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I have always been surprised that women in the English forum show their collections separately. In Spain it is unthinkable, absurd...

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Terrible news, my condolences to the family and friends.

I thank you for bringing this to our attention.

I do not see the necessity for this information in a publication but I do like the history of ownership that comes with a specimen.

Very interesting topic. I can add, in 1998 a handful of unique specimens were collected from a cavity in the footwall at N'Chwaning II. Prismatic, elongated, highly lustrous, colorless to pale blue ca ...

Hi Heimo

Yesterday a most viewed photo took me to your collection page 9, I browsed through and have a few queries ...

Dscf 4936 is labelled calcite I would suggest it is a dolomite specimen
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It's a beauty!

Sorry Tobi :)

On display over 600
Species don't know
Countries 7

Orlymanite from Wessels, KMF, is probably the rarest in my collection.

Thanks for sharing the photo of Rock Currier's worldwide search for minerals.

Great photos! Thanks.

I'll just add that the crocidolite occurs in a belt that extends from Promfret to Prieska, a distance of 300 km, and that several mines were worked in the central and northern parts of this belt.

It was fun and thanks to John White for bringing this to my attention.

I look forward to seeing the photos someday.

Hi Pierre

I've never seen anything like that in the crystals from the Goboboseb & I've looked at 1000s with a loupe, I get mesmerized by the inclusions :0) I've never seen Prehnite included eit ...

Nice discussion, some N'Chwaning calcite's are so under-rated.

Love your Indicolite - Your display case looks very nice indeed.

Hear! Hear! Jordi.

Hello Julio

Whilst in Windhoek you should see if you can visit House of Gems perhaps you could make an appointment or contact with Ernst Schnaitmann, I don't think I'm allowed to give his website d ...

This is a great thread Pierre, I look forward to more postings. Can't wait to see that cluster cleaned.

It is important to document the exact locality please.

Lekker !

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Topic: Women's private collection sub-forum
Debbie Woolf Replies: 24 Views: 33324	Forum: Forum questions Posted: Apr 18, 2019 17:57 Subject: Re: Women's private collection sub-forum
Debbie Woolf Replies: 24 Views: 33324	Not totally true I have always been surprised that women in the English forum show their collections separately. In Spain it is unthinkable, absurd... https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewto ...
Topic: Death of Heimo Hellwig
Debbie Woolf Replies: 19 Views: 40429	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Apr 18, 2019 16:23 Subject: Re: Death of Heimo Hellwig
Debbie Woolf Replies: 19 Views: 40429	Terrible news, my condolences to the family and friends.
Topic: Fake specimens from the Erongo and Brandberg region.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 23 Views: 38063	Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Apr 10, 2018 05:07 Subject: Re: Fake specimens from the Erongo and Brandberg region.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 23 Views: 38063	I thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Topic: Ex so and so’s collection
Debbie Woolf Replies: 26 Views: 27754	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 10, 2017 07:49 Subject: Re: Ex so and so’s collection
Debbie Woolf Replies: 26 Views: 27754	I do not see the necessity for this information in a publication but I do like the history of ownership that comes with a specimen.
Topic: Colorless crystals with sturmanite
Debbie Woolf Replies: 6 Views: 10960	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 11, 2016 13:02 Subject: Re: Colorless crystals with sturmanite
Debbie Woolf Replies: 6 Views: 10960	Very interesting topic. I can add, in 1998 a handful of unique specimens were collected from a cavity in the footwall at N'Chwaning II. Prismatic, elongated, highly lustrous, colorless to pale blue ca ...
Topic: Collection of Heimo Hellwig
Debbie Woolf Replies: 672 Views: 728718	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 12, 2016 06:45 Subject: Re: Collection of Heimo Hellwig
Debbie Woolf Replies: 672 Views: 728718	Hi Heimo Yesterday a most viewed photo took me to your collection page 9, I browsed through and have a few queries ... Dscf 4936 is labelled calcite I would suggest it is a dolomite specimen ...
Topic: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Debbie Woolf Replies: 39 Views: 61810	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 17:04 Subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Debbie Woolf Replies: 39 Views: 61810	It's a beauty!
Topic: Just some collection statistics
Debbie Woolf Replies: 30 Views: 32142	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 08, 2016 06:32 Subject: Re: Just some collection statistics
Debbie Woolf Replies: 30 Views: 32142	Sorry Tobi :) On display over 600 Species don't know Countries 7
Topic: Rarest mineral?
Debbie Woolf Replies: 13 Views: 15271	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 13, 2016 10:38 Subject: Re: Rarest mineral?
Debbie Woolf Replies: 13 Views: 15271	Orlymanite from Wessels, KMF, is probably the rarest in my collection.
Topic: Tucson Show 2016
Debbie Woolf Replies: 61 Views: 132940	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 18, 2016 07:47 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2016
Debbie Woolf Replies: 61 Views: 132940	Thanks for sharing the photo of Rock Currier's worldwide search for minerals.
Topic: Manganese mining.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 8 Views: 17832	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Jan 27, 2016 07:07 Subject: Re: Manganese mining.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 8 Views: 17832	Great photos! Thanks.
Topic: Crocidolite from Qriqueland, South Africa
Debbie Woolf Replies: 4 Views: 8609	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 15, 2014 03:44 Subject: Re: Crocidolite from Qriqueland, South Africa
Debbie Woolf Replies: 4 Views: 8609	I'll just add that the crocidolite occurs in a belt that extends from Promfret to Prieska, a distance of 300 km, and that several mines were worked in the central and northern parts of this belt.
Topic: The end of an era!
Debbie Woolf Replies: 8 Views: 12464	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jun 14, 2014 09:26 Subject: Re: The end of an era!
Debbie Woolf Replies: 8 Views: 12464	It was fun and thanks to John White for bringing this to my attention.
Topic: Oddities from Brandberg, Namibia
Debbie Woolf Replies: 70 Views: 97995	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 24, 2014 08:20 Subject: Re: Unknown crystal in Brandberg quartz crystal
Debbie Woolf Replies: 70 Views: 97995	I look forward to seeing the photos someday.
Topic: Oddities from Brandberg, Namibia
Debbie Woolf Replies: 70 Views: 97995	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 24, 2014 07:11 Subject: Re: Unknown crystal in Brandberg quartz crystal
Debbie Woolf Replies: 70 Views: 97995	Hi Pierre I've never seen anything like that in the crystals from the Goboboseb & I've looked at 1000s with a loupe, I get mesmerized by the inclusions :0) I've never seen Prehnite included eit ...
Topic: Calcite and Oyelite from N'Chwaning
Debbie Woolf Replies: 10 Views: 12013	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 22, 2014 10:06 Subject: Re: Cacite and Oyelite from N'Chwaning
Debbie Woolf Replies: 10 Views: 12013	Nice discussion, some N'Chwaning calcite's are so under-rated.
Topic: Some impressions of Tobi collection
Debbie Woolf Replies: 20 Views: 26142	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 22, 2014 09:48 Subject: Re: Some impressions of Tobi collection
Debbie Woolf Replies: 20 Views: 26142	Love your Indicolite - Your display case looks very nice indeed.
Topic: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 598 Views: 939848	Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Apr 27, 2013 02:57 Subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style.
Debbie Woolf Replies: 598 Views: 939848	Hear! Hear! Jordi.
Topic: Trip to Namibia
Debbie Woolf Replies: 13 Views: 24253	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Apr 23, 2013 17:48 Subject: Re: Trip to Namibia
Debbie Woolf Replies: 13 Views: 24253	Hello Julio Whilst in Windhoek you should see if you can visit House of Gems perhaps you could make an appointment or contact with Ernst Schnaitmann, I don't think I'm allowed to give his website d ...
Topic: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa
Debbie Woolf Replies: 354 Views: 526667	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Sep 17, 2012 04:32 Subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa
Debbie Woolf Replies: 354 Views: 526667	This is a great thread Pierre, I look forward to more postings. Can't wait to see that cluster cleaned. It is important to document the exact locality please. Lekker !