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  Topic: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
James Catmur

Replies: 7
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PostForum: What is it? - Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 18, 2025 05:28   Subject: Re: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
I doubt we can help as it could be from many places
  Topic: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
James Catmur

Replies: 7
Views: 424

PostForum: What is it? - Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 17, 2025 11:52   Subject: Re: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
Do you have any idea of the country it is from?
  Topic: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
James Catmur

Replies: 7
Views: 424

PostForum: What is it? - Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 17, 2025 06:02   Subject: Re: Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst
Are there any other minerals present? A photo of the rear might help
  Topic: Crystal habit identification
James Catmur

Replies: 6
Views: 740

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 11, 2025 04:03   Subject: Re: Crystal habit identification
I think that is what Roger is talking about. It is the same crystal habit

But this time I was asking for the calcite that as been covered in iron oxides (orange).
  Topic: Mineral Identification Question
James Catmur

Replies: 17
Views: 1227

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 09, 2025 07:51   Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question
It is best to take the photo by placing it on plain white paper, that way the camera focuses on the mineral not the background
  Topic: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me
James Catmur

Replies: 5
Views: 621

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 05, 2025 07:41   Subject: Re: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me
It is best to take photos of the specimen on top of white plain paper, that way the camera focuses on the specimen, not the background
  Topic: It's Tucson Time Again - 2025
James Catmur

Replies: 81
Views: 16201

PostForum: News about Shows   Posted: Feb 01, 2025 16:50   Subject: Re: It's Tucson Time Again - 2025
I have similar ones from England

In the room of Saphira Minerals were several unique barites from Namibia - they appeared more as elongated pencils and quite gemmy.
  Topic: Adularia from Switzerland
James Catmur

Replies: 5
Views: 773

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Jan 29, 2025 05:56   Subject: Re: Adularia from Switzerland
Not the first and not the last, plus names change

Thank you, A simple spelling mistake on the label
  Topic: It's Tucson Time Again - 2025
James Catmur

Replies: 81
Views: 16201

PostForum: News about Shows   Posted: Jan 25, 2025 04:01   Subject: Re: It's Tucson Time Again
Mine too - after Gypsum, variety selenite
  Topic: mim Museum supports FMF!
James Catmur

Replies: 16
Views: 3001

PostForum: Comments & Suggestions   Posted: Jan 20, 2025 09:19   Subject: Re: mim Museum supports FMF!
Any news on the FMF trip to mim? I will be close in March

Maybe organize an FMF trip to the city and to mim? We could provide translation services - ES, CA, NL, EN, FR, PR, DE

Maybe we should j ...
  Topic: Book(s) about minerals for children ?
James Catmur

Replies: 4
Views: 1018

PostForum: Mineralogical Literature   Posted: Jan 15, 2025 05:45   Subject: Re: Book(s) about minerals for children ?
You can find it on this page

http://www.logisma.it/saggi.htm
(link normalized by FMF)
  Topic: A bit about a collection from Quesnel, BC
James Catmur

Replies: 2
Views: 981

PostForum: Collection photos and Collector's page   Posted: Jan 10, 2025 04:40   Subject: Spell check, please
Please use the spell check, as we have numerous non English speakers who will not understand your writing.

This resembles a skull so much after cleaning it I thought it might be something significa ...
  Topic: Labeled on back as "England" but not sure locality or even if England at all
James Catmur

Replies: 15
Views: 2048

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Jan 09, 2025 08:42   Subject: Re: Labeled on back as "England" but not sure locality or even if England at all
What does it say under 'England'?
  Topic: Carbonado
James Catmur

Replies: 23
Views: 2639

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Jan 07, 2025 07:59   Subject: Re: Carbonado
Hardness about 7

The conchoidal fracture indicates that it is not a crystalline material, probably a flint. Try repeating the hardness test.
  Topic: Labeled on back as "England" but not sure locality or even if England at all
James Catmur

Replies: 15
Views: 2048

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Jan 07, 2025 05:36   Subject: Re: Labeled on back as "England" but not sure locality or even if England at all
There seem to be have been two people who have written on the label. One wrote 'Fluorite' and the other 'M, $7, England'. England does produce a huge variety of Fluorite, but this one does not resem ...
 
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