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So much amazing stuff in here, thanks for sharing. That sphalerite in fluorite ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/sphalerite_in_fluorite_1d_459.jpg ) was the most exquisite specimen ...

John,

Thanks for the information, I still have alot to learn about gems and minerals. I have been self taught all I know, thanks for the bits of information. Much appreciated. I Thought rutile w ...

Close up of Rutile - Dark Purple / Black Rutile, other 3 pictures of this specimen are mislabeled as having clear/golden rutile. That label was for the previous specimen.

Hello John,

By elestial I mean that is faces off intricately in a skeletal like manner. Also you are wrong about the rutile, as astonishing as it may be every specimen has rutile to some degree, ...

It is hard to tell from the pictures, but the above point is super clear and illustrious. The iron on it masks the gem quality from the front angle, but the luster can be more easily seen in person, e ...

Better Shot of Elestial growth

Here is another specimen from this pocket, largest single point found. Such a colorful specimen with nice elestial growth on the front face/termination of large point.

Hello there, I did clean this specimen thoroughly with a toothbrush and some natural soap to remove some of the pocket mud that was bulit up on the surface. That "dirt" you speak of, I beli ...

Classic American Locality - Not much available from this location. I had to hunt this one down and harvest it from the Earth myself in order to get a good specimen from Kingston, NY :) Well worth th ...

Herkimer Diamonds with Metal inclusions such as Marcasite and Pyrite are very rare. Amongst these crystals it is even rarer to find Pyrite and the Rarest to find Fully Formed Pyrite Cubes. These alm ...

Here is the same specimen illuminated from the back with an led light to show the fine particles inside the crystal that make up the "metallic" inclusions shown in the first picture.

Greetings Fellow Friends of Minerals,

This is my first post in this forum, I have been an avid mineral collector since my teen years, as I grew up here in Herkimer Diamond Country. They were ...

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Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 41 Views: 89297	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Jul 27, 2012 01:15 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 41 Views: 89297	So much amazing stuff in here, thanks for sharing. That sphalerite in fluorite ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/sphalerite_in_fluorite_1d_459.jpg ) was the most exquisite specimen ...
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 24, 2012 08:31 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	John, Thanks for the information, I still have alot to learn about gems and minerals. I have been self taught all I know, thanks for the bits of information. Much appreciated. I Thought rutile w ...
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 24, 2012 00:32 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Close up of Rutile - Dark Purple / Black Rutile, other 3 pictures of this specimen are mislabeled as having clear/golden rutile. That label was for the previous specimen.
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 24, 2012 00:06 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Hello John, By elestial I mean that is faces off intricately in a skeletal like manner. Also you are wrong about the rutile, as astonishing as it may be every specimen has rutile to some degree, ...
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 23, 2012 19:15 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	It is hard to tell from the pictures, but the above point is super clear and illustrious. The iron on it masks the gem quality from the front angle, but the luster can be more easily seen in person, e ...
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 23, 2012 19:12 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Better Shot of Elestial growth
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 23, 2012 19:10 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Here is another specimen from this pocket, largest single point found. Such a colorful specimen with nice elestial growth on the front face/termination of large point.
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 22, 2012 09:47 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Hello there, I did clean this specimen thoroughly with a toothbrush and some natural soap to remove some of the pocket mud that was bulit up on the surface. That "dirt" you speak of, I beli ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 35 Views: 72328	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Jul 21, 2012 22:12 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 35 Views: 72328	Classic American Locality - Not much available from this location. I had to hunt this one down and harvest it from the Earth myself in order to get a good specimen from Kingston, NY :) Well worth th ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 35 Views: 72328	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Jul 21, 2012 22:00 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 35 Views: 72328	Herkimer Diamonds with Metal inclusions such as Marcasite and Pyrite are very rare. Amongst these crystals it is even rarer to find Pyrite and the Rarest to find Fully Formed Pyrite Cubes. These alm ...
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 21, 2012 21:45 Subject: Re: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Here is the same specimen illuminated from the back with an led light to show the fine particles inside the crystal that make up the "metallic" inclusions shown in the first picture.
Topic: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jul 21, 2012 21:38 Subject: Strange Quartz found In New York
NYFineMineralExchange Replies: 23 Views: 50732	Greetings Fellow Friends of Minerals, This is my first post in this forum, I have been an avid mineral collector since my teen years, as I grew up here in Herkimer Diamond Country. They were ...