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The information provided within this Forum about localities is only given to allow reference to them. Any visit to any of the localities requires you to obtain full permission and relevant information prior to your visit. FMF is strictly against any illicit activities related to collecting minerals.
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 Topic: 15 years since the beginning of FMF. As time goes! |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 19 Views: 15012 |
 Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Aug 09, 2021 16:02 Subject: Re: 15 years since the beginning of FMF. As time goes! |
| Dear Jordi,
Thank you for your immense generosity and dedication to creating the FMF and assembling the outstanding team that keeps this forum so vibrant and diverse. This is a great meeting point ... |
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| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Jan 02, 2012 09:14 Subject: Re: Miargyrite mystery label |
| Tobias,
Andreas Massanek replied that this label is neither from the Freiberg Bergakademie museum nor from the museum in Zwickau. Therefore, the search continues... For your reference, based on th ... |
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| Topic: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 8 Views: 31722 |
Forum: Le Règne Minéral Posted: Dec 09, 2011 11:47 Subject: Re: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
| Is that new specimen? Looks like from this small find this year in Taouruni mine.
I think so. I found this specimen at the Munich show of this year. |
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| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Dec 09, 2011 11:39 Subject: Re: Miargyrite mystery label |
| One last guess in the Mineralienatlas forum was that it could be from the famous Bergakademie Freiberg. Joan, i guess you'd be glad if this specimen really was from one of the oldest and most famous m ... | |
| Topic: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 8 Views: 31722 |
Forum: Le Règne Minéral Posted: Dec 08, 2011 13:25 Subject: Re: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
| Carles, Jim,
I recognize this is not the right thread for such things at FMF, but while we are at it, for your interest here are other angles of the same specimen. There are two full doubly terminate ... |
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| Topic: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 8 Views: 31722 |
Forum: Le Règne Minéral Posted: Dec 08, 2011 08:43 Subject: Re: Le Règne Minéral 102 |
| Carles,
What a pleasant surprise to have this piece on the cover of LRM, and you highlighting it for FMF. Thank you. Joan |
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| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Dec 03, 2011 10:51 Subject: Re: Miargyrite mystery label |
| Servus Tobi.
Moltes gràcies. Mit hilfe von Google Translator, denke ich, dass ich es schaffe. Per esempio: "Hello! This label was removed from some wooden pedestal in a museum. I think they ... |
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| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Dec 03, 2011 06:34 Subject: Re: Miargyrite mystery label |
| Tobi, what a great idea. Are the Mineralienatlas forum colleages going to reply to us here in FMF or there? If there, could you please provide a link to that thread? Thanks! | |
| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Dec 02, 2011 18:34 Subject: Re: Miargyrite mystery label |
| Carles, thank you. I can see this is not going to be easy! | |
| Topic: Miargyrite mystery label |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 13 Views: 26122 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Nov 29, 2011 22:31 Subject: Miargyrite mystery label |
| Hi,
I recently obtained a nice specimen of miargyrite on quartz from the type locality, the Neue Hoffnung Gottes mine, in Bräunsdorf, near Freiberg, Saxony. The specimen comes with an old label, wri ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 02, 2010 07:38 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Hi Roger and all,
The result of this investigation is now posted: https://www.mineralogicalrecord.com/labels.asp?colid=1573 (link normalized by FMF) Thank you for the help in solving this ca ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 971 Views: 2111422 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Hi Carles
We've corresponded privately about these specimens that you are posting, but seeing them here all on one page I can't help but express my admiration for your taste. Really classy, "a ... |
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| Topic: Roger Lang collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 54 Views: 95657 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:16 Subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
| Nice classic stuff, Roger! Congratulations. The Baryte adds the full paragenesis touch. As I mentioned elsewhere, you will enjoy the monographic article on Ilfeld in the current issue of the MR.
Lo ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 27, 2010 18:27 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Hi Roger,
I did find the ebay posting and kept an image of it this morning in my smart phone. I'm glad I did that because I cannot find that posting anymore now! Anyhow, the handwriting of Reinhar ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 27, 2010 08:48 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Roger,
Very impressive investigative work. (I work in a field of research that could use people with these skills to move faster!). Speculative as they may be, your deductions are entirely plausi ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 26, 2010 19:25 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Roger,
The possibility crossed my mind, but we can't be sure. "1919" could be the year of the acquisition or the specimen number in the Wüster collection. Now, "B" could be the ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 26, 2010 18:37 Subject: Re: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Montanpark, Jordi,
Thank you for taking an interest in this. I agree that the issue is not yet solved, but there are some encouraging clues. I separately consulted with Wendell Wilson about a Wüster ... |
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| Topic: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 14 Views: 34177 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 25, 2010 20:55 Subject: Pyrargyrite, St Andreasberg, Wüster collection |
| Hi,
I recently added to my collection a pyrargyrite from the Samson mine, St. Andreasberg, Germany, that was collected in 1864. The specimen came with old collection labels. The oldest label has no c ... |
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| Topic: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010 |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 443 Views: 675290 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Jan 16, 2010 10:37 Subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010. |
| Gail,
Jim, Thank you for the kind hospitality and for letting me enjoy your amazing collection and your culinary prowess. I would also like to thank Rob Lavinsky for making the introduction. |
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| Topic: Keeping invoices? |
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| Joan Massagué Replies: 19 Views: 19355 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 26, 2009 09:51 Subject: Re: Keeping invoices? |
| Tracy,
Regarding this and other related issues about collection record keeping discussed elsewhere in the FMF, here is a description of my system. I keep all invoices, no matter how trivial the do ... |
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