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 Topic: Sun Yi Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 1029 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 17, 2023 06:23 Subject: Re: Sun Yi Collection |
| Yes, it took a while to obtain a decent phosphophyllite specimen. They are around, but unfortunately the hype around these priced them out of reach for average collectors (like so many things today..) ... | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2199 Views: 1825132 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 17, 2023 04:39 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Celestine |
| What a beautiful celestite specimen!Thanks Tobi! It was one of the nicer ones I saw in Tucson this year.I'm sure it was because it's hard to imagine a nicer piece from that find :-) | |
| Topic: Sun Yi Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 1029 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 15, 2023 04:04 Subject: Re: Sun Yi Collection |
| An outstanding collection of little treasures and rarities, really impressive!
As a collector of common stuff like quartz, fluorite, tourmaline or rhodochrosite I must confess I didn't even know al ... |
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| Topic: Quartz with Chlorite Phantoms - Tagging & locale Questions |
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| Tobi Replies: 4 Views: 436 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 14, 2023 03:50 Subject: Re: Quartz with Chlorite Phantoms - Tagging & locale Questions |
| I never heard of that "Ghenniss" locality before, but I'm not an expert on California. The only California locality I know for quartzes with similar chlorite phantoms is Shingle Springs:
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| Tobi Replies: 932 Views: 1671491 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 14, 2023 03:40 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| I agree, a wonderful aquamarine specimen, congratulations :-) | |
| Topic: Odd question I think this community is capable of answering |
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| Tobi Replies: 3 Views: 383 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 14, 2023 03:03 Subject: Re: Odd question I think this community is capable of answering |
| Hi Richard,
I think the best one to answer this is Bryan Swoboda himself, he's a a member here and you can write him via https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/privmsg.php?mode=post&u ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Tobi Replies: 305 Views: 260897 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 13, 2023 06:55 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| I guess the FMF database of localities needs to be updated, as that is what he has used? We often have to do that as countries change their regions
Just a small side note: Madagascar changed its adm ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Philippe Durand |
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| Tobi Replies: 305 Views: 260897 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 13, 2023 05:48 Subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand |
| Hematite
Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar A nice piece, Philippe! Just a small side note: Madagascar changed its administrational structure so ... |
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| Topic: adularia locale? |
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| Tobi Replies: 11 Views: 735 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 13, 2023 05:29 Subject: Re: adularia locale? |
| I agree with the other answers. For sure an alpine specimen but no chance of finding the exact locality. There are many places in Austria and Switzerland and maybe some in Italy and France where the p ... | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2199 Views: 1825132 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 13, 2023 04:39 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| What a beautiful celestite specimen! | |
| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| Tobi Replies: 496 Views: 448279 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 13, 2023 03:54 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Richard / Hello again from Canada |
| A warm welcome to all our new members :-)
And Richard: Chosing fluorite as your one mineral to collect is a good decision. Even if you will get a 100 years old and only focusing on fluorite - ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1163 Views: 1497773 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 10, 2023 10:34 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Thank you Carles!
The next specimen is a rubellite again, this time from Malkhan in Russia: |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1163 Views: 1497773 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 10, 2023 05:13 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Love the rubellite, Tobi. Good color saturation and cute little sidecar crystal. MichaelThank you Michael. Indeed a really nice piece from Beni Bouzra, here's an additional photo of the termination, I ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Tobi Replies: 528 Views: 197400 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 10, 2023 04:31 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| Nice German specimens, Volkmar. The gypsums demonstrate how the forms of a mineral from one locality can vary. The first one reminds me of those from Zimmersrode in northern Hesse (if you know that lo ... | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 2199 Views: 1825132 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 09, 2023 08:00 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
| Fluorite, Barite
Los Cobayos Quarry (La Paredona), Berbes mining area, Los Cobayos, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 cmThe deep ... |
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| Topic: Collection of K&M Minerals |
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| Tobi Replies: 16 Views: 910 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 09, 2023 07:53 Subject: Re: Collection of K&M Minerals |
| Hi K-M, James is right, but besides that:
Welcome to the community and thanks for sharing your minerals here :-) Looks like a well selected collection, good specimens, especially that ex. Ross Lill ... |
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| Topic: Sun Yi Collection |
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| Tobi Replies: 10 Views: 1029 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 08, 2023 03:03 Subject: Re: Sun Yi Collection |
| Thanks! I'm trying my best to build a collection with interesting stuff :)Seems to work :-) | |
| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1163 Views: 1497773 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 07, 2023 06:03 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| And another new find (2021) from Morocco that I could find in our Master Jordi's shop, a beautiful rubellite crystal from Beni Bouzra.
According to Jordi, this sample has been referenced and pictu ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi Replies: 1163 Views: 1497773 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 07, 2023 04:25 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| New specimen, a small piece of gold from the 2020 finds in Morocco: | |
| Topic: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
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| Tobi Replies: 528 Views: 197400 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Mar 07, 2023 03:58 Subject: Re: Collection of Volkmar Stingl |
| The first Serbian one in my Aquamarine collectionI don't know if I ever saw a mineral specimen from Serbia before, neither a beryl nor any other mineral ... a real rarity! | |
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