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 Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 254 Views: 131484 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 03, 2019 21:10 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| Wow, a familiar locality to me, but a very beautiful shade of blue. Jealous :) | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 07, 2019 07:53 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| The photo may not be the best. but the fluorite looks water-clear, wow!
Thanks Tobi, you are correct, the photo really doesn't do the specimen justice. It has a very light and uniform green hue and ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 06, 2019 21:53 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| Light green glass clear Fluorite from China. Too beautiful not to add to our Fluorite collection. | |
| Topic: Questions regarding Collections' photos |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 12 Views: 3074 |
Forum: Forum questions Posted: Jul 06, 2019 21:07 Subject: Re: Questions regarding Collections' photos |
| Tiffanie, I will give you my opinion on this subject. In the past, I was marginally successful fine art photographer. Long story short, I sold my camera equipment to help support my family while retur ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 06, 2019 20:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| Another Canadian Fluorite from an Ontario road cut. When I first saw this piece I thought it was black. A closer inspection showed it to be a dark "wine" colour. The matrix is very thin, but ... | |
| Topic: Locality question regarding Moroccan calcite |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 6 Views: 1463 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 25, 2019 17:33 Subject: Re: Locality question regarding Moroccan calcite |
| Tiffanie, I am a relatively new collector myself and can offer no insight into the composition or origin of your specimen. However, my wife is just as passionate about mineral collecting as I am and w ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jun 24, 2019 20:22 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| A recently acquired "Grape Amethyst" The ends of the tiny crystals sparkle in circular patterns relative to the source of light. | |
| Topic: Your very first rock? |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 14 Views: 7523 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Apr 25, 2019 18:49 Subject: Re: Your very first rock? |
| Certainly not my first "rock", but the first I collected myself with visible crystals. I found a lot of this material while on my honeymoon, along the side of the road on the Cabot Trail. Sm ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 25, 2019 18:15 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau - Beryl |
| My wife bought this as a surprise, but she couldn't keep the secret before it arrived :)
I was unable to find the locality on Mindat, but I have entered what is on the specimen card. This was another ... |
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| Topic: Galena, Kommern |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 42 Views: 5976 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 20, 2019 19:06 Subject: Re: Galena, Kommern |
| It is hard to tell from a photograph, but for what it is worth the streak looks Lead-grey to me. | |
| Topic: Galena, Kommern |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 42 Views: 5976 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 20, 2019 13:10 Subject: Re: Galena, Kommern |
| Thanks for your suggestion;
I think its easier to do elements analysis by XRF rather than streak test, to avoid damage. Best regards Mathias. Please share the results when to have them. I am ver ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 20, 2019 12:16 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| Dark purple octahedral Fluorite on a matrix of Quartz. One broken crystal reveals a green center. The Quartz shows iron staining on one side. The small quartz crystals are all well terminated, but man ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 18, 2019 16:50 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau - Crocoite |
| My wife, Jensa, recently bought this specimen. I am slowly trying to narrow our focus as collectors and she continually finds new minerals that appeal to her. What can I say, it works. I love the colo ... | |
| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 411 Views: 241681 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 18, 2019 16:26 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Alexander in Boston (Hi, let introduce myself) |
| Welcome to the forum! I have a modest collection myself. I have found the people here very knowledgable and willing to share their expertise. Looking forward to seeing some of your specimens. There is ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 13, 2019 15:42 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau - Crocoite |
| My wife, Jensa, recently bought this specimen. I am slowly trying to narrow our focus as collectors and she continually finds new minerals that appeal to her. What can I say, it works. I love the colo ... | |
| Topic: Questions about a garnet |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 6 Views: 1260 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 11, 2019 16:57 Subject: Re: Questions about a garnet |
| Thank you for the responses eveyone! Ed, even though it is on the small side I do really like this specimen. The colour is very intense. Jordi, it is very nice to get a definitive answer on the mangan ... | |
| Topic: Questions about a garnet |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Apr 11, 2019 12:48 Subject: Questions about a garnet |
| Hello everyone, I purchased a specimen labeled "manganese Spessartine aluminum garnet" from Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.
My first question is what is t ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 8125 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 10, 2019 20:32 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| Pyrite with a thin covering of Quartz in some areas. The luster is metallic and very shiny, but overall it has a darker, slightly more tarnished look than the specimens I have from Spain. | |
| Topic: Question about descriptions when posting in the collections section. |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 3 Views: 1226 |
Forum: Forum questions Posted: Apr 08, 2019 11:48 Subject: Re: Question about descriptions when posting in the collections section. |
| Thank you Jordi, I have sent you a PM. I just noticed the dimensions are also missing. I understand the massive amount of work administering a site like this must be and am thankful to yourself and ev ... | |
| Topic: Question about descriptions when posting in the collections section. |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 3 Views: 1226 |
Forum: Forum questions Posted: Apr 08, 2019 09:47 Subject: Question about descriptions when posting in the collections section. |
| A couple of times when I have posted a specimen, I have included the person that collected it in the field along with the date. These descriptions have been removed. I have looked through the rules fo ... | |
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