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Byron Anderson Replies: 14 Views: 100017 |
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Well I guess I’m spending some money this week. Thanks for the input everyone. | |
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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 ... | |
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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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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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Byron Anderson Replies: 7 Views: 10952 |
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A clue! I'll take it and do as you suggest. Thank you. Stay tuned..... | |
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Byron Anderson Replies: 8 Views: 10810 |
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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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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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 ... | |
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Dave
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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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 ... | |
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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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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 ... | |
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Is there any chance of a future coffee table book featuring this mind-blowing collection? I'll be the first in line. | |
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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 ... | |
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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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