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Topic: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition | |
Montanpark Replies: 4 Views: 16781 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: May 25, 2020 10:18 Subject: Re: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition |
Hi Peter,
i was hoping that you might show up ;-) Thanks, will send you PM with contact details! Cheers Roger |
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Topic: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition | |
Montanpark Replies: 4 Views: 16781 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: May 25, 2020 04:35 Subject: Re: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition |
Hi Jordi,
thanks for the link. Specimen photos are not the problem, but site pics, underground pics etc., also videos would be welcome. For mineral pics i usually stir up Jeff S. ;-) - he helped out ... |
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Topic: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition | |
Montanpark Replies: 4 Views: 16781 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: May 25, 2020 03:58 Subject: Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition |
Hi all,
this weekend i got an email from Fritz Geller-Grimm, head of the Natural History Collections at the Museum Wiesbaden - Hessisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Natur asking me for assistance set ... |
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Topic: Mindat is in financial trouble.....!?! | |
Montanpark Replies: 4 Views: 7742 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 18, 2018 03:23 Subject: Re: Mindat is in financial trouble.....!?! |
Agree with Alfredo and Jesse,
page sponsoring is an effective way to support mindat on a long term basis (my favourite mine "belongs" to me again after having had a break ;-) ). The OP thou ... |
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Topic: The magic of Tucson, 2015. Gail Spann report. | |
Montanpark Replies: 116 Views: 227972 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Jan 18, 2015 13:52 Subject: Re: The magic of Tucson, 2015. Gail Spann report. |
Hi Gail,
If I may say this: you look great! Have fun at the show (not for me this year again, but 2016 maybe!). Enjoy! Cheers Roger |
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Topic: THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! | |
Montanpark Replies: 19 Views: 69272 |
Forum: Reporting thefts and disappearances Posted: Dec 10, 2014 08:54 Subject: Re: THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! |
Just noticed that these are the same pictures as posted at the link Carles provided ... | |
Topic: THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! | |
Montanpark Replies: 19 Views: 69272 |
Forum: Reporting thefts and disappearances Posted: Dec 10, 2014 08:53 Subject: Re: THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! |
Hi all,
I just received some more pictures via e-mail ... hope there will be no copyright problem if I post them here - if so please feel free to remove if needed. This came as a description " ... |
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Topic: Old labels of minerals | |
Montanpark Replies: 9 Views: 21398 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 05, 2014 18:41 Subject: Re: Old labels of minerals |
Hi all,
very nice oldie Roger. Must be a sample of the Ensisheim chondrite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensisheim_%28meteorite%29 Cheers Roger |
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Topic: Old labels of minerals | |
Montanpark Replies: 9 Views: 21398 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 03, 2014 16:14 Subject: Re: Old labels of minerals |
IMO it could be that the alleged a is a sloppy 2 - if you compare to the other a´s and 2´s - some old labels are a real mess wrt clear writing :-) | |
Topic: Old labels of minerals | |
Montanpark Replies: 9 Views: 21398 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 03, 2014 11:24 Subject: Re: Old labels of minerals |
Hi,
A friend to whom I sent my picture gave me the right explanation. It is not a question of alchemical symbols but crystallographic descriptions expressed in the Naumann’s notation with characteri ... |
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Topic: Texas Memorial Museum in Peril | |
Montanpark Replies: 8 Views: 21982 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Jan 23, 2014 15:51 Subject: Re: Texas Memorial Museum in Peril |
My interest in mineralogy, geology and mining stems to a big part from my first visits to the Idar-Oberstein museum with a large section about natural history and minerals (and of course from my Grand ... | |
Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! | |
Montanpark Replies: 65 Views: 169675 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 05, 2013 16:10 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! |
we´ll see .. i think i will .. have to persuade my company :-)
you may help me a bit since we´ll see you days before .. so try hard ;-) |
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Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! | |
Montanpark Replies: 65 Views: 169675 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 05, 2013 15:52 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! |
Pity i´ll miss Lwowek .. am in Spain (enjoing the sun hopefully).
And we will be serious? .. you´re kidding ;-) Looking forward to meet you all there cheers Roger |
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Topic: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! | |
Montanpark Replies: 65 Views: 169675 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 05, 2013 15:31 Subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 - 50th Edition! |
Hey Tomek ...
will the speeches event conflict with the (in)famous mindat.org meeting at your booth with all the goodies we are used to? If yes you´ll have a problem LOL See you there, cheers R ... |
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Topic: Collection of Herman van Dennebroek | |
Montanpark Replies: 13 Views: 21374 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 23, 2013 13:25 Subject: Re: Collection of Herman van Dennebroek |
Herman,
thanks for sharing, very nice specimens .. and i am a fan of Tsumeb minerals too! Cheers Roger |
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Topic: The historic Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show | |
Montanpark Replies: 50 Views: 85643 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Nov 21, 2011 11:01 Subject: Re: The historic Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show move to Colmar in 2012 & the future |
Hi all,
i also am concerned about the atmosphere of the show. I definitely know some dealers who will go to Ste Marie, not Colmar. And i will be in Ste Marie too. As Jolyon said, no need for a Munich ... |
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Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 | |
Montanpark Replies: 60 Views: 167244 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 29, 2011 20:38 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
folks .. it was a pleasure to meet (some of) you ... just put some pics online at facebook . so if you like have a look.
Gerhard, wo warst Du ? ;-) ich bin wieder daheim... Cheers Roger P.S. Carl ... |
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Topic: A trip to Almaden | |
Montanpark Replies: 9 Views: 24208 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Oct 12, 2011 14:50 Subject: Re: A trip to Almaden |
Hi Joaquin,
thanks a lot for sharing this! My last visit at Almaden was in 1989 and i wondered how it would look now as a touristic destination - just had a quick look at their website as i added som ... |
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Topic: Bolivian copper after aragonite | |
Montanpark Replies: 17 Views: 23994 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 12, 2011 10:04 Subject: Re: Bolivian copper after aragonite |
Dear all,
very interesting thread as those pseudomorphs have interested me since a long time. I remember that i saw the first one during my student times at the Aachen University mineral collection w ... |
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Topic: A trip to London and the museum. Sept 2011. Gail and Jim Spann | |
Montanpark Replies: 146 Views: 211882 |
Forum: Natural History Museum London Posted: Oct 08, 2011 13:42 Subject: Re: A trip to London and the museum. Sept 2011. Gail and Jim Spann |
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looks exactly as at Krantz in Bonn, amazing ;-) |
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