as a high compliment.

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PostPosted: Jun 04, 2017 11:24    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Don Lum wrote:
Tobi wrote:
Don Lum wrote:
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A perfect specimen of Germany's (and maybe even Europe's) most famous rhodochrosites, superb crystals!


Thank you very much, Tobi. I consider you an expert on German minerals so I consider your words as a high compliment.

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I should have described this specimen as scalenohedrons of rhodochrosite with patinaed native copper in a vug with limonite.

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PostPosted: Jun 05, 2017 02:17    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Don Lum wrote:
Tobi wrote:
A perfect specimen of Germany's (and maybe even Europe's) most famous rhodochrosites, superb crystals!
Thank you very much, Tobi. I consider you an expert on German minerals so I consider your words as a high compliment. Regards, Don
Thanks, Don. Maybe not an expert, but someone who loves German minerals and whose knowledge about them may be slightly above average :-)
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PostPosted: Jun 09, 2017 15:15    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Smithsonite from good ole Arkansas

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 Mineral: Smithsonite after Dolomite
 Locality:
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
 Dimensions: 110 mm x 51 mm x 52 mm
 Description:
 Viewed:  17541 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Smithsonite, Quartz
 Locality:
Monte Cristo Mine, Rush, Rush Creek District, Marion County, Arkansas, USA
 Dimensions: 49 mm x 34 mm x 21 mm
 Description:
Smithsonite on Quartz
 Viewed:  17517 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 10, 2017 22:38    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Chrysoberyl (variety Alexandrite)


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 Mineral: Chrysoberyl (variety Alexandrite)
 Locality:
Novello Mine, Masvingo (Fort Victoria), Masvingo District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe
 Dimensions: 34 mm x 24 mm x 17 mm
 Description:
Sixling Twin, incandescent
 Viewed:  17414 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Chrysoberyl (variety Alexandrite)
 Locality:
Novello Mine, Masvingo (Fort Victoria), Masvingo District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe
 Dimensions: 34 mm x 24 mm x 17 mm
 Description:
Sixling Twin, 6500K
 Viewed:  17397 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2017 15:08    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

We looked through quite a few of these in Tucson. Most were poorly crystallized and failed to demonstrate a good color change. Yours is nice on both counts - congrats.
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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2017 15:56    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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We looked through quite a few of these in Tucson. Most were poorly crystallized and failed to demonstrate a good color change. Yours is nice on both counts - congrats.


Thank you, Michael. I took a few more pictures of this specimen today and if they are better, I will post later.

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