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I would say that Morocco was very nice to visit. The people where friendly, nice and helpfull. The food is excellent. If you want beer and wine you can get that in some hotels in the cities. In the co ...

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I thought this could be of interest to many of you, though some of you have already read the conference and trip report on Mindat. Or even have been on the trip.

The trip was parted into three sect ...

Hello Tom

I have not analyzed it, but Jordi have. I have got the result from the analyze from him. I tried to put it with the picture in my posting but did not succeed. I have asked Jordi to post i ...

During the Mindat conference, and our visit to the mine Taouz, there have been found some new Vanadinites that some of us might believed could be Mimetite. Thats because of the very yellow colour and ...

As always a very good show. Lots of nice minerals, and a lot of big difference in the pricing too! There where a lot of "new" things from Morocco, which indeed is a pleasent thing for me. Th ...

Hello everybody.

We have now had the 1th Mindat.org conference in Lwowek Slaski, Poland. A really nice conference with field trips, speaches and workshops for all tastes. Well organised, geat peopl ...

Ok, I see Jordi. Anyway, thanks for the answer!

Hello Jordi

Saw your postings about the show and the new finds, and found specially the new Gersdorffites from Morocco interesting. Do you have a photo to show us? And was this new find (long tim ...

This Anatas does not comes from Norway. The matrix is totaly unknown to me. How big is the specimen? The well known localities from Hardangervidda and Valdres produces very different Anatas than pictu ...

Thanks Jordi for your research around these two shows. It was not a very big surprice that you have not heard anything about them. Arranging mineral shows for the first time in Morocco will take some ...

Hello everybody.

As stated by Jordi in his report from the Sainte Marie aux Mine Show last year, there should be at least two mineral shows in Morocco this year.
One in Midelt, from the 29th of Ma ...

This sounds terrific! Mineral shows in Morocco. Not only one, but two. And for the first time. I really do hope this will work out for both the Moroccans who is arranging the shows, but also foreign d ...

Hello Montanpark

What you are pointed at is some of the problems with localities from Morocco. Not only this Fluorite deposit but sevral others too. I think if the localities seems to be profitable ...

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!

Hello everybody

I agree with those who says that there is mostly men dominate the collecting field. I am not so sure that there is so much to do about it. Both men and girls have their oppetunities ...

Thanks for your answer Carles. But if that, why do not the hole crystal got that surface? Is it maybe like this: In this case the galena has not filled all of the space where the phosgenite was devel ...

Here we have a rather huge crystal of Phosgenite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco. To me it looks like a floater, with all the sides intact, and the two main sides like kind of stopping the crystalisatio ...

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Topic: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Nov 28, 2012 06:45 Subject: Re: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	I would say that Morocco was very nice to visit. The people where friendly, nice and helpfull. The food is excellent. If you want beer and wine you can get that in some hotels in the cities. In the co ...
Topic: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Nov 27, 2012 15:28 Subject: Re: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
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Topic: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Nov 27, 2012 14:53 Subject: Re: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	More pictures
Topic: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Nov 27, 2012 14:20 Subject: Re: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	More pictures
Topic: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Nov 27, 2012 13:44 Subject: The 2nd International Mindat.Org Conference in Midelt, Morocco 2012
Jan Erik Replies: 5 Views: 20948	I thought this could be of interest to many of you, though some of you have already read the conference and trip report on Mindat. Or even have been on the trip. The trip was parted into three sect ...
Topic: Mimetite from Taouz?
Jan Erik Replies: 14 Views: 21875	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Nov 26, 2012 04:36 Subject: Re: Mimetite from Taouz?
Jan Erik Replies: 14 Views: 21875	Hello Tom I have not analyzed it, but Jordi have. I have got the result from the analyze from him. I tried to put it with the picture in my posting but did not succeed. I have asked Jordi to post i ...
Topic: Mimetite from Taouz?
Jan Erik Replies: 14 Views: 21875	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Nov 26, 2012 04:18 Subject: Mimetite from Taouz?
Jan Erik Replies: 14 Views: 21875	During the Mindat conference, and our visit to the mine Taouz, there have been found some new Vanadinites that some of us might believed could be Mimetite. Thats because of the very yellow colour and ...
Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011
Jan Erik Replies: 60 Views: 167642	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 02, 2011 15:51 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011
Jan Erik Replies: 60 Views: 167642	As always a very good show. Lots of nice minerals, and a lot of big difference in the pricing too! There where a lot of "new" things from Morocco, which indeed is a pleasent thing for me. Th ...
Topic: The Marrakech Show canceled!!!
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Jul 19, 2011 15:33 Subject: Re: First ever Mineral Shows (two) in Morocco
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Hello everybody. We have now had the 1th Mindat.org conference in Lwowek Slaski, Poland. A really nice conference with field trips, speaches and workshops for all tastes. Well organised, geat peopl ...
Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2011
Jan Erik Replies: 40 Views: 110826	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 28, 2011 08:39 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2011 Show
Jan Erik Replies: 40 Views: 110826	Ok, I see Jordi. Anyway, thanks for the answer!
Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2011
Jan Erik Replies: 40 Views: 110826	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 28, 2011 06:54 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines 2011 Show
Jan Erik Replies: 40 Views: 110826	Hello Jordi Saw your postings about the show and the new finds, and found specially the new Gersdorffites from Morocco interesting. Do you have a photo to show us? And was this new find (long tim ...
Topic: Anatase specimen with unknown locality
Jan Erik Replies: 20 Views: 37249	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 12, 2011 08:30 Subject: Re: Anatase specimen with unknown locality
Jan Erik Replies: 20 Views: 37249	This Anatas does not comes from Norway. The matrix is totaly unknown to me. How big is the specimen? The well known localities from Hardangervidda and Valdres produces very different Anatas than pictu ...
Topic: The Marrakech Show canceled!!!
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 01, 2011 05:45 Subject: Re: First ever Mineral Shows (two) in Morocco
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Thanks Jordi for your research around these two shows. It was not a very big surprice that you have not heard anything about them. Arranging mineral shows for the first time in Morocco will take some ...
Topic: The Marrakech Show canceled!!!
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Mar 11, 2011 04:16 Subject: Moroccan Mineral Shows
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Hello everybody. As stated by Jordi in his report from the Sainte Marie aux Mine Show last year, there should be at least two mineral shows in Morocco this year. One in Midelt, from the 29th of Ma ...
Topic: The Marrakech Show canceled!!!
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Jul 13, 2010 04:13 Subject: Re: First ever Mineral Shows (two) in Morocco
Jan Erik Replies: 10 Views: 30844	This sounds terrific! Mineral shows in Morocco. Not only one, but two. And for the first time. I really do hope this will work out for both the Moroccans who is arranging the shows, but also foreign d ...
Topic: Fluorite locale in Morocco
Jan Erik Replies: 8 Views: 31796	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 10, 2009 04:25 Subject: Re: Fluorite locale in Morocco
Jan Erik Replies: 8 Views: 31796	Hello Montanpark What you are pointed at is some of the problems with localities from Morocco. Not only this Fluorite deposit but sevral others too. I think if the localities seems to be profitable ...
Topic: Merry Christmas!
Jan Erik Replies: 12 Views: 25978	Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 23, 2008 06:07 Subject: Re: Merry Christmas!
Jan Erik Replies: 12 Views: 25978	A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!
Topic: The New Generation
Jan Erik Replies: 26 Views: 103776	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 03, 2008 02:20 Subject: Re: The New Generation
Jan Erik Replies: 26 Views: 103776	Hello everybody I agree with those who says that there is mostly men dominate the collecting field. I am not so sure that there is so much to do about it. Both men and girls have their oppetunities ...
Topic: What makes this crystal habbit?
Jan Erik Replies: 3 Views: 8346	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 09, 2008 15:47 Subject: Re: What makes this crystal habbit?
Jan Erik Replies: 3 Views: 8346	Thanks for your answer Carles. But if that, why do not the hole crystal got that surface? Is it maybe like this: In this case the galena has not filled all of the space where the phosgenite was devel ...
Topic: What makes this crystal habbit?
Jan Erik Replies: 3 Views: 8346	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 06, 2008 12:31 Subject: What makes this crystal habbit?
Jan Erik Replies: 3 Views: 8346	Here we have a rather huge crystal of Phosgenite from Touissit, Oujda, Morocco. To me it looks like a floater, with all the sides intact, and the two main sides like kind of stopping the crystalisatio ...