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James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 494 |
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I am looking for a way of adding backlighting within display cabinets, so wired into the current 12V lighting system. Some form of mini spot hidden behind the specimen in the display case | |
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Bob
I meant the Josele one from 'Berbes', not yours - I did not spot that that was an old post I had missed in 2020 Sorry James Hi, James, I bought it directly from a Pakistani dealer, so ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 13 Views: 6087 |
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Looks more like La Collada, to me
Berbes sample with a moderated blue fluorescence concentrated at the edges and a slight red fluorescence in some interior layers: |
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It is always great when the author of a paper can use it to help answer questions | |
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James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 494 |
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What do you do to backlight specimens in your display cases?
Up until now, I have not added any backlighting but I am now wondering about doing so as I have a few specimens that would really bene ... |
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Johan
That was a brilliant find, and no harm was made, as we know our anti-spam system can be a pain James |
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Johan
It does not 'kick you out' but has an anti-spam system that tries to stop links to unknown web addresses. We get lots of people trying to spam the forum with links to dangerous web addresse ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 580 |
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The last time I shipped it was some 1850s paintings of Australia that were being donated to a museum in Perth. It took months but there was no hurry | |
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James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 572 |
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Have a look at:
https://www.topminerals.info/index.php?searchterms=chella&searchauthor=-&level=search or https://www.mineralogia.es/index.php?searchterms=chella&searchauthor=-& ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 8 Views: 986 |
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The benefits of such a superb international group!
You should see some of the locality debates on the Spanish side as people seem to try to get our locality database to match their labels! I c ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 12 Views: 970 |
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It always interests me (as a very color blind person) that we can learn how to tell colour from other visual things. People often used to ask me why I was so good at finding specimens and my answer w ... | |
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James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1773 |
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Now set up for reading!
I started by finding information on the collectors whose specimens are now in my collection, with an Arthur Russell label of course. |
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Joel
They do fall under that rule, but it is still an amazing place to just explore and see - you can walk on mine tips. Do be careful about shafts, falls, etc. Andara mine is also an amazing pla ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1773 |
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It has just arrived
My copy is on its way, looking forward to a good read |
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Joel
Hammer, chisel, gloves and eye protection are the gear you must use. Collecting in national parks is not allowed. The information provided within this Forum about localities is only given ... |
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James Catmur Replies: 159 Views: 31112 |
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A German Manganite was always on my 'must find a good one' list. I did eventually find one but then sold it when I narrowed the focus of my collection | |
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James Catmur Replies: 455 Views: 397703 |
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Welcome Daniel. Last time I was in your area was working on the TGV from Spain into France. But I collected no specimens, sadly. | |
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My copy is on its way, looking forward to a good read | |
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Jonas
Do note that this site is non-commercial, so we do not talk about prices. Please keep any such discussions to PMs James |
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James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 820 |
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Or possibly the Mina Precaucion, Murcia, Spain? | |
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