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 Topic: Locality? |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 5 Views: 219 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 16, 2024 03:43 Subject: Re: Locality? |
| Good shot, Tobi!
'Barite Bill' and I discussed it a bit: The blocky crystals should help, but from Europe no so common. Romania has just about every shape and form, and I see some pale phantoms, ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 694 Views: 390964 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 04, 2024 11:49 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| Sorry,
Schwaz is NOT in Kufstein District, but the capital of Schwaz District! Please change also in the pop-up list. Greetings, Volkmar Fixed Volkmar. Thanks for catching that typo. |
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| Topic: Fluorite twin mistery |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 2 Views: 344 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 03, 2024 16:42 Subject: Re: Fluorite twin mistery |
| Very difficult, Marco. Its association with that 'kind-of-alpine' Hematite, rules out several possible origins, and the date and place where you bought it practically rule out Huanggang.
Let's hope f ... |
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| Topic: Origin of an albite-epidote thumbnail |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 1 Views: 325 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 01, 2024 14:20 Subject: Re: Origin of an albite-epidote thumbnail |
| Sorry Roger, but I can't help you, the image is quite blurry.
I'll ask Alain Martaud; maybe he can help. |
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| Topic: The new issue of Mineral Up is now available! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 4 Views: 40687 |
Forum: Mineral Up Editions Posted: Mar 31, 2024 13:14 Subject: Re: The new issue of Mineral Up is now available! |
| How does one obtain copies of the magazine?
Joaquim Callén, the editor, tells us that due to his moving to a new address, he won't be able to handle the shipment of the copy for a while. He will le ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 347 Views: 334726 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 14, 2024 14:47 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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Pelona Mine, La libertad, Columbia :) Sorry Phillipe, but the Pelona Mine, La Libertad, is from Peru |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 347 Views: 334726 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 14, 2024 11:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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Mineral: Quartz Dimensions: 35mm X 30mm X 20mm From where, please? |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 17 Views: 2080 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 05, 2024 03:09 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Ok thanks. I’ve engaged a mineralogy and gemology lab in Singapore to test these for dying, glue and any other alteration/fabrication. Hopefully this will clear this up one way or another. I live in ... |
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| Topic: Cinnabar Locality in Transylvania (Romania) |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 7 Views: 1309 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 02, 2024 17:45 Subject: Re: Cinnabar Locality in Transylvania (Romania) |
| I had never heard of the locality Stronior before, and it doesn't seem obvious to me that it exists, so I cannot help, sorry.
This piece https://www.fabreminerals.com/search_show.php?SECTION=RSRO&a ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 17 Views: 2080 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 16:29 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Both pieces appear to be forgeries, curiously both related to rose quartz | |
| Topic: East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2024! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 0 Views: 1132 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Feb 25, 2024 18:10 Subject: East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2024! |
| With the collections of Joan Massagué and Terry Wallace.
Don't miss it! |
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| Topic: Fluorite locality |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 6 Views: 1246 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 18, 2024 07:37 Subject: Re: Fluorite locality |
| ...they got it in Tucson in 2009...
'they got it in Tucson in 2009' could mean that they bought it at the Tucson Show in 2009... |
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| Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 84 Views: 22206 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 13, 2024 03:15 Subject: Tucson 2024 - Gail's Report is Coming! |
| Stay tuned, a great report from the amazing Gail will come with images just as exciting as this one... | |
| Topic: Preparing a list of light sensitive minerals - (14) |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 92 Views: 159338 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Feb 11, 2024 15:33 Subject: Re: Preparing a list of light sensitive minerals - (14) |
| Good question - I am not sure it did. If needs someone to scrape the thread and then compile it
Scouring through the thread, I believe these two posts could be helpful in enhancing Peter's list: ... |
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| Topic: Preparing a list of light sensitive minerals - (14) |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 92 Views: 159338 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Feb 11, 2024 14:23 Subject: Re: Preparing a list of light sensitive minerals - (14) |
| And Argentite is a not existing mineral, at least at a human temperature 😏 | |
| Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 84 Views: 22206 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 06, 2024 07:18 Subject: Re: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
| Regards from Gail & Jim... | |
| Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 84 Views: 22206 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 05, 2024 09:28 Subject: Re: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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To me though the signage is not strong enough. Alleged 'silvers' from Udokan? |
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| Topic: Identification of my mineral |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 11 Views: 1761 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 30, 2024 05:04 Subject: Re: Identification of my mineral |
| Is Quartz coated or mixed in certain areas with carbonates. While the carbonates fizz, the Quartz does not, and the Quartz parts scratches the glass, while the carbonate parts do not. | |
| Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 84 Views: 22206 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 15, 2024 03:50 Subject: Re: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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(the youtube link to the right of the posting would not accept this??) Unfortunately not, because your YouTube is created using the new /shorts/ system of YouTube, which FMF's current setup ... |
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| Topic: New generation for picture - Ploum |
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| Jordi Fabre Replies: 1440 Views: 2116200 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 03, 2024 04:10 Subject: Re: New generation for picture - Ploum |
| The Wroewolfeite!!! 👌 👏 | |
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