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Topic: Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway by Knut Eldjarn | |
James Catmur Replies: 1 Views: 13993 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Nov 14, 2024 07:09 Subject: Re: Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway by Knut Eldjarn |
Great photos from a trip to the Oslo museum, in the Spanish side
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=163454#163454 |
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Topic: INTERMINERAL Liège 2024 | |
James Catmur Replies: 5 Views: 929 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Nov 06, 2024 09:25 Subject: Re: INTERMINERAL Liège 2024 |
I agree
This specimen associated with small fluorite crystals and a sulfide sure looks like a Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite from Alma, Colorado. I have a very similar one in my collection. I believ ... |
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Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 | |
James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 2881 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 05, 2024 02:38 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 |
The show goes on with 44 uploads of photos from the 2024 Munich show - use this link: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=163358#163358 to start at upload 1 and enjoy the show | |
Topic: Where is this amethyst from? | |
James Catmur Replies: 4 Views: 742 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 04, 2024 13:35 Subject: Re: Where is this amethyst from? |
Please do a photo of the rear of the specimen - best done on plain white paper so the camera focuses on the specimen not on what it is sat on | |
Topic: Granitic Pegmatite? | |
James Catmur Replies: 3 Views: 654 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 03, 2024 13:25 Subject: Re: Granitic Pegmatite? |
It might make sense to talk to your local university's geology department | |
Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 | |
James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 2881 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 31, 2024 05:34 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 |
Many more photos of minerals:
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=163360#163360 |
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Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 | |
James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 2881 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 30, 2024 09:41 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 |
Even more photos by Carles, on the Spanish side
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=163340#163340 |
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Topic: Introduction With Some Pictures | |
James Catmur Replies: 3 Views: 534 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Oct 30, 2024 09:36 Subject: Re: Introduction With Some Pictures |
Welcome to FMF
This explains how to add multiple photos in more detail https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=19493#19493 |
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Topic: Is this a gold ore??? | |
James Catmur Replies: 14 Views: 1844 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 06:27 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
Thus not Gold: https://www.mindat.org/min-1720.html
Also it hardness is surely above 4. |
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Topic: Is this a gold ore??? | |
James Catmur Replies: 14 Views: 1844 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 26, 2024 05:39 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
It is possibly fools gold (Pyrite) but the focus on the photos makes it very hard to tell. It could also be Chalcopyrite. This might help (it mentions neither mineral, Biotite Mica is a possibility) ... | |
Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 | |
James Catmur Replies: 9 Views: 2881 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 22, 2024 12:53 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 |
The photos of minerals and report from Carles continue on the Spanish side
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=163307#163307 Enjoy, and use the translate function to get an idea ... |
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Topic: A bit of fun - Tomnadashan mine, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK | |
James Catmur Replies: 1 Views: 730 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 14, 2024 07:21 Subject: A bit of fun - Tomnadashan mine, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK |
Opencast, and shallow underground workings above road on south side of Loch Tay. Small areas of unvegetated tips. Old smelter on loch shore below. Dangerous rabbits (Monty Python and the holy grail)
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Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl | |
James Catmur Replies: 767 Views: 513261 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 12, 2024 06:29 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
Volkmar
I can change the locality in the database and it will move all the specimens automatically James |
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Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl | |
James Catmur Replies: 767 Views: 513261 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 11, 2024 02:42 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
Volkmar
Is this a new locality? The current locality has been used before (since 2019) and if I edit that I 'move' all the previous specimens. Which should I do, edit the old locality or create a ... |
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Topic: Galena from Hiendelaencina | |
James Catmur Replies: 8 Views: 1703 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Oct 07, 2024 06:49 Subject: Re: Galena from Hiendelaencina - Tri-State |
I'd like to see the backside and the matrix.
Sadly there is no matrix to see as it is just Galena with a Sphalerite sidebar |
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Topic: Galena from Hiendelaencina | |
James Catmur Replies: 8 Views: 1703 |
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 | |
James Catmur Replies: 8 Views: 1703 |
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 | |
James Catmur Replies: 8 Views: 1703 |
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 | |
James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 1501 |
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 | |
James Catmur Replies: 7 Views: 1501 |
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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