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am mizunaka
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 Posted: Jul 11, 2025 17:36 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | An Phu, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam |  |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 6.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2025 16:43 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Hydroxylherderite |
| Locality: | | Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.3 x 5.0 cm |
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| Flat smoky quartz with a stubby hydroxylherderite crystal protruding from the upper right side. |
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| Mineral: | _ |
| Locality: | | Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA | |
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| Detail of unidentified mineral on the smoky quartz. Crystal is 2-3 mm in length. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 16, 2025 17:31 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Chalcoalumite |
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| Mineral: | Chalcoalumite |
| Locality: | | Lavender Pit, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.2 cm |
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| A treasured gift from Jaye Smith. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2025 16:33 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Spessartine |
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| Mineral: | Spessartine, Pyrosmalite |
| Locality: | | Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.3 x 3.1 cm |
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| A unique combination of spessartine with pyrosmalite. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrosmalite, Spessartine, |
| Locality: | | Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.3 x 3.1 cm |
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| Opposite side of specimen. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 22, 2025 18:15 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Cavradi, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.2 x 4.7 cm |
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| Etched very glassy quartz. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2025 17:06 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Huanggang Mines, Hexigten Banner (Kèshíkèténg Qí), Chifeng (Ulanhad), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.0 x 6.0 cm |
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| Transparent fluorite with a small cluster of manganese bearing calcite. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 30, 2025 18:22 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Tate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 3.6 x 3.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Aug 05, 2025 19:21 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Tanzanite |
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| Mineral: | Zoisite (variety tanzanite), Calcite, Graphite |
| Locality: | | Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.6 x 1.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2025 16:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Barite |
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| Mineral: | Barite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Crystal Mine, Rosiclare formation, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.7 x 5.9 cm |
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| Barite covering a core of purple fluorite not visible in the image. |
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