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 Topic: Galena from Hiendelaencina |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 502 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Oct 04, 2024 07:08 Subject: Re: Galena from Tri-State |
| Tobi
This has the video of the one I showed you https://www.fabreminerals.com/search_show.php?SECTION=AO0Core&CODE=TC21700PVT These ones from Bellmunt are nice https://www.fabremineral ... |
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| Topic: Galena from Hiendelaencina |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 502 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Oct 03, 2024 11:10 Subject: Re: Galena from Hiendelaencina |
| Jordi contributed to the discussion the Spanish side and suggested Spain is unlikely, although Linares-La Carolina could be possible for the Galena but not the Sphalerite. Thus I think tri-state look ... | |
| Topic: Galena from Hiendelaencina |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 502 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Oct 02, 2024 09:25 Subject: Galena from Hiendelaencina |
| This came with an old label saying it was from Hiendelaencina, Spain.
I asked the Spanish side what they thought, and the answer was 'not Hiendelaencina and maybe not even Spain'. Missouri, USA, w ... |
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| Topic: Colors of minerals |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 868 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 18, 2024 10:24 Subject: Re: Colors of minerals |
| My problem is that my eyes are faulty as I lack many of my green sensors. I cannot rely on my eyes but have to ask a friend (or avoid minerals whose colors I cannot see well). That may be why I focu ... | |
| Topic: Colors of minerals |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 868 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 18, 2024 02:33 Subject: Re: Colors of minerals |
| My challenge is very similar. Like you I often saw gray, but called it green.
Repeating it on a different device gave different results - I realized that that is due to me using a color filter o ... |
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| Topic: Colors of minerals |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 868 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 18, 2024 02:31 Subject: Re: Colors of minerals |
| I see the traffic lights as red, red, white! Morrocan traffic lights often failed to register at all.
Even traffic lights are called red and blue in Japan, instead of red and green. |
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| Topic: Colors of minerals |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 868 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 17, 2024 03:41 Subject: Colors of minerals |
| We all see mineral colors slightly differently, and knowing how others see a particular color is interesting.
I did this test and my boundary between blue and green means that some of the mineral ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| James Catmur Replies: 996 Views: 2293261 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 12, 2024 08:35 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Superb Carles | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| James Catmur Replies: 2503 Views: 2371747 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 08, 2024 06:11 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| How about 'crystal gatherers' or 'crystal hunters'? Linguee says both have been used
What a nice Quartz ! I think with the melting of the glaciers, "cristalliers" will continue to find so ... |
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| Topic: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
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| James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1266 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 26, 2024 04:22 Subject: Re: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
| Superb cases
Following are a few pictures of some of the collection. Since I am also a woodworker, I have built several cabinets to house our collections. |
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| Topic: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
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| James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1266 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 26, 2024 04:20 Subject: Re: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
| I did the same in terms of downsizing. A lot of the self collected material was sold at shows. Almost all the non-UK and non-Iberian material was exchanged (keeping the few my wife refused to let me ... | |
| Topic: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
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| James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1266 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 25, 2024 07:57 Subject: Re: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
| Thanks Tobi.
In the main display there is a 'crib sheet' that tells you what each specimen is and where it is from. Small font but readable. |
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| Topic: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
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| James Catmur Replies: 10 Views: 1266 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 25, 2024 04:11 Subject: Re: Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) |
| Here you go!
Mainly stored in old items - a 2m x 2m bookcase I converted with glass shelves, wallpapered and painted white. Lights added in the cabinet and in the room too. Lower section is ful ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| James Catmur Replies: 1240 Views: 1763874 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 23, 2024 05:05 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Wonderful addition Tobi | |
| Topic: Quartz crystal shape |
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| James Catmur Replies: 2 Views: 716 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 09, 2024 09:27 Subject: Re: Quartz crystal shape |
| I need to go through my quartz specimens to see if I have anything similar | |
| Topic: FMF - 18th anniversary |
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| James Catmur Replies: 12 Views: 2473 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Aug 08, 2024 03:02 Subject: Re: FMF - 18th anniversary |
| Well done to us all, especially the Admins and Jordi | |
| Topic: Sagenite agate from Bulgaria |
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| James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 1619 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Aug 05, 2024 13:06 Subject: Re: Sagenite agate from Bulgaria |
| Thus a marketing name, if you and others like to use it then that is fine. It is good that Sagenite is not a recognized mineral | |
| Topic: Sagenite agate from Bulgaria |
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| James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 1619 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Aug 05, 2024 02:15 Subject: Re: Sagenite agate from Bulgaria |
| Have a read of https://www.mindat.org/min-8578.html
Looks like calling it 'Sagenite Agate' is a marketing ploy - very common with minerals - hence 'Sagenite (of Kunz)' |
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| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| James Catmur Replies: 2503 Views: 2371747 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2024 01:59 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| Very nice, I would assume hard to photograph. | |
| Topic: Altered quartz or pseudomorph? |
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| James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 1495 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 29, 2024 08:08 Subject: Re: Altered quartz or pseudomorph? |
| It could be an epimorph (where one mineral coats another one) of a cubic mineral | |
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