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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:11 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Incredible.
4167-Malachite ps Azurite Balydonite Cerussite etc-Tsumeb 1st oxidation zone Namibia-86mm-Spann-TSpann photo-
Mineral: | Malachite after Azurite with Bayldonite and Cerussite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:12 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 30 mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:12 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Leadhillite with Mimetite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:14 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Will add sizes as I catalogue. Both sides
Mineral: | Ferberite twinned |
Locality: | Tazna Mine (Tazna-Rosario Mine), Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia | |
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Mineral: | Ferberite twinned |
Locality: | Tazna Mine (Tazna-Rosario Mine), Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:15 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...One of many rutiles we picked up this year.
Mineral: | Rutile |
Locality: | Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:16 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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...This amazing huge Brookite was a hit in Munich this past year. Jim surprised me with it.
Mineral: | Brookite on Quartz |
Locality: | Kharan District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:17 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Emerald
Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Swat, Swat District (Sway Valley), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Swat, Swat District (Sway Valley), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:18 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Gold (variety wire gold) |
Locality: | Wire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge, Breckenridge District, Summit County, Colorado, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 36 mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:21 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA | |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:22 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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One of our cover pieces.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Jacksons Crossroads, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA | |
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Dimensions: | pending |
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Our piece, above post, on the cover. |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:23 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Iraí, Alto Uruguai region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 32 mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 19:26 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Hemimorphite |
Locality: | Wenshan, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 75 mm |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 25, 2020 00:48 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Microlite on Mica (variety lepidolite) |
Locality: | Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Microlite and Lepidolite. Xanda mine. Brazil |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 25, 2020 07:07 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Superb specimens, Gail. Great to see some treasures from your world-class collection presented here. Can't wait to see more!!! :-)
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Aug 25, 2020 07:56 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Stunning specimens !
the most exceptional is Hauerite, I think.
Congratulations.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: May 07, 2023 10:47 Post subject: Gail's collection - Gail and Jim Spann and their own personal mineral museum |
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If anyone wants to know more about this fabulous collection:
https://www.fox4news.com/video/1216900
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Don Lum
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Posted: May 07, 2023 11:06 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Congratulations to Gail and Jim on their fabulous collection. Gwen and I enjoyed the television news report.
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