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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 24, 2016 20:34 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 25, 2016 19:10 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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John Cornish
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 11:04 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Hi Don,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your report with all of here at FMF! You do a great job and I enjoy that perspective you bring to your reports. Take good care and thanks again!
John
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 11:19 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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John Cornish wrote: | Hi Don,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your report with all of here at FMF! You do a great job and I enjoy that perspective you bring to your reports. Take good care and thanks again!
John |
Thank you for your comments, John. Have a great weekend.
Don
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 15:38 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 16:06 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 18:14 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 18:40 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 21:02 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2016 21:07 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 02:03 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Wonderful impressions, Don, thank you so much!
Tobi
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 10:27 Post subject: lack of new finds at Tucson 2016 |
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To me this year’s Tucson Show (and last year’s for that matter) was not very rich in new mineral finds. I did notice a few new items which I will summarize with photos (and in a previous post, Jordi mentioned some other new finds also).
1. There were some wonderful Axinite/Epidotes from Peru – seems that Luis Burillo had the best (as is frequently the case) – they are nice and lustrous but a bit small.
2. I also noted another Axinite find from the Bor Mine that was entirely in the room of, who else, the Axinite-PM guys, Victor and Igor. These were much larger than the new Peru material but lacked the luster and epidote association. Neither of these are any competition to the Polar Ural find of a few years ago.
3. I have to mention a new Pennsylvania find – some VERY lustrous smokey quartzes from the Smokey Mountain Crystal mine in Schuylkill County. The only ones I saw were being handled by Ed Rosenzweig. He had only 3 left from his original group of maybe a dozen or more. OK, I know – but they’re from PA!!
4. The last new find I’ll mention was atacamite (and clinoatacamite) from Peru – the best were handled mainly by Luis Burillo but were also available from the Ramoses. These are deep green and show two distinct crystal habits – the classic “sword” and a twinned form.
I just didn’t think there was much new that would make this show special. Most of the “new finds” were either quite minor or were improvements on previous finds (like the recent cuprites from Milpillas – not really new but definitely better than the past or the new Red River Floor pocket crocoites - excellent but not "new").
if other FMF'ers noted other new finds please post.
bob
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 10:31 Post subject: lack of new finds at Tucson 2016 |
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Here's some of the PA smokey quartzes.
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 10:34 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Tobi wrote: | Wonderful impressions, Don, thank you so much!
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You're welcome, Tobi. Thanks for writing.
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 10:37 Post subject: lack of new finds at Tucson 2016 |
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Here's a few of the atacamites I saw - in Luis Burillo's booth at the main show. from the Lily Mine, Peru
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Locality: | Lily Mine, Umay District, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru | |
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Mineral: | Atacamite |
Locality: | Lily Mine, Umay District, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru | |
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bob kerr
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 10:41 Post subject: lack of new finds at Tucson 2016 |
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And finally here's some photos of the Axinite/Epidotes that Luis Burillo had.
Mineral: | Axinite (Mn) and Epidote |
Locality: | Canta, Canta District, Canta Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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Locality: | Canta, Canta District, Canta Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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Although small xls, these are lustrous and a nice association with epidote |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 11:33 Post subject: Re: lack of new finds at Tucson 2016 |
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bob kerr wrote: | ...if other FMF'ers noted other new finds please post... |
Tucson Show 2016 - The New Finds
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 13:28 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 13:33 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2016 23:16 Post subject: Re: 2016 Tucson Show- A Look Back |
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