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 Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 281 Views: 199813 |
 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: 28030 |
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: 28030 |
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: 16913 |
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: 28030 |
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: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 28030 |
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: 22237 |
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: 28030 |
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: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 28030 |
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: 28030 |
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: 438 Views: 351840 |
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: 28030 |
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: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 28030 |
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: 7720 |
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: 7720 |
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 ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 28030 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 08, 2019 09:16 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| One of the specimens my wife and I came home with after a trip to Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. It is a six to seven hour round trip, but well worth it.
This Fluorite is almost peach coloured with darker ... |
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| Topic: Hematite and Quartz from China |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 4 Views: 12108 |
Forum: Improving the FMF Data Base of localities Posted: Apr 07, 2019 07:08 Subject: Re: Hematite and Quartz from China |
| Thank you Tobi, this kind of information is the reason I love this forum. The dealer I bought from collects mainly Canadian minerals and often self-collected. So I suspect that the old card was just c ... | |
| Topic: Hematite and Quartz from China |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 4 Views: 12108 |
Forum: Improving the FMF Data Base of localities Posted: Apr 06, 2019 17:58 Subject: Re: Hematite and Quartz from China |
| That is interesting! I will certainly take the word of the knowledgeable people on this forum. I based the locality off of two specimen cards that came with the piece. A dealer who is both a geologist ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 40 Views: 28030 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 06, 2019 16:55 Subject: Re: Collection of Richard & Jensa Arseneau |
| Razor thin blades of Hematite on Quartz crystals that range from clear to slightly smokey in colour. The Hematite is so thin I am afraid to touch it. | |
| Topic: Carlos Pareja photo Collection |
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| Richard Arseneau Replies: 61 Views: 52021 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 05, 2019 15:00 Subject: Re: Carlos Pareja photo Collection |
| Carlos, the photography of your specimens is truly inspiring. I have always loved photography for its ability to reveal unseen worlds. In the past, I have done infrared, long exposure, and astrophotog ... | |
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