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 Topic: Mineral Collections of Brazil |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 14 Views: 13036 |
 Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Oct 05, 2020 23:12 Subject: Re: Mineral Collections of Brazil |
| Well I guess I’m spending some money this week. Thanks for the input everyone. | |
| Topic: Mineral Collections of Brazil |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 14 Views: 13036 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Oct 04, 2020 13:21 Subject: Mineral Collections of Brazil |
| I was perusing a very popular auction/commerce website and found "Mineral Collections of Brazil " being offered. This is a new book (published 2020) that I had not heard of. Some photos of ... | |
| Topic: Torbernite from Musonoi DR Congo? |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 9566 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 29, 2020 20:01 Subject: Re: Torbernite from Musonoi DR Congo? |
| Tobi - Thank you for the location confirmation.
Wendell - Thank you for the meta-explanation. Peter - Thank you for the reminder on how to handle Torbernite. I carried the specimen from its sto ... |
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| Topic: Torbernite from Musonoi DR Congo? |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 9566 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 28, 2020 18:12 Subject: Torbernite from Musonoi DR Congo? |
| Hello Mineral Experts
From my box of mystery minerals I present to you all what I think is a typical Torbernite from the Musonoi Mine in DR Congo. Are there other possible locations I need to cons ... |
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| Topic: Tourmaline Location Unknown |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 7 Views: 9252 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 23, 2020 10:02 Subject: Re: Tourmaline Location Unknown |
| A clue! I'll take it and do as you suggest. Thank you. Stay tuned..... | |
| Topic: Hematite Confirmation and Location |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 8 Views: 8636 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 23, 2020 10:01 Subject: Re: Hematite Confirmation and Location |
| Thank you everyone for responding. I'm such a dodo. I had checked magnetism prior to posting and forgot to add it to the properties. NOT magnetic. And hardness is closer to 7. Barely scratched by ... | |
| Topic: Tourmaline Location Unknown |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 7 Views: 9252 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 22, 2020 15:07 Subject: Tourmaline Location Unknown |
| Following up on my mystery minerals here is a second mineral for your consideration. This pink to bluish-green tourmaline could come from a dozen or more locations but hoping someone out there has on ... | |
| Topic: Hematite Confirmation and Location |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 8 Views: 8636 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 22, 2020 14:43 Subject: Hematite Confirmation and Location |
| Several years ago I was fortunate enough to come into the possession of a prominent mineral collector's "junk box" who is no longer with us. Some of the "junk" has lifted the qual ... | |
| Topic: Tucson Show 2019 |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 128 Views: 228711 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 22, 2019 21:52 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019 |
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Thank you for posting the field photos. That is truly an incredible find! I especially love the photo of the specimen covered in manganese oxide. You can see the potential teasing us throug ... |
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| Topic: Tucson Show 2019 |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 128 Views: 228711 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 21, 2019 22:58 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019 |
| Dave, any chance you have in-situ photos of the gold you can share? I decided to go to the main show this year instead of the early shows and it looks like I made the right decision. Between the Wu ... | |
| Topic: New generation for picture - Ploum |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 1440 Views: 2131214 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 15, 2016 13:58 Subject: Re: New generation for picture - Ploum |
| Ploum -
Do I have your permission to post some of my favorites of your photos to Pinterest on "My Favorite Minerals Board"? The photo will include all information shown on each photo you ... |
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| Topic: Tucson, questionable prices? |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 162 Views: 338510 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Feb 22, 2016 18:51 Subject: Re: Tucson, questionable prices? |
| I have a couple thoughts to share below after my return from Tucson 2016. Not directly related to pricing, but this thread seems the most appropriate as I don't want to interfere with Gail and Don's ... | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 346 Views: 549350 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Nov 30, 2015 16:03 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| Is there any chance of a future coffee table book featuring this mind-blowing collection? I'll be the first in line. | |
| Topic: Yellow Feldspar from HCl |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 9054 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Feb 14, 2015 01:43 Subject: Re: Yellow Feldspar from HCl |
| Thank you for the suggestions! I have both iron out and oxalic acid. I think I'll try the 10% ammonia solution first though, since that is one I haven't used and this is an excuse to add it to the b ... | |
| Topic: Yellow Feldspar from HCl |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 5 Views: 9054 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Feb 13, 2015 20:09 Subject: Yellow Feldspar from HCl |
| Mineral Friends
Help! I think I wrecked a specimen. I used HCl to clean up a drill core specimen that encountered a feldspar and pyrite pocket. I apparently left the specimen in too long and now ... |
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| Topic: West Kenya Minerals |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 1 Views: 10393 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Aug 15, 2014 14:48 Subject: West Kenya Minerals |
| Fellow FMF'ers
I'm taking a trip to southwest Kenya as part of an Engineers Without Borders project. While most of my days will be spent working, I'm hoping to have a few afternoons free and maybe ... |
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| Topic: CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 63 Views: 164104 |
Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Feb 28, 2014 20:03 Subject: Re: CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia |
| My flight home from Tucson to Sacramento was one of the most stressful of my life, making sure my new Crocoite was stable and unharmed - and that was with it glued in one of Adams acrylic boxes! I wa ... | |
| Topic: Minerals from South Central Kenya |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 0 Views: 4421 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Nov 21, 2013 00:34 Subject: Minerals from South Central Kenya |
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I am scheduled to make a trip this summer to a village about 45 miles northeast of Lake Victoria as part of an Engineers Without Borders project. If I can sneak away for a day or two, I'd ... |
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| Topic: Mining Sapphire question |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 8 Views: 12096 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 16, 2013 00:28 Subject: Re: Mining Sapphire question |
| Corundum is, in most cases, a medium to high pressure, high temperature forming mineral. Most true granitic bodies form at low to medium temperature and pressures. I'm wondering if the cases where i ... | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2013 |
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| Byron Anderson Replies: 122 Views: 229250 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 04, 2013 16:52 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2013 |
| Do the printed catalogs from the show include photos of the gold specimens shown here on FMF? And if so are captions included with the photos that include local, size, weight, etc? I'm thinking of b ... | |
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