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 Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2085 Views: 2394793 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 08, 2024 16:06 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| HI, Michael.
After you said that your specimen doesn't fluoresce I also thought that the activator could derive from Galena. Many of my Calcites, with different paragenesis, fluoresce white, but t ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2085 Views: 2394793 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 07, 2024 14:24 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Hi, Michael.
I was hoping your Calcite would react to long waves. I bought, a month ago, a similar one (but on Galena) from the same locality and, once at home, I discovered a very vivid snow white ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2085 Views: 2394793 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 06, 2024 16:58 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Hi, Michael. How are you?
Did you try the fluorescence on the spherical Calcite from Stan Trg Mine? |
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| Topic: Best wishes / 2023-2024! |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 16 Views: 8044 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 24, 2023 04:08 Subject: Re: Best wishes / 2023-2024! |
| My best wishes to all the friends in the Forum and to their families. | |
| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2174 Views: 2120123 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 19, 2023 14:04 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
| Ciao, Don.
Receive my sincere felicitations on your well deserved 2nd red star. Very warm greetings from Tuscany. |
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| Topic: I want to know the sample |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 21 Views: 6763 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 08, 2023 12:43 Subject: Re: I want to know the sample |
| Ciao, LLuis.
Of course, the cylindrical shape, common in these stuffs, is evident. Nonetheless, I seem to see, amongst the shown material, at list three pieces with a coarse hexagonal shape. The s ... |
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| Topic: I want to know the sample |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 21 Views: 6763 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 08, 2023 07:49 Subject: Re: I want to know the sample |
| Lechatelierite seems to be the most likely identification, although I'm unable to reconcile the apparent and frequent hexagonal prismatic habit with the amorphous structure of Libyan dessert glass. | |
| Topic: I want to know the sample |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 07, 2023 18:31 Subject: Re: I want to know the sample |
| Beryl?
Habit, lustre, colour could fit. But, with no further tests, just a guess... |
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| Topic: I want to know the sample |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 21 Views: 6763 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 06, 2023 02:39 Subject: Re: I want to know the sample |
| Hello.
If you cannot test the hardness, try testing the gravity. On such a homogeneous material it should not be difficult. The hexagonal prismatic habit is a further indication. An -at least ap ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 697 Views: 394307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 19, 2023 07:38 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| A nice Zircon in Sanidinite from the Volcanic Complex of Latium.
The correct locality name is "Botte, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio". Greetings from Tuscany, |
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| Topic: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 5 Views: 3298 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Nov 08, 2023 15:05 Subject: Re: Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England |
| Arsenopyrite,
Take a look, on Mindat, at 2nd picture of Arsenopyrite from Monte Arsiccio (Tuscany). |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 697 Views: 394307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 22, 2023 06:09 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| A very lovely typical Magnetite from the Alps.
Congratulations and greetings from Gavorrano. |
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| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 697 Views: 394307 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 18, 2023 15:42 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| Dufrenoysite from Lengenbach, Switzerland
Wonderful piece. Congratulations. |
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| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2421 Views: 2184293 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 23, 2023 03:30 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| An absolutely good prase for the locality, highly sought after by Italian collectors. | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2421 Views: 2184293 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 10, 2023 04:25 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| Simply nice.
Congratulations on your impressive quartz sub-collection. Greetings from Tuscany. Sante |
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| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 2174 Views: 2120123 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Nov 07, 2022 01:46 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
| Hi, Don. Hope you are fine.
My congratulations on these two very interesting kunzites. I love them. Warm greetings from Tuscany. Sante |
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| Topic: Help with the locality. |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 1 Views: 2519 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 08, 2022 15:47 Subject: Help with the locality. |
| Hello.
At the Genoa Mineral Show two weeks ago I purchased this Fluorite with Calcite from Illinois. I love floaters and this specimen, although not exceptional, is a complete floater. Unfortunat ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 223 Views: 128143 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 02, 2022 06:27 Subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
| Thank you, Tobi, for your kind comment and correction.
A warm greeting. |
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| Topic: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 223 Views: 128143 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 01, 2022 16:54 Subject: Re: Collection of Sante Celiberti |
| From the Genoa Mineral show of yesterday and today:
a Ruby from North Macedonia that was on my wish list and two small amethystine Quartzes as a kind gift from the seller. |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Sante Celiberti Replies: 971 Views: 2088866 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 01, 2022 06:32 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Outstanding quality.
The Amazonite looks translucent. Congratulations. |
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