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 Topic: Carmeltazite |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 11 Views: 689 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 18, 2019 14:02 Subject: Re: Carmeltazite |
| I have read the abstract on the IMA site, and Mindat, and found nothing about hardness.
May be a bit of over enthousiasm |
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| Topic: The Mineralogical Record |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 18 Views: 18552 |
Forum: The Mineralogical Record Posted: Dec 29, 2018 06:48 Subject: Re: The Mineralogical Record |
| I don t know Rocks & Minerals magazine; it is surely pretty good.
As a long time reader of the Min Record, I always enjoy it. Yes, it is somewhat elite oriented. So,where is the problem, it m ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 23, 2018 09:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| Thank you for your greetings.
It is a pleasure to share my collection (a very humble one indeed). It is not so easy to do it in real life. When we have visitors at home, very few have an interes ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 22, 2018 07:22 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| My Christmas rock :) | |
| Topic: Happy Holidays 2018 - 2019! |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 35 Views: 3017 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 14, 2018 14:27 Subject: Re: Merry Christmas 2018! |
| Merry Christmas 2018 to all and your families | |
| Topic: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 309 Views: 184765 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 12, 2018 12:45 Subject: Re: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
| I have never seen an azurite like that
all of theese spikes are awsome I love it |
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| Topic: Trip to the Eastern Emerald Belt, Colombia - (24) |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 31 Views: 14566 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 04, 2018 13:15 Subject: Re: Trip to the Eastern Emerald Belt, Colombia - (24) |
| Thank you for theese pictures and sharing your advendures.
Nice pyrites hey! I hope that one day we could catch some on the market I let the emeralds to you Gerard :):) |
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| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 678 Views: 367572 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 29, 2018 15:14 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
| a green light in the darkness | |
| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 365 Views: 196877 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Nov 29, 2018 15:11 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Dan Zellner from Denver, Colorado |
| welcome to the forum Daniel
I will be happy to discover your minerals or stories |
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| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 365 Views: 196877 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Nov 22, 2018 15:50 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
| welcome; we will enjoy reading you | |
| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 04, 2018 11:29 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| :) thank you Jordi | |
| Topic: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 340 Views: 232347 |
Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Oct 26, 2018 05:22 Subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
| they are so beautiful, you should be proud to discover them | |
| Topic: Collection of Fiebre Verde |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 678 Views: 367572 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 19, 2018 10:16 Subject: Re: Collection of Fiebre Verde - Chivor (#688] |
| Two intergrown crystals from Chivor.
Very likely from the historic mine of Palo Arañado. wouah ! Fabulous thumbnail |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 03, 2018 11:44 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| thank you Gerard and minsur.
In fact theese specimen were not expensive (by any standard) and particularly if you compare with french alpine quartz. So there is a doubt in the location. I do no ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 02, 2018 12:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| thank you Fiebre Verde and Pierre.
Pierre, I should admit that my photographic knowledge and skill are very poor. LOL and with some clear minerals it is worse. This quartz is far better in person, ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Sep 01, 2018 14:28 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| quartz | |
| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 1377 Views: 1093866 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 28, 2018 14:16 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| It is a real pleasure to discover your treasures each time.
Congratulations for this success. |
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| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 1196 Views: 890697 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 27, 2018 12:36 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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you have been lucky and well aware to pick this blue beryl. It is a beauty. I have discovered this kind of beryl in the record. You are up to date :) |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 228 Views: 103307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 25, 2018 07:31 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| :) | |
| Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
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| Philippe Durand Replies: 4 Views: 1172 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 21, 2018 10:27 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines - but not during showtime |
| I Do not think that it is the case.
Perhaps there is any kind of mining museum, but I did not hear about it If you go to France, the best permanent exhibitions are the 3 Paris museums: ECOLE DE ... |
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