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 Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 |
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| Edelmin Replies: 41 Views: 35003 |
 Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jul 13, 2023 05:58 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 |
| Nice set of serandite.
The rather pale shade surprises me a little. Hi Roger, most probably that specimen is in fact schizolite and, from its look, may quite well be from the famous 1981 find. I ... |
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| Topic: MIneralogical Record delivery outside USA |
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| Edelmin Replies: 23 Views: 18487 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Mar 07, 2023 06:20 Subject: Re: MIneralogical Record delivery outside USA |
| My copy has just arrived a few minutes ago. In very good condition. Salamanca, Spain.
Regards, Felix |
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| Topic: Collection of Enrique Llorens |
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| Edelmin Replies: 411 Views: 454522 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 02, 2023 13:20 Subject: Re: Collection of Enrique Llorens |
| Mineral: Aragonite
Locality: Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco Dimensions: 4,5 cm x 3,5 cm Enrique, are you sure that the last specimen is an aragon ... |
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| Topic: Calcite in Malkhan elbaite |
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| Edelmin Replies: 8 Views: 5009 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 19, 2022 03:57 Subject: Re: Calcite in Malkhan elbaite |
| Hello,
I think those crystals may be just albite. They resemble some of the albite associated to aquamarines and garnets from some localities at the Shigar Valley, Pakistan. Depending on the orient ... |
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| Topic: Fluorite on Galena - Locality?? |
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| Edelmin Replies: 10 Views: 5354 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 28, 2022 17:29 Subject: Re: Fluorite on Galena - Locality?? |
| Although my first impression is also Naica, what about Huanzalá? Perhaps it is not the most typical fluorite from Huanzalá but that association with sulphides may also suggest that locality. | |
| Topic: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite |
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| Edelmin Replies: 9 Views: 12315 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 23, 2021 07:07 Subject: Re: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite |
| John,
Your specimen is clearly form the Tri-State-District so there is no reason to doubt about the mine. Best regards, Felix |
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| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Edelmin Replies: 2086 Views: 2401743 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 27, 2016 12:01 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Hi Michael,
Very nice apatite, as most of your other specimens, all of great quality and aesthetics. However I really doubt that it comes from Chumar Bakhoor, apatites from there are a bit diffe ... |
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| Topic: A new and more restrictive law in Germany regulating the collection of minerals? |
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| Edelmin Replies: 5 Views: 9878 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 14, 2016 11:58 Subject: Re: A new and more restrictive law in Germany regulating the collection of minerals? |
| I think there is no problem to include below the letter I have also received explaining the facts. It is time for all us, even if we are not German citizens, to write to the president of the German Bu ... | |
| Topic: Beryl with steep endings |
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| Edelmin Replies: 7 Views: 12988 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 09, 2016 18:21 Subject: Re: Beryl with steep endings |
| Roger, Les,
Thank you for your kind words about my collection. Sometime in the future I shall resume the posting of pictures of my collection in this English side of the Forum, when I have got some ... |
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| Topic: Beryl with steep endings |
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| Edelmin Replies: 7 Views: 12988 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 04, 2016 12:01 Subject: Re: Beryl with steep endings |
| Hi Roger,
Here you have a picture of another similar crystal of beryl, this time from Minas Gerais, Brazil. You can see more views of it at my collection thread in the Spanish side of the forum, a ... |
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| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2015 |
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| Edelmin Replies: 102 Views: 199790 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 27, 2015 13:49 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2015 |
| Hi Roger,
Topaz from the Little Three Mine is usually (if not always) blue. I was also surprised when I read the locality while visiting the exposition at Munich. The featured topaz is more similar ... |
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| Topic: Dioptase from M'fouati District, Republic of Congo |
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| Edelmin Replies: 2 Views: 7796 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Feb 21, 2015 19:37 Subject: Re: Dioptase from M'fouati District, Republic of Congo |
| Joseph, a few years ago I bought a nice dioptase specimen from a French dealer and was given M'Fouati as its locality. He had several more specimens of dioptase from there and some years before he use ... | |
| Topic: Cervandonite-(Ce) |
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| Edelmin Replies: 1 Views: 5329 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 01, 2014 17:06 Subject: Re: Cervandonite-(Ce) |
| Hi Roger,
I think those crystals are a member of the mica group, possibly muscovite. In several samples I have got from the same area it is possible to see similar crystals, both as clear crystal a ... |
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| Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2014 |
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| Edelmin Replies: 40 Views: 100272 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jul 03, 2014 12:39 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2014 |
| Hi Roger,
The aquamarine, being from Pakistan, is most probably from somewhere in the Shigar Valley, north of Skardu. The Erongo specimen is aquamarine with schorl (or maybe foitite) but not aegiri ... |
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| Topic: Tucson Show 2014 |
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| Edelmin Replies: 111 Views: 235264 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 07, 2014 20:08 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2014 |
| Steve, very nice elbaite. Are you sure that the second specimen is a tantalite from Pakistan? It really looks as a Pasto Bueno, Peru, hübnerite.
Many thanks for all the pictures and news on this ed ... |
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| Topic: Sir Arthur Russell - 50th Anniversary on 24th February |
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| Edelmin Replies: 5 Views: 23542 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Feb 02, 2014 06:04 Subject: Re: Sir Arthur Russell - 50th Anniversary on 24th February |
| Thanks, Jordi, for that wonderful historic picture and, Roy, for the key sketch. What a surprise to find D. Joaquin Folch, the great Spanish collector, in the group.
Best regards, Felix |
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| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cornwall |
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| Edelmin Replies: 76 Views: 133889 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK Posted: Jun 10, 2013 12:35 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cornwall |
| Today's specimen is a large matrix coated on one side by powdery chlorite and elongated crystals of cassiterite ("sparable tin" variety) to about 8x3 mm. From Camborne District, Cornwall, U ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cornwall |
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| Edelmin Replies: 76 Views: 133889 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK Posted: Jun 08, 2013 10:01 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cornwall |
| A dark brown massive siderite with several vugs full of small crystals to about 3 mm. What is most interesting of this specimen is the old glued label that reads "Chalybite, Carn Brea, Illogan. B ... | |
| Topic: James Madison University, Virginia, USA Mineral Museum |
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| Edelmin Replies: 27 Views: 52093 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Feb 03, 2013 05:52 Subject: Re: James Madison University, Virginia, USA Mineral Museum |
| More - there will be many more installments, unless people want me to stop
Are you kidding? ;-) Please more!... BTW if you can contact Dr Lance Kearns, you can tell him that the right spell for th ... |
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| Topic: aenigma-tite ? |
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| Edelmin Replies: 16 Views: 16094 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 29, 2013 08:45 Subject: Re: aenigma-tite ? |
| Hi all,
It is perhaps whewellite? Regards, Felix Garcia |
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