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An excellent sculptural Malachite from Congo.

Hübnerite with Quartz from Huallapon mine, Peru.

This is a beautiful group of Amethyst Quartz crystals, very transparent, with an intense zoned color, deeper at the rhombohedral terminal faces, and excellent lustre.

Deep green Fluorite from Okorusu with excellent luster

This is a perfect octahedral Fluorite. Smooth and shiny faces, sharp edges, totally clear.

Microcline (var. amazonite), like a magic castle.

Metallic sparkle in this piece of hematite.

Thank you very much Don

Thanks, Vic.
The next mineral is a Pyrite with quartz from Spruce ridge.

Yes, it is true. There are laws; there are rules; there are formulas. The formula can be expressed by numbers and letters. But they are not the power that make to grow the crystals. They are only numb ...

the color is more yelow than the pics. It is very yellow.

" There are two distinctly different types of heliodor that are suspected of being irradiated".
John: What kind of heliodor is the one in the pics? it is said it is from Zayadayawata. Tajik ...

Thanks John. It is a strange case. Maybe could it be possible to use a geiger counter for to detect residual radioactivity in a suspicious heliodor?

Two years later... are there new informations about the Tajikistan heliodors? is it already sure that are they a fake?

Fluorite
England

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Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 14, 2017 05:32 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	An excellent sculptural Malachite from Congo.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 16, 2017 12:04 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Hübnerite with Quartz from Huallapon mine, Peru.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 24, 2017 11:40 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	This is a beautiful group of Amethyst Quartz crystals, very transparent, with an intense zoned color, deeper at the rhombohedral terminal faces, and excellent lustre.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 21, 2017 13:06 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Deep green Fluorite from Okorusu with excellent luster
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 18, 2017 15:50 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	This is a perfect octahedral Fluorite. Smooth and shiny faces, sharp edges, totally clear.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 05, 2017 08:50 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Microcline (var. amazonite), like a magic castle.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 28, 2016 08:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Metallic sparkle in this piece of hematite.
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 07, 2015 10:33 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Thank you very much Don
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 15, 2013 08:57 Subject: Re: Collection of Miguel.
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Thanks, Vic. The next mineral is a Pyrite with quartz from Spruce ridge.
Topic: Are Minerals Alive?
JMiguelE Replies: 27 Views: 36090	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jun 26, 2012 02:43 Subject: Re: Are Minerals Alive?
JMiguelE Replies: 27 Views: 36090	Yes, it is true. There are laws; there are rules; there are formulas. The formula can be expressed by numbers and letters. But they are not the power that make to grow the crystals. They are only numb ...
Topic: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Aug 04, 2011 10:13 Subject: Re: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	the color is more yelow than the pics. It is very yellow.
Topic: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Aug 04, 2011 10:04 Subject: Re: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	" There are two distinctly different types of heliodor that are suspected of being irradiated". John: What kind of heliodor is the one in the pics? it is said it is from Zayadayawata. Tajik ...
Topic: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Aug 03, 2011 15:06 Subject: Re: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Thanks John. It is a strange case. Maybe could it be possible to use a geiger counter for to detect residual radioactivity in a suspicious heliodor?
Topic: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Aug 01, 2011 11:51 Subject: Re: What about heliodor from Tajikistan?
JMiguelE Replies: 90 Views: 209884	Two years later... are there new informations about the Tajikistan heliodors? is it already sure that are they a fake?
Topic: Collection of Miguel
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 13, 2011 11:32 Subject: Fluorite. Weardale
JMiguelE Replies: 250 Views: 463366	Fluorite England