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If that was Tucson 2020 it can not be from this find. Most probably you are talking about golds from Bleida, They are also partly in gossan-type rocks associated with copper secondaries.

Dave, you have seen faked specimens (glued to matrix) from this particular find? That would be interesting as I did not see any, and I saw the majority of the material. There are a lot of very small c ...

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Thanks for the data, They confirm microscopic observations that we did.
We never sent them for more analyses as there was never doubts that they are fake for several reasons. One reason is that ...

Ibrahim, I am suspicious about this stuff as well, but what I have seen does not look like it is covered with chalcanthite, but more like with inclusions of it. Did you look under a microscope at thes ...

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I would like to invite everyone for new show, dedicated only to collectors – no fossils, no meteorites, no beads - only collectors minerals – The Mineral City Show.

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Adalberto was a great person, very kind. I visited his collection when I was still in secondary school on holidays with my parents, he invited us and treated great, collection made incredible impressi ...

Jordi, what new you will bring?

I am proud that several of my rocks ended up in the MIM Museum! Only one note, Anglesite #1090 is fake, they were chemically colored unfortunately.

quartz - celadonite
Locality:
Itremo Massif, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

These are not celadonite inclusions but fuchsite - chr ...

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Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 08:50 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	If that was Tucson 2020 it can not be from this find. Most probably you are talking about golds from Bleida, They are also partly in gossan-type rocks associated with copper secondaries.
Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 08:29 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	Dave, you have seen faked specimens (glued to matrix) from this particular find? That would be interesting as I did not see any, and I saw the majority of the material. There are a lot of very small c ...
Topic: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 29, 2020 06:40 Subject: Re: The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 27641	Hi, Thanks for the data, They confirm microscopic observations that we did. We never sent them for more analyses as there was never doubts that they are fake for several reasons. One reason is that ...
Topic: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 41 Views: 83762	Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Sep 01, 2020 02:51 Subject: Re: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 41 Views: 83762	Ibrahim, I am suspicious about this stuff as well, but what I have seen does not look like it is covered with chalcanthite, but more like with inclusions of it. Did you look under a microscope at thes ...
Topic: Tucson Show 2019
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 284097	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 20, 2019 12:45 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 284097	Show layout.
Topic: Tucson Show 2019
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 284097	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 20, 2019 12:45 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2019
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 128 Views: 284097	I would like to invite everyone for new show, dedicated only to collectors – no fossils, no meteorites, no beads - only collectors minerals – The Mineral City Show.
Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:46 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	page 6
Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:45 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
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Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:44 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
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Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:43 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
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Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:42 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
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Topic: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Nov 19, 2017 13:41 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Adalberto Giazotto (1940-2017)
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 12 Views: 41548	Adalberto was a great person, very kind. I visited his collection when I was still in secondary school on holidays with my parents, he invited us and treated great, collection made incredible impressi ...
Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2017
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 77 Views: 239253	Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 22, 2017 07:37 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2017
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 77 Views: 239253	Jordi, what new you will bring?
Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 411 Views: 790189	Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Jan 04, 2017 07:37 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 411 Views: 790189	I am proud that several of my rocks ended up in the MIM Museum! Only one note, Anglesite #1090 is fake, they were chemically colored unfortunately.
Topic: Quartz with Muscovite (variety fuchsite) from Itremo, Madagascar
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 14469	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 30, 2016 01:54 Subject: Re: quatz with celadonite from itremo madagascar
Tomasz Praszkier Replies: 8 Views: 14469	quartz - celadonite Locality: Itremo Massif, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar These are not celadonite inclusions but fuchsite - chr ...