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 Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 855 Views: 676082 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 18, 2018 05:11 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Cavansite from India: | |
| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 855 Views: 676082 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Aug 18, 2018 03:15 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Chalcopyrite on barite from Germany: | |
| Topic: Please help |
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| Tobi Replies: 2 Views: 187 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Aug 13, 2018 13:15 Subject: Re: Please help |
| You should provide some futher information about the piece, here's our guide for questions like this: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=19487#19487
My first guess with you ... |
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| Topic: We celebrate the 12th anniversary of the beginning of FMF! |
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| Tobi Replies: 19 Views: 765 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Aug 08, 2018 08:20 Subject: Re: We celebrate the 12th anniversary of the beginning of FMF! |
| Congratulations - and THANKS TO JORDI and all others who keep this great forum alive!!!
This is the best (virtual) place in the world for mineral enthusiasts and I really love this wonderful communit ... |
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| Topic: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
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| Tobi Replies: 18 Views: 7546 |
Forum: Favorite Minerals Posted: Aug 01, 2018 08:43 Subject: Re: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
| Absolutely amazing specimens.
I'm wondering about the matrix of the Schauinsland image. What exactly is it and what does it consist of?I think the matrix is quartz with limonite, but I don't know fo ... |
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| Topic: Favourite Pyromorphites? |
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| Tobi Replies: 18 Views: 7546 |
Forum: Favorite Minerals Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:47 Subject: Re: Favourite pyromorphite localities? |
| Les Farges, France...Farges? you said Farges? ;-)Farges?! Did we talk about Farges?! ;-) | |
| Topic: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Tobi Replies: 191 Views: 149342 |
Forum: Favorite Minerals Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:40 Subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
| I want to add this one from De'an Mine, China: | |
| Topic: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 1179 Views: 829215 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:36 Subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
| Indeed a superb gold specimen, Don, fantastic! | |
| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi Replies: 1290 Views: 993444 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:34 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| Fluorite
Granite Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, IrelandI think I could not even pronounce "Shannapheasteen", but I really like that beautiful small fluorite sp ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Enrique Llorens |
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| Tobi Replies: 234 Views: 145447 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:29 Subject: Re: Collection of Enrique Llorens |
| Galena
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif, Tarhbalt, Er Rachidia Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco Dimensions:4x4 cmSuperb galena! I think it deserves an even better photo :-) |
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| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 1175 Views: 579104 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:14 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
| Quartz, Mimetite
Gottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald), Waldshut, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.0 cmNice classic from Black Forest, specimens from Gottesehr ... |
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| Topic: Pyromorphite Cornwall |
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| Tobi Replies: 6 Views: 600 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 31, 2018 09:40 Subject: Re: Pyromorphite Cornwall |
| I agree, it does look like a Les Farges specimen.
Penberthy Croft produced some really nice pyromorphites, but they look completely different. I think we can't be completely sure, but Les Farges see ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 855 Views: 676082 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 28, 2018 09:02 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| New specimen - fluorite from China: | |
| Topic: Azurite |
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| Tobi Replies: 1 Views: 771 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 08, 2018 01:40 Subject: Re: Azurite |
| I purchased both Azurite specimens last week in Ste. Marie.
They both came with a label specifying the same locality. Anhui, Jong Ting, China. But on Mindat I can't find any locality in Anhui calle ... |
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| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Tobi Replies: 337 Views: 175672 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jul 08, 2018 00:56 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
| A warm welcome to our new "family members" ;-) | |
| Topic: Bunch of minerals and fossil/s? |
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| Tobi Replies: 12 Views: 1438 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 08, 2018 00:53 Subject: Re: Bunch of minerals and fossil/s? |
| After some wild guesses and misspellings:
The locality of that one fluorite is spelled Schwarzenfeld, it is a small town in Upper Palatinate (Bavaria) and is next to the famous Wölsendorf fluorspar d ... |
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| Topic: Specimen with white prehnite - any idea on this? |
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| Tobi Replies: 2 Views: 573 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 25, 2018 03:20 Subject: Re: Specimen with white prehnite - any idea on this? |
| Hi Michael,
it was already tested - no reaction to acid ... And I held the specimen in my hand yesterday, those spheres really look like prehnite, except for the greenish colour that does not ex ... |
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| Topic: Specimen with white prehnite - any idea on this? |
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| Tobi Replies: 2 Views: 573 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 24, 2018 13:04 Subject: Specimen with white prehnite - any idea on this? |
| Hi,
a fellow collector showed me this specimen and both he and me have no clue where it could be from: This 10 cm specimen consists of small quartz crystals associated with sphalerite and pyrite .. ... |
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| Topic: Sweet Home Mine 2.0 |
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| Tobi Replies: 6 Views: 1987 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Jun 16, 2018 07:11 Subject: Re: Sweet Home Mine 2.0 |
| I found an update:
https://collectorsedge.com/blogs/detroit-city-mine-updates/detroit-city-project-update |
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| Topic: Tucson Show 2018 |
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| Tobi Replies: 158 Views: 72312 |
Forum: News about shows Posted: Jun 16, 2018 07:07 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2018 |
| Fluorite
Description: Approx 25cm across. This is a spinel law twin on matrix of muscovite and albite. From memory this was Afghanistan origin?Quite sure from Pakistan. Such tabular spinel-law pink f ... |
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