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Tobi
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 Posted: Mar 13, 2023 04:39 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| What a beautiful celestite specimen!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2023 22:47 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Celestine |
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| Tobi wrote: | | What a beautiful celestite specimen! |
Thanks Tobi! It was one of the nicer ones I saw in Tucson this year.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2023 05:17 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Four Peaks, Four Peaks Wilderness, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 11.9 x 9.5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 17, 2023 04:39 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Celestine |
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| am mizunaka wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | What a beautiful celestite specimen! |
Thanks Tobi! It was one of the nicer ones I saw in Tucson this year. |
I'm sure it was because it's hard to imagine a nicer piece from that find :-)
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2023 01:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Tsugawa, Aga, Higashikambara District, Niigata Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.0 x 5.8 cm |
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| Pale blueish/green quartz on matrix. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2023 01:13 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Sunnyside Mine group (American Tunnel Mine), Bonita Peak, Gladstone, Eureka District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.9 x 6.7 cm |
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| Rhodochrosite with quartz. Some of the thin bladed quartz may be replacing anhydrite. |
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John Cornish
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2023 09:12 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Hi Mike,
This is a terrific specimen of rhodochrosite that you've shared with us this morning and it makes a wonderful companion to the other incredible specimens you've shared with us over the years!
Since seeing your first photos here, I'm continually amazed at the exquisite details that you are able to capture using your technique!!!
Thank you for sharing and all the very best to you both!!!
John
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2023 23:23 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| John Cornish wrote: | Hi Mike,
This is a terrific specimen of rhodochrosite that you've shared with us this morning and it makes a wonderful companion to the other incredible specimens you've shared with us over the years!
Since seeing your first photos here, I'm continually amazed at the exquisite details that you are able to capture using your technique!!!
Thank you for sharing and all the very best to you both!!!
John |
Thanks John! Your observations and kind words are always appreciated.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2023 02:11 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Huayllapon Mine (Huallapon Mine), Pasto Bueno, Pampas District, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.9 x 4.7 cm |
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2023 03:08 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Really fun form, love it
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2023 18:46 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| James Catmur wrote: | | Really fun form, love it |
Thanks James!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 24, 2023 04:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Cassiterite, Quartz, Apatite |
| Locality: | | Piaotang Mine, Dayu, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 15.0 x 8.5 cm |
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| An interesting combination of fluorite, quartz, cassiterite, and a small group of purple/lavender apatites. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 28, 2023 02:15 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Les Droites (north face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 3.3 cm |
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| Fluorite on a thin quartz crystal (1.8 mm thick). |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 30, 2023 03:44 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Malachite |
| Locality: | | It Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.8 x 4.5 cm |
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| Quartz cluster with tiny sprays/blobs of malachite. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Malachite |
| Locality: | | It Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Malachite |
| Locality: | | It Mine, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Ketchikan District, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, USA | |
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| Close up of another section of the specimen. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 31, 2023 02:56 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Gold |
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| Mineral: | Gold |
| Locality: | | Fire Creek Mine, Joyce vein, Crescent Valley, Lander County, Nevada, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 7.0 cm |
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