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 Topic: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
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| AndyH Replies: 12 Views: 5617 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 28, 2024 05:07 Subject: Re: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
| Thanks Tobi and Armin, seems there's a resolution... Armin's example looks identical to mine - see (slightly) better smartphone photo attached (I saturated the colours and aligned the crystal to show ... | |
| Topic: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
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| AndyH Replies: 12 Views: 5617 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 26, 2024 10:05 Subject: Re: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
| Thanks, yes all the examples I could find of "Grube Anna" are German indeed. But the label is clearly saying "Switzerland" so I'm wondering whether there is a simple error of count ... | |
| Topic: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
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| AndyH Replies: 12 Views: 5617 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 26, 2024 09:24 Subject: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
| (See photo of fluorite specimen (yellow core cube with blue lines edge zoning) and label on reverse) Can someone please identify the location, somewhere in Switzerland apparently? I read the label as ... | |
| Topic: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
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| AndyH Replies: 5 Views: 5465 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Nov 09, 2023 12:23 Subject: Re: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
| Arsenopyrite,
Take a look, on Mindat, at 2nd picture of Arsenopyrite from Monte Arsiccio (Tuscany). Thanks - that does look like a very good match and appropriate for the location :-) |
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| Topic: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
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| AndyH Replies: 5 Views: 5465 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Nov 09, 2023 12:22 Subject: Re: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
| Pyrite is listed for the locality?
yes, it is listed on Mindat but it's usually found in the form of assemblages of small cubes or individual cubes - nothing like these shapes |
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| Topic: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
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| AndyH Replies: 5 Views: 5465 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Nov 09, 2023 12:20 Subject: Re: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
| thanks - that does look like a very good match and appropriate for the location :-) | |
| Topic: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
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| AndyH Replies: 5 Views: 5465 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Nov 08, 2023 11:30 Subject: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
| I'm looking at samples from (mindat location https://www.mindat.org/loc-4994.html ) Old Towns Quarry, an historic source of dolomitised/ magnesian limestone. It is now long closed and more recently be ... | |
| Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
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| AndyH Replies: 4 Views: 8040 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 23, 2018 09:50 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
| Thxs Jordi. | |
| Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
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| AndyH Replies: 4 Views: 8040 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 23, 2018 09:49 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
| thxs, Phillippe, and for the Paris info. | |
| Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
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| AndyH Replies: 4 Views: 8040 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 21, 2018 05:41 Subject: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
| Are there any mineral shows/permanent exhibitions or mineral specimen shops in/around St Marie for the rest of the year before and after the June show?
Thxs |
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| Topic: Capturing fluorescence in Fluorites |
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| AndyH Replies: 4 Views: 7838 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 23, 2014 17:25 Subject: Re: Capturing fluorescence in Fluorites |
| Nicely done. Thanks. | |
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