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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 08, 2015 20:08 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - vesuvianite and diopside |
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Mineral: | Vesuvianite, Diopside |
Locality: | Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada | |
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Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.2 cm |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jun 09, 2015 11:53 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - smoky quartz |
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Hi Am. I wonder if it is possibly anhydrite?
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jun 09, 2015 13:54 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - smoky quartz |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | Hi Am. I wonder if it is possibly anhydrite? |
I agree, or at least it looks like...
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 10, 2015 02:51 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorapatite and Spessartine |
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Mineral: | Fluorapatite, Spessartine |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 7.4 x 4.9 cm |
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Mineral: | Fluorapatite, Spessartine |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 7.4 x 4.9 cm |
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GneissWare
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Posted: Jun 10, 2015 08:59 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Very cool association. The photos are not too bad either.
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Tobi
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Posted: Jun 10, 2015 11:55 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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GneissWare wrote: | Very cool association | Indeed VERY cool! A great combination of two minerals, I've never seen such a specimen before :o
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 10, 2015 15:44 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Thanks Bob and Tobi. The label information also suggested that the spessartines were coating calcite.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 13, 2015 01:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with chlorite |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Grandes Rousses Massif, Isère-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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Dimensions: | 8.9 x 3.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 14, 2015 17:33 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite |
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Mineral: | Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
Locality: | Los Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Municipio Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 10.6 x 10.7 cm |
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Rhodochrosite coating calcite with quartz. |
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Mineral: | Calcite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
Locality: | Los Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Municipio Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 10.6 x 10.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 15, 2015 23:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 11.5 x 6.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 17, 2015 22:45 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Barite |
Locality: | Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 10.6 x 8.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 18, 2015 23:58 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz scepter |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Crystal Ridge, Johnson Spring, Tibbetts District, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 3.3 x 2.4 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 20, 2015 17:18 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorapatite |
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Mineral: | Fluorapatite |
Locality: | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 3.1 x 2.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 21, 2015 18:58 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - smoky quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Fano Mine, Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla, Cahuilla District, Riverside County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.2 x 4.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 22, 2015 18:01 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite and quartz |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
Locality: | Pachapaqui mining district, Pachapaqui, Aquia District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 x 5.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 24, 2015 18:23 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Diamond Willow Mine, McTavish Township, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada | |
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Dimensions: | 9.6 x 7.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 27, 2015 20:28 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz on calcite |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite |
Locality: | Charcas, Municipio Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 8.9 x 4.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 28, 2015 22:39 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with montmorillonite |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 10.0 x 3.0 cm |
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Quartz with inclusions of montmorillonite. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 02, 2015 19:35 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - vesuvianite and grossular |
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Mineral: | Vesuvianite, Grossular |
Locality: | Sierra de las Cruces, Sierra Mojada mining district, Municipio Sierra Mojada, Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza), Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 7.5 x 6.8 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 05, 2015 00:37 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - smoky quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (var Smoky Quartz) |
Locality: | Tripp Flats, Cahuilla, Cahuilla District, Riverside County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.2 x 6.0 cm |
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