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 Topic: Colors of minerals |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 7 Views: 6414 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 17, 2024 09:40 Subject: Re: Colors of minerals |
| I've not noticed much disparity in how people express green vs blue, nor red vs orange
....the one I very regularly notice is people calling fairly obviously pink things either blue or purple. I won ... |
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| Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 84 Views: 64374 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 17, 2024 17:36 Subject: Re: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
| Number 8 in the series of "Barite World Tour" cases entered annually by Bill and Diana Dameron covers Latin America - mainly Mexico and Peru as most other nations in Latin America are devoid ... | |
| Topic: Iron cross twinned Pyrites from Gachalá or from Ubalá? |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 10 Views: 10335 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 31, 2023 10:38 Subject: Re: Iron cross twinned Pyrites from Gachalá or from Ubalá? |
| I agree with Gerard,
all my better sources say that the iron cross twins come from the El Santuario mine or minor diggings near it and thus not Gachala municipality but Ubala. One close by is La Mer ... |
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| Topic: Caring Collection |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 3 Views: 19601 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Aug 14, 2023 10:17 Subject: Re: Caring Collection |
| Two brand new members, one posting a suspicious link on an OP with generic info
...anyone else find this weird? |
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| Topic: A poll on mindat group in FB |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 6 Views: 15484 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 27, 2023 16:35 Subject: Re: A poll on mindat group in FB |
| My poll on Mindat FB page got a decent amount of participation.
I must admit I'm a little bit surprised that not more people are members of that group from here and amongst collectors in general. ... |
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| Topic: A poll on mindat group in FB |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 6 Views: 15484 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 17, 2023 19:50 Subject: A poll on mindat group in FB |
| Earlier I created a poll on the FB group for Mindat.
(Seemed the best place to put it) While its intention isn't very serious, anymore than any other FB-poll.... I thought it would be ok to share ... |
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| Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 41 Views: 58827 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 20, 2023 22:13 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 |
| My only (so far) visit to Ste. Marie mineral show was in 2019.
I flew in from Iceland, to Frankfurt, though I was staying with friends near Freiburg in Germany and drove in on a rental car each day. ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 58 Views: 88665 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 07, 2023 17:53 Subject: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| A partially "cleaned" group of fluorites from Peñas Blancas.
In some parts of the veins they're extracting from, it's evident that a lot has moved geologically. Breaking Fluorites off of ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 58 Views: 88665 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 07, 2023 17:51 Subject: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Most of the fluorite known from Colombia comes from an area above the area where they are mining for emeralds in Peñas Blancas and seems to be in veins that have since then coated most of it in aragon ... | |
| Topic: Does Citrine Occur Naturally as a Geode? |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 11 Views: 19797 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: May 25, 2023 12:29 Subject: Re: Does Citrine Occur Naturally as a Geode? |
| On the variations of language... as has been mentioned with Spanish... here in Colombia (and surely Firmo can verify) ...the most common reference isn't to a "geoda"... but rather "veta ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 360 Views: 449206 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 09, 2023 19:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| As some additional support for Bergur's thoughts - one of the main dealers who handeles these mango quartzes lost a ton of money by leaving them in oxalic for too long - the acid slowly cleaned out th ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 360 Views: 449206 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 09, 2023 17:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| I have several pieces of Colombian quartz that would fall under the inclusion mentioned.
Most have "micro-tubes" along the quartz. And usually, if they are not just "white" ... ... |
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| Topic: Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 77 Views: 86290 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 16, 2023 16:16 Subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin |
| P.S. as I forgot my point on inflation... in this case not in general (as possibly being a good reason to ask for higher entry fee) but rather the mineral specimens.
Yes, the best specimens are oft ... |
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| Topic: Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 77 Views: 86290 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 16, 2023 15:47 Subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin |
| As usual, enjoyed the reports of what was to be seen as I couldn't attend myself.. .thanks!
On the end subject, as has come up in the past years, about missing dealers and lower sales.... ...many ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Bergur_E_Sigurdarson Replies: 746 Views: 3376723 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 07, 2023 17:42 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| I agree that with the form of the crystals that they are highly likely to be from Chivor (given my limited knowledge) I do also wonder if the micro crystals present aren't only calcite, but also micro ... | |
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