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 Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
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 Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 12, 2018 18:23 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
| A very interesting piece - many thanks for sharing, | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
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Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 10, 2018 12:57 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
| Beautiful!! | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
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Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 10, 2018 00:20 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
| Beautiful!!! | |
| Topic: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 42 Views: 54175 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 09, 2018 18:17 Subject: Re: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
| At the risk of adding confusion to this discussion, I prefer to call what Pete calls auto-epitaxy deposition twins. This is where a smaller crystal develops on an already established larger crystal an ... | |
| Topic: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 42 Views: 54175 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 09, 2018 18:16 Subject: Re: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
| Interesting!! | |
| Topic: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 42 Views: 54175 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 09, 2018 18:12 Subject: Re: Rarest quartz twins with inclined axes C |
| It may seem a small point but the proper name for the twin is Japan law twin, not Japanese twin. Japanese twins are properly represented in the attached image.
REAL JAPAN LAW TWINS |
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| Topic: Bismuth lost its colours. |
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Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Nov 05, 2018 15:04 Subject: Re: Bismuth lost its colours. |
| Hi all.
I have a lovely piece of bismuth but all its colours have disappeared. I thought it might have oxidised so tried some polish, no different so i decided to up the ante and clean it in a mild ... |
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| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 40 Views: 76865 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Nov 04, 2018 20:26 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
| I am so excited about the specimens that keep coming out of the Bou Nahas Mine.
Scrumdiddlyumptious !!!! |
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| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 40 Views: 76865 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 23, 2018 23:34 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2018 |
| Hope to be there! Smiling!!!! | |
| Topic: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 8 Views: 23601 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Oct 23, 2018 22:09 Subject: Re: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
| Living in Indiana, just minutes from the University and a well known Midwest collecting site, my focus is Indiana minerals. Indiana is one state where a persistent collector with financial means c ... | |
| Topic: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 8 Views: 23601 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Oct 23, 2018 20:49 Subject: Re: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
| I personally think we are now off the forum's focus of discussing minerals and mineral topics. This thread should go no further.......BOB
Well put Bob. More than happy to co-operate! On the subj ... |
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| Topic: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 8 Views: 23601 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Oct 23, 2018 20:19 Subject: Re: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
| I believe Stefan and Co took it upon themselves to organize this marvelous symposium..there was no intercollegiate rivalry involved, just a sincere desire to rekindle interest in their important colle ... | |
| Topic: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 8 Views: 23601 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Oct 23, 2018 17:55 Subject: Re: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
| I noted that in the 2018 International Ranking of the best Universities Yale fell into 12th place. Harvard was rated 6th best overall.
Was Harvard approached about holding such Mineralogical Sympos ... |
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| Topic: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 8 Views: 23601 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Oct 22, 2018 23:26 Subject: Re: The collectors and the Museums of Minerals |
| More teasers...
I went to Yale as a Grad Student long ago, and OFTEN Well put Peter, but Harvard has a lot of good people too, so what was the motivation for the choice? |
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| Topic: Collection of Firmo Espinar |
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Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 22, 2018 19:08 Subject: Re: Franjungle Collection |
| Wulfenite from Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, México.
Cluster of chocolate sándwiches or toffee-tastees Wulfenite crystals from Ojuela Mine. They have a dark core, with a mustard colored growth of ... |
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| Topic: In Memoriam - John Veevaert - Album of greetings cards |
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Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Oct 13, 2018 16:30 Subject: Re: In Memoriam - John Veevaert - Album of greetings cards |
| After some time has passed I'm still shocked at the news of John's death.
I believe that each one of us is unique and that what we leave behind are memories of how we interact with other people. J ... |
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| Topic: Beginner Mineral Searching and Favorite Mineral Advice Needed! |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 7 Views: 9212 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Oct 04, 2018 22:26 Subject: Re: Beginner Mineral Searching and Favorite Mineral Advice Needed! |
| Hi all! New to the forum and looking for advice on a few things from more experienced mineral collectors.
1. Best U.S. places to go for mineral mining (of any kind - quartz, calcite, special mineral ... |
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| Topic: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Sep 28, 2018 23:20 Subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
| Congratulations Pierre for the discovery of quartz, very pretty
Thank you! Hi friend Joan, thank you! The specimens have been in the acid for a few days and I hope to clean them soon and show a f ... |
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| Topic: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Recovering - Academic Replies: 354 Views: 525365 |
Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Sep 28, 2018 13:37 Subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
| Many thanks for sharing your field collecting photos. I have family and friends in South Africa who constantly tell me about just how beautiful the Cape can be.
Have you ever had an opportunity to ... |
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| Topic: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
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Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Sep 22, 2018 16:59 Subject: Re: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
| I am inclined to agree with Bob. Today’s emphasis in mineral collecting is aesthetics – eye candy. And eye-candy has its price!
Yes I am aware that there are many fine field collectors still collec ... |
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