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on the first image it looks like the Gizeh pyramids

Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-)

I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that ...

nice pencil !
congratulations for this self collected specimen

get vaccine :) and enjoy life

Thank you Jordi for your dedication, time, and money (I did not realize that in fact)
over the 15 years.

Your new sponsor is welcome. :)

the hematite shown a few picture up, is awesome.

stay safe, even if vaccine is going on in your area

Ok thank you Jordi
So I am the owner of a Moroccan magnetite; cool.
Thank you for the explanations Bob.

Now I have to find a Nador Hematite :)

Thank you for correcting Jordi :)

But are you absolutely sure ?

It seems to me a bit strange, as the seller is, as you are a recognized specialist of Morocco, and he makes a lot of purchase tri ...

A way to stay an ordered collector is money management.
If you fix every month or year a budget for rocks, technically, you fix the number of rocks that you can buy; Or you are very wealthy and you ...

that is a great specimen !

good catch Tobi !

when you got it, you should have been very happy.

I am prety sure that for each collector there is a special specimen he is looking after, as your
opal.

welcome on board !
very nice fluorite from a place I have never heard of :)

I love that hematite. good catch

Well gentlemen,

I am used to buying either on the internet and at 2 or 3 shows during the year.
Usually I do not buy many specimens, trying to concentrate on sleepers.

But in 2020 I was really ...

Pete, another idea:

Could you have deep inside the crystal a default in the crystal lattice (an inclusion of something) which is locally deforming the crystal; and your bubble is just the outside ...

I am not a crystallographer or scientist in this mater
so be kind if my suggestions are totally wrong :)

Could it be a non-crystallographic structure (I mean amorphous) growing on a crystallogra ...

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Topic: Don Lum Collection
Philippe Durand Replies: 1723 Views: 1408827	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 08, 2021 16:00 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection
Philippe Durand Replies: 1723 Views: 1408827	on the first image it looks like the Gizeh pyramids
Topic: Favourite Fluorites?
Philippe Durand Replies: 223 Views: 265202	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Jul 07, 2021 13:35 Subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites?
Philippe Durand Replies: 223 Views: 265202	Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-) I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that ...
Topic: Favourite Tourmalines?
Philippe Durand Replies: 27 Views: 25295	Forum: Favourite Minerals Posted: Jul 06, 2021 13:44 Subject: Re: Favourite Tourmalines?
Philippe Durand Replies: 27 Views: 25295	nice pencil ! congratulations for this self collected specimen
Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 29, 2021 06:37 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	:)
Topic: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19
Philippe Durand Replies: 361 Views: 115402	Forum: National Library of Spain / Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) and FMF Posted: May 30, 2021 05:50 Subject: Re: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19
Philippe Durand Replies: 361 Views: 115402	get vaccine :) and enjoy life
Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 22, 2021 03:30 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	:)
Topic: Soon 15 years of FMF and how to achieve many more
Philippe Durand Replies: 20 Views: 2863	Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Apr 21, 2021 14:34 Subject: Re: Soon 15 years of FMF and how to achieve many more
Philippe Durand Replies: 20 Views: 2863	Thank you Jordi for your dedication, time, and money (I did not realize that in fact) over the 15 years. Your new sponsor is welcome. :)
Topic: New generation for picture - Ploum
Philippe Durand Replies: 1282 Views: 1027954	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 15, 2021 13:01 Subject: Re: New generation for picture - Ploum
Philippe Durand Replies: 1282 Views: 1027954	the hematite shown a few picture up, is awesome.
Topic: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2021 cancelled
Philippe Durand Replies: 6 Views: 1441	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 13, 2021 06:02 Subject: Re: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2021 cancelled
Philippe Durand Replies: 6 Views: 1441	stay safe, even if vaccine is going on in your area
Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 05, 2021 01:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Ok thank you Jordi So I am the owner of a Moroccan magnetite; cool. Thank you for the explanations Bob. Now I have to find a Nador Hematite :)
Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 04, 2021 02:08 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Thank you for correcting Jordi :) But are you absolutely sure ? It seems to me a bit strange, as the seller is, as you are a recognized specialist of Morocco, and he makes a lot of purchase tri ...
Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 03, 2021 10:09 Subject: s
Philippe Durand Replies: 281 Views: 192440	:)
Topic: When does the passion for minerals become an addiction?
Philippe Durand Replies: 15 Views: 2552	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 22, 2021 12:31 Subject: Re: When does the passion for minerals become an addiction?
Philippe Durand Replies: 15 Views: 2552	A way to stay an ordered collector is money management. If you fix every month or year a budget for rocks, technically, you fix the number of rocks that you can buy; Or you are very wealthy and you ...
Topic: Collection of Sante Celiberti
Philippe Durand Replies: 114 Views: 19368	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 19, 2021 10:34 Subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti
Philippe Durand Replies: 114 Views: 19368	that is a great specimen !
Topic: Collection of Tobi
Philippe Durand Replies: 1053 Views: 1259295	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 15, 2021 15:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi
Philippe Durand Replies: 1053 Views: 1259295	good catch Tobi ! when you got it, you should have been very happy. I am prety sure that for each collector there is a special specimen he is looking after, as your opal.
Topic: Collection of Jean Suffert
Philippe Durand Replies: 78 Views: 11582	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 16, 2021 11:57 Subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert
Philippe Durand Replies: 78 Views: 11582	welcome on board ! very nice fluorite from a place I have never heard of :)
Topic: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr
Philippe Durand Replies: 191 Views: 71160	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 03, 2021 13:03 Subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr
Philippe Durand Replies: 191 Views: 71160	I love that hematite. good catch
Topic: Final balance time.
Philippe Durand Replies: 18 Views: 5157	Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Jan 12, 2021 14:18 Subject: Re: Final balance time.
Philippe Durand Replies: 18 Views: 5157	Well gentlemen, I am used to buying either on the internet and at 2 or 3 shows during the year. Usually I do not buy many specimens, trying to concentrate on sleepers. But in 2020 I was really ...
Topic: Pyrite with bubble-like growths
Philippe Durand Replies: 21 Views: 5796	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 01, 2021 13:07 Subject: Re: Pyrite with bubble-like growths
Philippe Durand Replies: 21 Views: 5796	Pete, another idea: Could you have deep inside the crystal a default in the crystal lattice (an inclusion of something) which is locally deforming the crystal; and your bubble is just the outside ...
Topic: Pyrite with bubble-like growths
Philippe Durand Replies: 21 Views: 5796	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 01, 2021 06:21 Subject: Re: Pyrite with bubble-like growths
Philippe Durand Replies: 21 Views: 5796	I am not a crystallographer or scientist in this mater so be kind if my suggestions are totally wrong :) Could it be a non-crystallographic structure (I mean amorphous) growing on a crystallogra ...