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In Australia in addition to The Adelaide Mine, there is Red Lead mine, and the Malbunka Copper Mine (source of azurite suns) in Central Australia. There are numerous other tenements that do not have ...

I am mining a significant deposit of azurite that sits well above the water table in a kalonite lens and is affected by groundwater. Very little of the azurite has altered to malachite. Deep time evol ...

Always treasured several specimens Art sold to me when Maureen and I stayed with them in Vancouver. He had a passion for playing ice hockey and played competition into his 60s. Hope he has found a n ...

Thanks for putting those 10 up. They are proof I miss too much by being tied to a trading room. I look forward to Tucson 2017 when I will have time to look and not have to rush around like a blue ta ...

Busily designing and drafting this week for the blue exhibit of azurite suns at the TGMS. THE TGMS brochures were a sharp reminder of things needing doing.

Thanks Jordi.
I like the idea of listing our 10 best or most appreciated.
Something for next year.....

I am told the blue year. This year, the META was a case filled with great specimens, filled ...

Good morning to all

If I am not wrong, IronOut is something acidic (Oxalic acid inside?). If so, not a good idea on calcite.

May you try the mixture of sodium citrate, bicarbonate and hydrosulph ...

Hi Everyone,

Work continues developing the exceptional crocoite crystal pocket at the Adelaide Mine in Dundas, Tasmania.

To help document this find, Bryan Swoboda of BlueCap Productions was cont ...

Here's a cool site I found while trying to figure out what petroglyphs mean:

I mean, a lot of them could just be doodles but some have a reason I'm sure.

Anyway thanks for checkin' em out.

I ...

...On the subject of Azurite I got one of these Azurite discs from Malbunka, Im a bit confused as to why one side is ridged and the other isnt? If they are flattened nodules that formed between layer ...

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Topic: Mines active for mineral specimens only
Dehne Replies: 9 Views: 14661	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Apr 04, 2020 16:52 Subject: Re: Mines activee names for mineral specimens only
Dehne Replies: 9 Views: 14661	In Australia in addition to The Adelaide Mine, there is Red Lead mine, and the Malbunka Copper Mine (source of azurite suns) in Central Australia. There are numerous other tenements that do not have ...
Topic: Stability of Azurite vs Malachite
Dehne Replies: 23 Views: 26783	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jun 07, 2019 17:23 Subject: Re: Stability of Azurite vs Malachite
Dehne Replies: 23 Views: 26783	I am mining a significant deposit of azurite that sits well above the water table in a kalonite lens and is affected by groundwater. Very little of the azurite has altered to malachite. Deep time evol ...
Topic: Art Soregaroli's passing
Dehne Replies: 8 Views: 22904	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Oct 26, 2017 03:19 Subject: Re: Art Soregaroli's passing
Dehne Replies: 8 Views: 22904	Always treasured several specimens Art sold to me when Maureen and I stayed with them in Vancouver. He had a passion for playing ice hockey and played competition into his 60s. Hope he has found a n ...
Topic: Tucson Show 2016
Dehne Replies: 61 Views: 133589	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 19, 2016 13:40 Subject: Re: my 2016 Tucson Top Ten
Dehne Replies: 61 Views: 133589	Thanks for putting those 10 up. They are proof I miss too much by being tied to a trading room. I look forward to Tucson 2017 when I will have time to look and not have to rush around like a blue ta ...
Topic: Tucson Show 2016
Dehne Replies: 61 Views: 133589	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 12, 2016 06:57 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2016
Dehne Replies: 61 Views: 133589	Busily designing and drafting this week for the blue exhibit of azurite suns at the TGMS. THE TGMS brochures were a sharp reminder of things needing doing.
Topic: Tucson Show 2015
Dehne Replies: 174 Views: 339752	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 21, 2015 21:29 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2015
Dehne Replies: 174 Views: 339752	Thanks Jordi. I like the idea of listing our 10 best or most appreciated. Something for next year..... I am told the blue year. This year, the META was a case filled with great specimens, filled ...
Topic: Removing hematite from calcite
Dehne Replies: 10 Views: 14515	Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Feb 19, 2015 03:28 Subject: Re: Removing hematite from calcite
Dehne Replies: 10 Views: 14515	Good morning to all If I am not wrong, IronOut is something acidic (Oxalic acid inside?). If so, not a good idea on calcite. May you try the mixture of sodium citrate, bicarbonate and hydrosulph ...
Topic: CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Dehne Replies: 63 Views: 164542	Forum: Exceptional finds Posted: Apr 18, 2013 01:08 Subject: Re: CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia
Dehne Replies: 63 Views: 164542	Hi Everyone, Work continues developing the exceptional crocoite crystal pocket at the Adelaide Mine in Dundas, Tasmania. To help document this find, Bryan Swoboda of BlueCap Productions was cont ...
Topic: Petroglyphs
Dehne Replies: 5 Views: 18434	Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Apr 10, 2013 02:11 Subject: Re: Petroglyphs
Dehne Replies: 5 Views: 18434	Here's a cool site I found while trying to figure out what petroglyphs mean: I mean, a lot of them could just be doodles but some have a reason I'm sure. Anyway thanks for checkin' em out. I ...
Topic: Collection of Nurbo
Dehne Replies: 404 Views: 790375	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 27, 2013 16:15 Subject: Re: Collection of Nurbo
Dehne Replies: 404 Views: 790375	...On the subject of Azurite I got one of these Azurite discs from Malbunka, Im a bit confused as to why one side is ridged and the other isnt? If they are flattened nodules that formed between layer ...