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Don Lum
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Valentinite
| Mineral: | Valentinite |
| Locality: | | Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 28mm x 17mm |
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| Mineral: | Valentinite |
| Locality: | | Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 28mm x 17mm |
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| Mineral: | Valentinite |
| Locality: | | Xikuangshan Sb deposit, Lengshuijiang, Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 35mm x 28mm x 17mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 20, 2017 10:49 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite, Glacier d'Argentière
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 52mm x 41mm x 32mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 52mm x 41mm x 32mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 23, 2017 20:49 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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South Africa
| Mineral: | Olmiite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 30mm x 20mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Orange river area, Kakamas, ZF Mgcawu District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 24mm x 17mm x 13mm |
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19572 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2017 19:38 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Nambulite on matrix
| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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| ex F. John Barlow (1970's) |
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19494 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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19458 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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19434 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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19461 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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19448 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Nambulite |
| Locality: | | Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 57mm x 34mm x 24mm |
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| ex F. John Barlow (1970's) |
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19524 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 27, 2017 17:47 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Cubic and Spinel Twin Copper crystals
| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19383 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19390 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19406 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19394 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19384 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19361 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19377 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19381 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 124mm x 48mm x 10mm |
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19471 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 29, 2017 12:50 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Cubic Silver Crystals
White Pine Mine
| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 46mm x 44mm x 9.5mm |
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19288 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | White Pine Mine, White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 46mm x 44mm x 9.5mm |
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19329 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2017 13:29 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Millerite
| Mineral: | Millerite |
| Locality: | | U.S. Highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 42mm x 33mm x 32mm |
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| Mineral: | Millerite |
| Locality: | | U.S. Highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 42mm x 33mm x 32mm |
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19244 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2017 22:27 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Jimmy and Hisami McNeil are two of the nicest people one could ever hope to meet. They are fellow members of the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society.
From about 1984-1994, Jimmy and Hisami along with several other mining partners collected at the Stand-on-Your-Head Mine in Saline County, Arkansas. They gave their claim its moniker because to mine the pocket, you had to crawl on your hands and knees into a narrow hole that was at a steep downward angle and reach in with a pry bar to collect the specimens. About 1988-1989 they hit a pocket of green Cookeite with Quartz. They did not know at the time what the green mineral was so Jimmy sent a sample to his friend, Andy Deetz, who worked at the Smithsonian. He took the sample to Mr. John S. White who identified the mineral as Cookeite (personal communication with Jimmy McNeil).
In addition to the Cookeite, tabular quartz, quartz with parallel growth habit, and faden quartz were found.
| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 125mm x 77mm x 65mm |
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| ex Jimmy and Hisami McNeil |
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19188 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 85mm x 63mm x 37mm |
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19189 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 65mm x 39mm x 26mm |
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| ex Jimmy and Hisami McNeil |
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19196 Time(s) |
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Jamison Brizendine
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: May 02, 2017 08:11 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Really nice specimens Don, I especially like that Millerite!
When I first started collecting minerals in college, I always thought that cookeite was pronounced like the dessert, so I called it cook-ee-ite. I was a little disappointed when I found out that it wasn't pronounced that way...
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 02, 2017 09:19 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Jamison Brizendine wrote: | Really nice specimens Don, I especially like that Millerite!
When I first started collecting minerals in college, I always thought that cookeite was pronounced like the dessert, so I called it cook-ee-ite. I was a little disappointed when I found out that it wasn't pronounced that way... |
Thank you, Jamison. Nice to hear from you..
I wish to add that Geboden Quartz was also found at the Stand on Your Head Mine.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 04, 2017 15:16 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Stand on Your Head Mine, Part II
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 51mm x 49mm x 20mm |
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Quartz with two Faden lines
ex Jimmy and Hisami McNeil |
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18875 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 51mm x 49mm x 20mm |
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Quartz with two Faden lines
ex Jimmy and Hisami McNeil |
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18898 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 60mm x 23mm x 16.6mm |
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18897 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 07, 2017 16:38 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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English Fluorite
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 90mm x 57mm x 55mm |
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18803 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 152mm x 68mm x 85mm |
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18785 Time(s) |
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: May 08, 2017 00:52 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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I have never see this association of quartz and Rogerley fluorite.
Great contrast; I like it a lot.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 08, 2017 08:58 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | I have never see this association of quartz and Rogerley fluorite.
Great contrast; I like it a lot. |
Thank you for your comment, Philippe. It is good to hear from you.
Regards,
Don
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 08, 2017 11:23 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | I have never see this association of quartz and Rogerley fluorite.
Great contrast; I like it a lot. |
I like it, too. What an unusual and beautiful Rogerley specimen, that quartz coating gives it a special touch. Great one, Don :-)
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 08, 2017 13:18 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Philippe Durand wrote: | I have never see this association of quartz and Rogerley fluorite.
Great contrast; I like it a lot. |
I like it, too. What an unusual and beautiful Rogerley specimen, that quartz coating gives it a special touch. Great one, Don :-) |
Thank you very much, Tobi. Great to hear from you.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 11, 2017 10:23 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Japan
| Mineral: | Quartz (Japan law twin) |
| Locality: | | Naru island (Narushima), Gotoh Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 30mm x 25mm x 18mm |
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| Japan-law twin Quartz with a bit of matrix |
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18583 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 11, 2017 10:36 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Stand-on-Your-Head Mine Geboden Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 80.6mm x 27.7mm x 12.4mm |
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18467 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 80.6mm x 27.7mm x 12.4mm |
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18481 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 11, 2017 15:53 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Stand-on-Your-Head Mine. Third and final installment
| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 50mm x 35mm x 42mm |
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18433 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 42mm x 37mm x 22mm |
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18441 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Cookeite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stand-on-Your-Head No. 1 Mine, Bland, Saline County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 37mm x 22mm x 13mm |
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18421 Time(s) |
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: May 12, 2017 01:58 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hi Don. Stunning quartz specimens with cookeite.Well done with acquiring them.
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