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Tony, Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Those of us downstream of those of you who actually do the digging appreciate all your efforts. I actually had one of my most memorable mineral moments arou ...

I had to ask myself the question many times when I decided to finally create a formal catalog of my collection. Since I have collected both fossils and minerals my whole life, I have many of both. So ...

And here's another one of my finds from my collecting days in California. This one is a calcite stalagmite from a large vug in marble from near Felton in the Santa Cruz Mountains SW of San Jose, colle ...

Just thought I'd toss this one in from my collecting days in CA. It is a specimen of needle aragonite I found circa 1988 in a vein in serpentinite in the Northern California Coast Ranges.

This looks like a small cobble of slightly altered vesicular basalt. It started life as a black lava flow with lots of bubbles. Over time, groundwater allowed the bubbles to become lined with some sec ...

This calcite does not look to have the properties that make Elmwood calcite sell at a premium to other localities. It shows none of the clear deep golden color at the tips, mirror-like faces or razor- ...

I have great sympathy for the desire to see another one of "those years" at Tucson. My father was at the show in the 1970s when the killer San Francisco Mine wulfenites burst onto the market ...

I think you are trying to thread a needle with the "What's New?" question. Even the stunning Sweet Home rhodochrosites found since the 1990s were from an "old" locality. I would ce ...

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Topic: Late 20th Century Wulfenite Collecting in the San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico - (30)
Scot Krueger Replies: 15 Views: 23830	Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: May 03, 2020 11:55 Subject: Re: Late 20th Century Wulfenite Collecting in the San Francisco Mine, Sonora, Mexico - (30
Scot Krueger Replies: 15 Views: 23830	Tony, Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Those of us downstream of those of you who actually do the digging appreciate all your efforts. I actually had one of my most memorable mineral moments arou ...
Topic: When can a fossil be also considered a mineral?
Scot Krueger Replies: 55 Views: 170983	Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Apr 20, 2020 16:21 Subject: Re: When can a fossil be also considered a mineral?
Scot Krueger Replies: 55 Views: 170983	I had to ask myself the question many times when I decided to finally create a formal catalog of my collection. Since I have collected both fossils and minerals my whole life, I have many of both. So ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - California
Scot Krueger Replies: 61 Views: 164035	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Apr 08, 2020 07:09 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - California
Scot Krueger Replies: 61 Views: 164035	And here's another one of my finds from my collecting days in California. This one is a calcite stalagmite from a large vug in marble from near Felton in the Santa Cruz Mountains SW of San Jose, colle ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - California
Scot Krueger Replies: 61 Views: 164035	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Apr 08, 2020 07:00 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - California
Scot Krueger Replies: 61 Views: 164035	Just thought I'd toss this one in from my collecting days in CA. It is a specimen of needle aragonite I found circa 1988 in a vein in serpentinite in the Northern California Coast Ranges.
Topic: Weird rock. Smells STRONG - need help to ID
Scot Krueger Replies: 17 Views: 19743	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 08, 2020 07:21 Subject: Re: Weird rock. Smells STRONG - need help to ID
Scot Krueger Replies: 17 Views: 19743	This looks like a small cobble of slightly altered vesicular basalt. It started life as a black lava flow with lots of bubbles. Over time, groundwater allowed the bubbles to become lined with some sec ...
Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine?
Scot Krueger Replies: 16 Views: 23978	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 07:35 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine?
Scot Krueger Replies: 16 Views: 23978	This calcite does not look to have the properties that make Elmwood calcite sell at a premium to other localities. It shows none of the clear deep golden color at the tips, mirror-like faces or razor- ...
Topic: What should constitute what is a "New Find"?
Scot Krueger Replies: 5 Views: 10623	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 05, 2019 15:30 Subject: Re: What should constitute what is a "New Find"?
Scot Krueger Replies: 5 Views: 10623	I have great sympathy for the desire to see another one of "those years" at Tucson. My father was at the show in the 1970s when the killer San Francisco Mine wulfenites burst onto the market ...
Topic: What should constitute what is a "New Find"?
Scot Krueger Replies: 5 Views: 10623	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 04, 2019 18:35 Subject: Re: What should constitute what is a "New Find"?
Scot Krueger Replies: 5 Views: 10623	I think you are trying to thread a needle with the "What's New?" question. Even the stunning Sweet Home rhodochrosites found since the 1990s were from an "old" locality. I would ce ...