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Thanks Matt!

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the quick reply!
Other than the specimen in your collection, do you have any other references?
In my opinion and the more I look around on the internet, many of the specimens ...

Hi all,

I was researching and cataloging a Fluorite specimen I recently acquired (photo’s see attach).

The specimen was labelled as “Mundo Nuevo mine” in Peru. I knew the mine from the find in 2 ...

I wonder if anyone who went to Munich show has any news of a new find of fluorite from Huanggang mine? Specimens I've seen are on bladed calcite. The fluorite crystals are green, purple zoned with tri ...

That is really really nice!
New or old? ;-)

Nice colour and phantoms. Great piece and photo. Haven't seen this type of specimen around much...

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the reply and the link!

I was wondering if there is a scientific name when crystal edges or faces appear to be modified by the same crystal habit? I've often seen the word "stepped" used in these cases?

For exa ...

As an answer to the question of Philip : Yes - your cataloging strategy will change and should be adapted to your (changing?) collecting strategies - BUT you should allways retain as much information ...

We keep all labels in an acid free envelope in a file. We love labels! On our excel we have specimen assigned number, which is also adhered to specimen. Size, locality, provenance, what we paid, whom ...

Some great input here!

I strongly suggest avoiding Excel. It is proprietary format and especially current xlsx is absolutely useless without excel. Save it as CSV or text file. I use MySQL database ...

Hi all,

I was cataloging specimens today, which I try to do on a regular basis to keep up with as much specimen information as possible.

I am always interested in collection methodology in gene ...

Those Dal'negorsk Fluorites are stunning. From a recent find?

I was browsing through this thread and I noticed your distinctive way of photographing. I cannot put my finger on what exactly it is th ...

These are nice! I like the habit and associations of the first one.

Nice photographs!

Those Fluo's are very nice! Almost like sculptures!:-)

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Topic: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 25, 2020 11:21 Subject: Re: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Thanks Matt!
Topic: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 25, 2020 10:46 Subject: Re: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Hi Matt, Thanks for the quick reply! Other than the specimen in your collection, do you have any other references? In my opinion and the more I look around on the internet, many of the specimens ...
Topic: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 25, 2020 10:23 Subject: Peruvian Fluorite: Huayllapon vs. Mundo Nuevo
Philip Mostmans Replies: 4 Views: 9314	Hi all, I was researching and cataloging a Fluorite specimen I recently acquired (photo’s see attach). The specimen was labelled as “Mundo Nuevo mine” in Peru. I knew the mine from the find in 2 ...
Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2016
Philip Mostmans Replies: 68 Views: 185283	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 07, 2016 12:34 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2016
Philip Mostmans Replies: 68 Views: 185283	I wonder if anyone who went to Munich show has any news of a new find of fluorite from Huanggang mine? Specimens I've seen are on bladed calcite. The fluorite crystals are green, purple zoned with tri ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / County Durham
Philip Mostmans Replies: 120 Views: 225933	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK Posted: Apr 19, 2016 05:40 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / County Durham
Philip Mostmans Replies: 120 Views: 225933	That is really really nice! New or old? ;-)
Topic: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 22, 2016 02:48 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Nice colour and phantoms. Great piece and photo. Haven't seen this type of specimen around much...
Topic: Fluorite crystal morphology
Philip Mostmans Replies: 6 Views: 12405	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 25, 2014 13:35 Subject: Re: Fluorite crystal morphology
Philip Mostmans Replies: 6 Views: 12405	Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply and the link!
Topic: Fluorite crystal morphology
Philip Mostmans Replies: 6 Views: 12405	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 24, 2014 09:57 Subject: Fluorite crystal morphology
Philip Mostmans Replies: 6 Views: 12405	I was wondering if there is a scientific name when crystal edges or faces appear to be modified by the same crystal habit? I've often seen the word "stepped" used in these cases? For exa ...
Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 04, 2014 08:27 Subject: Re: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	As an answer to the question of Philip : Yes - your cataloging strategy will change and should be adapted to your (changing?) collecting strategies - BUT you should allways retain as much information ...
Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 04, 2014 03:33 Subject: Re: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	We keep all labels in an acid free envelope in a file. We love labels! On our excel we have specimen assigned number, which is also adhered to specimen. Size, locality, provenance, what we paid, whom ...
Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 03, 2014 15:07 Subject: Re: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Some great input here! I strongly suggest avoiding Excel. It is proprietary format and especially current xlsx is absolutely useless without excel. Save it as CSV or text file. I use MySQL database ...
Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 03, 2014 09:29 Subject: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep
Philip Mostmans Replies: 17 Views: 33063	Hi all, I was cataloging specimens today, which I try to do on a regular basis to keep up with as much specimen information as possible. I am always interested in collection methodology in gene ...
Topic: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 03, 2014 09:05 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Those Dal'negorsk Fluorites are stunning. From a recent find? I was browsing through this thread and I noticed your distinctive way of photographing. I cannot put my finger on what exactly it is th ...
Topic: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 07, 2014 04:19 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	These are nice! I like the habit and associations of the first one. Nice photographs!
Topic: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 25, 2014 03:00 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection
Philip Mostmans Replies: 2617 Views: 2772841	Those Fluo's are very nice! Almost like sculptures!:-)