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 Topic: Mineral specimens with inclusions - (28) |
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| B&A Replies: 95 Views: 298247 |
 Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Mar 27, 2012 09:57 Subject: Re: Mineral specimens with inclusions |
| A Hollandite star in Quartz
(The surfaces are polished) |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B |
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| B&A Replies: 17 Views: 30056 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 27, 2012 08:22 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
| 2 pieces, almost the same mineral combinations, but they look quite different.
I like the first one most, the color combination is very beautiful. |
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| Topic: Prices again |
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| B&A Replies: 22 Views: 50616 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 24, 2012 12:10 Subject: Re: Prices again |
| Louis, i agree with "is not going to get any cheaper".
Unless the mineral collecting hobby is dying, but I do not think so, there is still a lot of interest among young people + other thi ... |
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| Topic: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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| B&A Replies: 632 Views: 1116018 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Mar 21, 2012 04:57 Subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
| Gail, thank you very much for all the beautiful pictures of minerals and mineral people. I really enjoyed to watch them.
But i am really surprised by the high prices of most minerals at the show. I m ... |
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| Topic: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
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| B&A Replies: 5 Views: 12925 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Mar 11, 2012 09:48 Subject: Re: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
| I think i'll follow your advice.
And also thanks for the more accurate description (It is a polychrome crystal, upper half heliodor, other half aquamarine. ) |
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| Topic: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
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| B&A Replies: 5 Views: 12925 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Mar 11, 2012 09:23 Subject: Re: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
| I'm not sure what to do :)
Usually at mineral shows most of them are beautiful and clean specimens, thus I thought this was always done... If it was yours, would you keep it like it is now? |
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| Topic: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
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| B&A Replies: 5 Views: 12925 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Mar 11, 2012 08:09 Subject: Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) |
| Hello
I have this Beryl here, there is a bit residu on the sides. I think it would look much better when this is removed, what's the best way to do this? |
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| Topic: Hello from Belgium |
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| B&A Replies: 16 Views: 23920 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 26, 2012 07:21 Subject: Re: Hello from Belgium |
| Just joined MKA (antwerpen) | |
| Topic: Hello from Belgium |
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Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 25, 2012 12:23 Subject: Re: Hello from Belgium |
| Hi Arturo
I am in the West Flanders, completly the other side of Belgium :) Luxembourg, I visited it a few times in the past, very nice place!! Do you think it is possible to collect some micro ... |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B |
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| B&A Replies: 17 Views: 30056 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 24, 2012 13:21 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
| Thanks for the help everyone!!! I appreciate this!
And i also like that intense pink/purple colour :) i have no other one like that. |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B - Comments |
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| B&A Replies: 12 Views: 18615 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 24, 2012 02:48 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B - Comments |
| Thank you for the kind words!!
I think you have a very good point, by saying: "I would rather have no information on a specimen, than an inaccurately created provenance by viewing "similar ... |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B - Comments |
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| B&A Replies: 12 Views: 18615 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 23, 2012 05:20 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B - Comments |
| I would really like to do this, I also think this is important, but i have no more information...
But you can go to What is it? - Where is it from? to get help from other forum members. Ok, before i ... |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B - Comments |
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| B&A Replies: 12 Views: 18615 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 23, 2012 04:54 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B - Comments |
| Hi B&A !
Please, could you supply more accurate localities? Writing Austria, India, Italy and so on is not enough in the mineral collectors world as you can see in the other similar threads. ... |
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| Topic: Collection of A&B |
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| B&A Replies: 17 Views: 30056 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 23, 2012 04:26 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
| Update | |
| Topic: Collection of A&B |
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| B&A Replies: 17 Views: 30056 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 23, 2012 04:21 Subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
| Thanks!
Some new pics. I hope I have the correct names now. |
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