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[Jordi Fabre]

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 06/26/2013

An appetizer of the exhibition "The hidden treasures of America" that will open tomorrow Thursday

[Jordi Fabre]

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 06/27/2013

Thursday is the first Professional Day. Here you have some shots of the general atmosphere.

More to come...

[ploum]

Hi Jordi ;)

some photo, i keep more time for mine specimens :

[ploum]

and (i have not take big materials for photo... better next time)

[ploum]

And

[ploum]

And

[ploum]

Hard behind glasses with no time

[Carles Millan]

Excellent photos, as usual !

However, it would be still better if you let us know the size of each specimen.

[Jordi Fabre]

[ploum]

difficult for me to said excatly size behind glasses. I can said with zoom of bridge but it's not very simple.

pseudo boleite is the smallest FOV is 30 mm and specimen 10-12 mm ? FULL ZOOM of FZ28

First cumengeite specimen 30 mm ?

secund cumengeite specimen 15 mm ?

Boleite size is 20-25 mm ?

for benitoite it's possible to see on John Veevart website in his personnal collection.

[ploum]

And

[Pierre Joubert]

Fantastic report Jordi and mr. Ploum!!! Please keep it up. I wish I was there.

[Jordi Fabre]

Thanks Pierre, I supposed to complete my columns with more photos and my final conclusions yesterday, but due the break out of our server I didn't.
I hope to do it soon.

[Peter Van Hout]

The six blue very expensive looking secured cases that I saw in the "Hidden Treasures of America" exhibition must be nominated for the most stupid showcases on the market. Most upstanding specimens needed to be laid down on their back because the shelves stood under a 30 degree slope.

Thank you for your very nice, sharp and super detailed pictures from that exhibition Ploum,

[Don Lum]

Superb, unbelievable photography.

Thank you

[Don Lum]

Jordi, thank you for your report.

[Roger Warin]

Hi,
some photos from the 2013 Sainte-Marie Show.
Roger.

[Roger Warin]

Hi,
Some other outstanding specimens from the 2013 Ste Marie Show.
Roger.

[Dean Allum]

Fred, Jordi, Roger,
All these photographs are magnificent by themselves. The fact that they were taken through glass, and the reflections are negligible makes them miraculous.
Thank you.
-Dean

[Roger Warin]

Thank you very much Dean.
I see that your alias is 27Al. The 26Al isotope has also played an important role in the origin of our solar system.
I still have some photos.
Roger.