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 Topic: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 320 Views: 91546 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 25, 2019 09:14 Subject: Re: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
| There was a find a few months ago in Colombia of those.
But when found they are all covered in Goetite.... sadly some sellers in Colombia didn't like that dark look (after realizing they were Pyrite ... |
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| Topic: Donating funds - Rock Currier Collection auction |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 6 Views: 989 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 16, 2019 11:07 Subject: Re: Donating funds - Rock Currier Collection auction |
| In regards to what Bob Harman just said on prices of the pieces in this auction.
My thoughts are they reflect almost in no way normal prices. This was an auction for charity... I would think that mo ... |
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| Topic: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 12 Views: 2445 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 05, 2019 08:34 Subject: Hvalfjörður Zeolite find... total of pocket |
| Thank you for kind comments :-)
Here is a little video I took up the cliff... a bit shaky, being in a rather precarious position bXumjDy3Lbc Also some low quality images of the 3 flats and ... |
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| Topic: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 12 Views: 2445 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 02, 2019 16:50 Subject: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður - Big stuff today :-) |
| Just had to share two pictures of the best piece I just found today.
This is bigger and better than pretty much anything I've found there so far. I couldn't extract most of the vug I found, as it ... |
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| Topic: Inclusions in Peña Blanca quartz? |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 4 Views: 425 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 31, 2019 08:07 Subject: Re: Inclusions in Peña Blanca quartz? |
| I've seen this Colombian quartz with fibrous looking inclusions... but to me they had looked like hollow tubes... which I am glad to see that Dr Rossman agrees on.
Many countries deal with problems ... |
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| Topic: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 12 Views: 2445 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Aug 25, 2019 11:53 Subject: Re: Zeolites and other Icelandic minerals from Hvalfjörður |
| Been collecting more this summer in my spot.
Even more amazing things as I am getting to know the location more and more. A couple of specimen photos attached...of my recent finds. |
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| Topic: Calcite Cone? |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 15 Views: 1151 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 16, 2019 11:27 Subject: Re: Calcite Cone? |
| Is the "cone" part referring to is being a fossilized plant-cone?
Looks cool :-) |
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| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: May 07, 2019 20:10 Subject: Re: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
| Very beautiful quartz crystal!
Looks even better in person :-) Thanks.... and you have indeed seen it in person! :-) |
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| Topic: Curious Little Rock...Help with ID? |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 7 Views: 945 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: May 06, 2019 20:43 Subject: Re: Curious Little Rock...Help with ID? |
| What I find curious is the dark, glassy looking material between the blades... has bubbles in it (slag or tar?) | |
| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: May 06, 2019 13:01 Subject: Re: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
| Took a still of one of the quartzes in the videos above (the third)
...many extra faces... some are just part of the normal hex... but I'm not versed in IDing them all so I'm putting in the same pi ... |
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| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Apr 16, 2019 18:39 Subject: Peñas Blancas views |
| This time it wasn't all cloudy all the time so here are some views
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| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Apr 16, 2019 17:56 Subject: Went back to Peñas Blancas |
| Just got back from another trip to Peñas Blancas and this time I stayed a couple of nights.
Got a few nice specimens, but haven't had time to do good photos yet. Here are some teaser videos from my ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 22 Views: 7001 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 20, 2019 17:38 Subject: Re: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Having browsed through most of the Colombian information available on Mindat, I've become more and more interested in getting specimens of what comes out of this country.
This is one of the most re ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 22 Views: 7001 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 20, 2019 11:48 Subject: Re: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Some more recent additions to my collection.
A couple of months ago I found a small piece of shale matrix with some calcite and micro-quartz as well as .... faintly blue fluorites. Being sold by o ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 22 Views: 7001 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 15, 2019 08:06 Subject: Re: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Now that I have the lab results in, I can finally add this specimen to my collection page.
Allophane spherules, up to 2mm in size, on a fragile shale matrix. I think the colour is fantastic... t ... |
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| Topic: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 16 Views: 2568 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 14, 2019 16:16 Subject: Re: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
| Just got informed by the lab that it's allophane
https://www.mindat.org/min-139.html |
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| Topic: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 16 Views: 2568 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 05, 2019 19:10 Subject: Re: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
| Today I got the opportunity to enter a small fragment from this piece to a lab here in Bogota (CEDTEC)
Not sure when results will be back... but looking forward to them and will of course post here o ... |
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| Topic: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 16 Views: 2568 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 22, 2019 12:54 Subject: Re: Mystery mineral from near Otanche, Colombia |
| https://www.mindat.org/621-JNT
https://www.mindat.org/WE3-6YF ...indeed... former link has both minerals attributed I wish I could get it properly analyzed, but that will have to wait |
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| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Feb 21, 2019 17:36 Subject: Re: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
| And finally a few extra clips from along the way :-)
Descending from Peñas Blancas FnmEXzuAx3E Descending from Peñas Blancas rbkU73xDjqU Near Coscuez 2aihALTi_LM Near Coscuez aIp ... |
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| Topic: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3457 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Feb 21, 2019 17:30 Subject: Re: Two small mines in Western Emerald belt of Colombia |
| The latter mine I visited on my trip was a much smaller operation in Peñas Blancas.
The entrance was barely tall enough for me to enter... and only 10m in I was crouching This tunnel was anything ... |
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