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 Topic: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
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| Tobi Replies: 26 Views: 8522 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 21, 2020 03:29 Subject: Re: Collection of Bergur E. Sigurdarson |
| Very impressive quartz with wonderful inclusions, I really like it :-) | |
| Topic: A giant Vanadinite |
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| Tobi Replies: 2 Views: 177 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Jan 21, 2020 03:10 Subject: Re: A giant Vanadinite |
| What an incredible specimen, one of the best vanadinites I have ever seen! Is this in your own collection now, Roger? | |
| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi Replies: 1513 Views: 1280702 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 19, 2020 03:45 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Wonderful - all of them! :-) | |
| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 1476 Views: 1063191 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 19, 2020 03:11 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
| Beautiful stuff as usual Don! :-) | |
| Topic: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 542 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 19, 2020 03:10 Subject: Re: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
| Thank you for the explanation, Linus :-)
Regards Tobi |
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| Topic: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 542 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 18, 2020 10:35 Subject: Re: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
| How misleading can be a mineral photo, last one could be confused with globular chalcedony from Mamuju, Indonesia!That was exactly my first thought! Linus, are you sure this is datolite from Mexico an ... | |
| Topic: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 542 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 17, 2020 05:12 Subject: Re: Charcas - Pink Mineral |
| Hi Linus,
as long as I remember, these specimens from Aurora Mine with calcite on pale pink matrix have always been referred to as quartz. I know them as rather microcrystalline so I would say chal ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 943 Views: 834173 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 16, 2020 03:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Tobi, I just wanted to comment that the piece looked like DolomiteOk Jose, now I understand ;-) And yes, there's some similarity, many carbonate minerals appear in such a shape (calcite, dolomite, ank ... | |
| Topic: Baryte Specimen Locale Help |
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| Tobi Replies: 3 Views: 972 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 16, 2020 03:41 Subject: Re: Baryte Specimen Locale Help |
| Maybe we won't find out for sure, but I agree with Bob, Minerva #1 Mine could be a good guess. But then the black stuff could be rather sphalerite than chalcopyrite.
Really awesome museum specimen ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 943 Views: 834173 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 15, 2020 12:34 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| I know these Spanish dolomites and yes, they look a litle bit similar ... but I also think my specimen looks first of all like a Tsumeb calcite ;-) | |
| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 943 Views: 834173 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 15, 2020 11:02 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| It would be hard to photograph - I love it tooThank you, James :-)
Hi Tobi, that piece sure is Calcite, it sounds more like DolomiteI'm sorry, I don't know what you mean. This is a typical and distin ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 943 Views: 834173 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 15, 2020 04:35 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Calcite from Tsumeb (I love this specimen, but it was a horror to take photos of it ...): | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 1481 Views: 844271 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 14, 2020 02:33 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| Excellent Elmwood fluorite!!! | |
| Topic: Tucson Show 2020 |
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| Tobi Replies: 17 Views: 1702 |
Forum: News about shows Posted: Jan 14, 2020 02:31 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2020 |
| All who are not there are eagerly awaiting the annual Gail Report ...!!!
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Tobi Replies: 17 Views: 3408 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 14, 2020 02:28 Subject: Re: Display cabinets |
| Hi Rernst,
your cabinets look great, very professional and highly aesthetic! Tobi |
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| Topic: Some carvings |
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| Tobi Replies: 11 Views: 485 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 14, 2020 02:23 Subject: Re: Some carvings |
| Hi,
you have some carving skills, no question, but I think this forum is not the place for carved rocks, most of us prefer natural minerals. And I'm sure this is not rose quartz, rather some ki ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 943 Views: 834173 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jan 11, 2020 06:02 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Fluorite and galena from England: | |
| Topic: Freeware: Mineral Database |
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| Tobi Replies: 61 Views: 97923 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 11, 2020 04:35 Subject: Re: CARLES MILLAN SOFTWARE FOR CATALOG MINERALS |
| Hi Carlos,
I'm not that familiar with the software, I used it some years ago. But I know Carles quite well and if you write him a message here in FMF board or via e-mail he will respond as fast as ... |
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| Topic: How to destroy a beautiful pyrite. |
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| Tobi Replies: 8 Views: 606 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Jan 10, 2020 02:59 Subject: Re: How to destroy a beautiful pyrite. |
| Hi Sante,
I also feel sad when I see this. 11 cm, I think I have never seen an Elba pyrite this big, really sad that people disfigure such a great natural beauty for ... what is this, a lighter? ... |
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| Topic: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| Tobi Replies: 107 Views: 81292 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through Germany Posted: Dec 04, 2019 03:20 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
| Another new (for me) fluorite from the Erzgebirge, acquired at the recent Munich show.A wonderful fluorite, Jesse, very aesthetic! | |
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