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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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 Posted: Mar 03, 2012 23:26 Post subject: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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I have already uploaded a few photos to the forum of California USA pegmatite minerals in A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - California, but will also try to add a few specimens here too as time permits me to do so.
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Tourmaline, var. Elbaite,
Paprok, Nuristan Prov., Afghanistan;
5.8 cm long crystal |
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Carles Millan
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Location: Catalonia
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| Posted: Mar 04, 2012 04:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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| Chris Wentzell wrote: | | ...but will also try to add a few specimens here too as time permits me to do so. |
Chris,
Thanks for posting your photos here.
Please keep going!
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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2012 16:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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Thank You, Carles. I meant to get back on here sooner but something always seems to come up. Finally I am back.... Here are a few different specimens.
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Golden Baryte on Yellow Calcite
Elk Creek area, Meade County, South Dakota USA
4.1 cm longest crystal; overall specimen is 7.9 cm L x 6.8cm W, x 6.5 cm H. |
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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2012 16:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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A Smithsonite and a Boleite....
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Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico USA
5.5 x 3.0 x 3.7 cm |
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Boleite in Matrix
Amelia mine, Santa Rosalia, Mexico
4 mm crystal; overall specimen 2.8 cm |
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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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| Posted: Apr 23, 2019 19:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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Hope everyone is doing well.... not able to get on here as often as I would like to, and summer is coming soon so will be out digging. Will try to get a few collection pieces uploaded. Hopefully I get this right, it has been awhile....
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 6.5 x 4.5 inches |
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| I thought the Fluorite formation on this one was unusual... |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Roughton Gill, Caldbeck Fells, Allerdale, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.7 x 4.7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (varoety aquamarine) with Feldspar |
| Locality: | | Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.9 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2019 05:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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Welcome back - very beautiful specimens!
Indeed an unusual specimen from Chumar Bakhoor, I like the "fluorite line" :-)
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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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| Posted: May 09, 2019 17:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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Thank You, Tobi! I'm glad to get some time to be here.... One for today....
| Mineral: | Opal |
| Locality: | | Quilpie, Quilpie Shire, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.75 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches |
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| Precious Boulder Opal from Quilpie. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 10, 2019 02:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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| What an awesome opal specimen!
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Chris Wentzell
Joined: 18 Nov 2011
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Location: Watertown, South Dakota
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| Posted: May 10, 2019 20:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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Thanks, that opal is one of my favorites. I am an opal lover. The blue and green colors swim back and forth like waves in semi-transparent opal. Another specimen for today, this one a Kunzite from southern California and a place very special to me, Hiriart Mountain at Pala (I spent many years on weekends down there when I was growing up).... This pink beauty is an ex Jesse Fisher and Joan Kureczka collection and is in a couple publications including the American Mineral Treasures book, I was lucky to obtain it.
| Mineral: | Spodumene (variety kunzite) |
| Locality: | | Vanderberg Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.4 × 3.4 × 1.4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 11, 2019 05:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Christopher Wentzell |
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| Chris Wentzell wrote: | | Thanks, that opal is one of my favorites. I am an opal lover. The blue and green colors swim back and forth like waves in semi-transparent opal. |
I also love opals, and this was a great figurative way to describe the beauty of this mineral :-)
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