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I collected this one.

I don't think you need to use distilled water. If you are going to use filtered water I would buy it from a water store which is filtered and a lot cheaper than bottled distilled water. I have no p ...

Thank you Bob. Just go up to the picture of the first Red Cloud in this string and that is the color of ours on quartz. I am curious why the color did not translate. It is even a bit muted on the R ...

On behalf of my lovely wife, I thank you.

I agree with Bob. There are a lot of manganese oxides in the Glove mine. There is even coronadoite coating and replacing the wulfenite.

Here is one from Paula's thumbnail collection.

Photo 1060 Cerussite from Leadville. Can you provide more history on the piece and the pocket?

I collected this specimen in 1969 on my second underground trip. This was a really good day.

How about another one from Arizona?

One from Paula's thumbnail collection

These were collected in 1977. The miners found the pocket at 8:30am and I came to work at 4:00pm. Fortunately, there were a few left in the bottom of the pocket.

Certainly not my favorite but I think this is a fairly good one from this locality.

I have to apologize for the color. For some reason it did not translate through to this site. It is a very good Red Cloud red.

How about one from the Red Cloud? The association with quartz is uncommon. There were only a half dozen specimens from the pocket. All of the others were thumbnails.

For Arizona, it is the Iron Cap mine.

Quartz on Andradite from Arizona

Here is one from our Arizona collection.

Les Farges, France and the Redgill mine in the U.K.

I have one from there as well. Very attractive but not large. Back to Peter's description of the Spanish dealer's booth - that must have been quite a sight to experience. One has to wonder where th ...

The Spanish locality has to be near the top of anyone's list. I would add:

Penfield and Walworth Quarries, New York
Several English localities
Inner Mongolia
Cave-in-Rock/Rosiclare, Illinois, U ...

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Topic: Favourite Quartzes?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 31, 2016 10:28 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartzes?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	I collected this one.
Topic: Unreliable Water Guns?
Les Presmyk Replies: 14 Views: 26943	Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Aug 30, 2016 09:06 Subject: Re: Unreliable Water Guns?
Les Presmyk Replies: 14 Views: 26943	I don't think you need to use distilled water. If you are going to use filtered water I would buy it from a water store which is filtered and a lot cheaper than bottled distilled water. I have no p ...
Topic: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 17:13 Subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	Thank you Bob. Just go up to the picture of the first Red Cloud in this string and that is the color of ours on quartz. I am curious why the color did not translate. It is even a bit muted on the R ...
Topic: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 39 Views: 61565	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 14:40 Subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 39 Views: 61565	On behalf of my lovely wife, I thank you.
Topic: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 14:39 Subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	I agree with Bob. There are a lot of manganese oxides in the Glove mine. There is even coronadoite coating and replacing the wulfenite.
Topic: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 39 Views: 61565	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 14:33 Subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 39 Views: 61565	Here is one from Paula's thumbnail collection.
Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw
Les Presmyk Replies: 2082 Views: 2386759	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 26, 2016 12:20 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw
Les Presmyk Replies: 2082 Views: 2386759	Photo 1060 Cerussite from Leadville. Can you provide more history on the piece and the pocket?
Topic: Favourite Mimetites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 9 Views: 17047	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 09:10 Subject: Re: Favourite Mimetites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 9 Views: 17047	I collected this specimen in 1969 on my second underground trip. This was a really good day.
Topic: Favourite Quartzes?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2016 09:01 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartzes?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	How about another one from Arizona?
Topic: Favourite Pyromorphites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 37053	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 15:41 Subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 37053	One from Paula's thumbnail collection
Topic: Favourite Calcites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 36 Views: 52836	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:46 Subject: Re: Favourite Calcite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 36 Views: 52836	These were collected in 1977. The miners found the pocket at 8:30am and I came to work at 4:00pm. Fortunately, there were a few left in the bottom of the pocket.
Topic: Favourite Sphalerites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:41 Subject: Re: Favourite Sphalerite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	Certainly not my favorite but I think this is a fairly good one from this locality.
Topic: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:36 Subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	I have to apologize for the color. For some reason it did not translate through to this site. It is a very good Red Cloud red.
Topic: Favourite Wulfenites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:34 Subject: Re: Favourite Wulfenite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 24 Views: 55185	How about one from the Red Cloud? The association with quartz is uncommon. There were only a half dozen specimens from the pocket. All of the others were thumbnails.
Topic: Favourite Galenas?
Les Presmyk Replies: 36 Views: 62226	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:30 Subject: Re: Favourite Galena localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 36 Views: 62226	For Arizona, it is the Iron Cap mine.
Topic: Favourite Quartzes?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:25 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartz localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 62 Views: 97220	Quartz on Andradite from Arizona
Topic: Favourite Garnets?
Les Presmyk Replies: 10 Views: 36072	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 25, 2016 14:21 Subject: Re: Favourite Quartz localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 10 Views: 36072	Here is one from our Arizona collection.
Topic: Favourite Pyromorphites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 37053	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 24, 2016 09:23 Subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 37053	Les Farges, France and the Redgill mine in the U.K.
Topic: Favourite Sphalerites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 23, 2016 10:39 Subject: Re: Favourite Sphalerite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	I have one from there as well. Very attractive but not large. Back to Peter's description of the Spanish dealer's booth - that must have been quite a sight to experience. One has to wonder where th ...
Topic: Favourite Sphalerites?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Aug 23, 2016 09:07 Subject: Re: Favourite Sphalerite localities?
Les Presmyk Replies: 20 Views: 36104	The Spanish locality has to be near the top of anyone's list. I would add: Penfield and Walworth Quarries, New York Several English localities Inner Mongolia Cave-in-Rock/Rosiclare, Illinois, U ...