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 Topic: The Joy of Tucson, 2020 Gail Spann Experience |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 102 Views: 15275 |
 Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Feb 07, 2020 19:50 Subject: Re: The Joy of Tucson, 2020 Gail Spann Experience |
| I was at Tucson in 2017 and what a wonderful experience it was.... I'm so jealous of you and those able to attend this year.
I'm an Icelander at the moment in Colombia, which also is awesome... and I ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 26 Views: 9223 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 20, 2020 17:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| I got this large quartz a couple of weeks ago, it has some damage (which is common here, especially when from the street sellers).
It has micro-inclusions of epidote and although an exact locality is ... |
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3897 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 14, 2020 09:42 Subject: Re: Display cabinets |
| Great input from everyone :-)
Tho still no word on any maker of the small LED-spots ...I guess that even tho the dealers use them collectors tend not to? Perhaps since as mentioned they lack so m ... |
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3897 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2020 15:06 Subject: Re: Display cabinets |
| Thanks SteveB.
While I wasn't exactly looking for a justification for cheap solutions... I already knew I was going for LED-strips along the front for general light without much shadows. Hoping to ... |
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3897 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2020 12:20 Subject: Re: Display cabinets |
| Thank you for your response, Jesse.
While I believe you, I have seen many purely LED lit cabinets by vendors, and the results were quite amazing even tho they included some of those minerals you me ... |
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 17 Views: 3897 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2020 10:50 Subject: Display cabinets... lighting |
| I'm looking to finally get a proper cabinet setup to display my minerals.
I've been looking for an antique or older cabinet to modify. What I'm wondering about is the lights... I did consider jus ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 26 Views: 9223 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 23, 2019 16:42 Subject: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Although I have seen pieces of greenish Calcite here in Colombia, they have not been in the classic shape.
Most have been incomplete and of a more grassy green hue and with no sign of matrix. Rece ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 26 Views: 9223 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 23, 2019 16:27 Subject: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| I'm back in Colombia... since the beginning of December.
Might be staying for quite some while this trip. Already got a few nice new pieces and have my camera with me. First off, here is an awe ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 720 Views: 501236 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 19, 2019 16:59 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| A lot easier to give comments on specimens seen in person than of photos obviously.
I would venture a guess on the lustrous brown crystals to be grey dolomite, just with some iron staining and even m ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 358 Views: 121514 |
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: 1712 |
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: 3619 |
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: 3619 |
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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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? 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: 3619 |
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: 1996 |
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: 5072 |
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: 1488 |
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: 5072 |
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: 5072 |
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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