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 Topic: Can some please let me know what you might think this is? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 6 Views: 2695 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 04, 2024 22:28 Subject: Re: Can some please let me know what you might think this is? |
| Yep, cleaved fluorite. | |
| Topic: Quartz: parallel growth or not? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 3 Views: 6327 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 20, 2023 23:41 Subject: Re: Quartz: parallel growth or not ? |
| I don’t think that there is much going on here besides the obvious apparent left handed Dauphiné twin. All other faces are just interpenetrated crystals that eventually absorbed by a faster growing cr ... | |
| Topic: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 6 Views: 4963 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 14, 2022 17:40 Subject: Re: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
| That’s really fascinating growth. Have me stumped for sure! | |
| Topic: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 6 Views: 4963 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 14, 2022 17:37 Subject: Re: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
| Another angle of the same rock. | |
| Topic: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 6 Views: 4963 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 14, 2022 15:12 Subject: Re: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
| Here, found it. Calcite interrupted Quartz growth. | |
| Topic: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 6 Views: 4963 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 14, 2022 14:34 Subject: Re: Dynamics involved in quartz forming hexagonal rings? |
| It’s hard to tell, but I’m not seeing actual concentric rings of Quartz, I do see the outer ring of crystal growth but the inner growth seems more randomized. That being said, I have several pieces of ... | |
| Topic: Favourite Quartzes? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 62 Views: 98471 |
Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 10, 2022 14:16 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartzes? |
| A beautiful plate of Quartz from New Mexico. This plate exhibits multiple growth forms including cactus/spirit growth and clustered scepters. Dug by Robert Lairy. | |
| Topic: Favourite Quartzes? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 62 Views: 98471 |
Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 10, 2022 14:04 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartzes? |
| A beautiful plate of Quartz from New Mexico. This plate exhibits multiple growth forms including cactus/spirit growth and clustered scepters. Dug by Robert Lairy. | |
| Topic: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 18 Views: 21585 |
Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Aug 10, 2022 13:57 Subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
| I love seeing your collection of minerals! Really looking forward to seeing all of these! | |
| Topic: New Book on Gem Pegmatites |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 1 Views: 10133 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Aug 03, 2022 13:58 Subject: Re: New Book on Gem Pegmatites |
| Exciting news! Thank you for this info, I dig a lot of pegmatite and gobble up every bit of info I can get my hands on! | |
| Topic: New Brief Visual Guide for Quartz |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 7 Views: 5230 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 12, 2022 15:05 Subject: Re: New Brief Visual Guide for Quartz |
| Fantastic! thank you, shared your Quartz video. | |
| Topic: New Brief Visual Guide for Quartz |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 7 Views: 5230 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 12, 2022 14:47 Subject: Re: New Brief Visual Guide for Quartz |
| Great video and channel! Subscribed!
Check out my channel if you want. https://youtube.com/c/RiskyVentureMinerals |
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| Topic: Epitaxial rutile |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 19 Views: 37776 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 25, 2021 12:33 Subject: Re: Epitaxial rutile |
| Another photo micrograph by Nathan Renfro of material from the Eclipse Pocket. | |
| Topic: Epitaxial rutile |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 19 Views: 37776 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 25, 2021 12:18 Subject: Re: Epitaxial rutile |
| Here is a sample of photos I took myself with my iPhone 6, these were all collected from the Eclipse Pocket at our Eclipse Mine. Here you can clearly make out the Anatase cores on some, and on others ... | |
| Topic: Epitaxial rutile |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 19 Views: 37776 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 25, 2021 11:57 Subject: Re: Epitaxial rutile |
| Here is a fun one taken of my self collected material from the Eclipse Mine, photomicrograh by Nathan Renfro. Proposed epitaxy of rutile on Anatase or Brookite. | |
| Topic: Favourite Tourmalines? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 28 Views: 53521 |
Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Jul 06, 2021 11:11 Subject: Re: Favourite Tourmalines? |
| I realize that it’s ‘just’ Schorl but it’s self collected and some of most northern picket Schorl from California that I know of. Pulled from our mine in El Dorado County.
__ Size information cor ... |
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| Topic: Favourite Quartzes? |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 62 Views: 98471 |
Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Jun 22, 2021 23:18 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartzes? |
| Some epitaxial Quartz on albite over feldspar twins. Some muscovite is present as well as a thin coating of cookeite. From our mine in Northern California. | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 2421 Views: 2190072 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 22, 2021 09:54 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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What a special piece! I have recently become aware of and in love with Quartz growing at angles like this, this piece appears to be growing epitaxially. Is this just a fluke or do you think there ... |
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| Topic: Mineral specimens with inclusions - (28) |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 95 Views: 231048 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Jun 17, 2021 13:17 Subject: Re: Mineral specimens with inclusions |
| Quartz with unknown inclusion.
Mike! Always with the classiest pieces, I absolutely love this one! |
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| Topic: Mineral specimens with inclusions - (28) |
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| Eck Noch Replies: 95 Views: 231048 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Jun 17, 2021 13:15 Subject: Re: Mineral specimens with inclusions - (28) |
| Rutile on Anatase in Quartz from the Eclipse Pocket. | |
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