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 Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 84 Views: 63116 |
 Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 16, 2024 09:21 Subject: Re: Tucson 2024 - It's started! |
| Bob,
Thanks for your hard work of posting many dealers and their offerings during the 2024 Tucson Show. I really appreciate it, and it was good seeing you at Mineral City! |
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| Topic: Rhodochrosite Locality near "Flagstone, CO" |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 4 Views: 5432 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 29, 2023 08:56 Subject: Re: Rhodochrosite Locality near "Flagstone, CO" |
| Bob is correct. Gladstone, not Flagstone. | |
| Topic: Please Help Me To Identify This Stone. |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 17 Views: 12600 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Dec 16, 2023 10:34 Subject: Re: Please Help Me To Identify This Stone. |
| Batua,
You posted this stuff on Mindat several days ago. Are their answers and possible identifications not enough? |
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| Topic: A phase coming to an end (but nothing about FMF ,-) |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 11 Views: 21620 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 17, 2023 11:06 Subject: Re: A phase coming to an end (but nothing about FMF ,-) |
| Jordi,
Of course, I have mixed emotions regarding your retirement as a mineral dealer. I am happy for you and have a number of fine specimens I acquired from you, which I treasure. I am sad to see ... |
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| Topic: Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 13 Views: 24359 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 11, 2023 11:12 Subject: Re: Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? |
| I am very much in agreement with Jesse's observations and conclusions about why it has become increasingly difficult to collect minerals by silver picking (purchasing minerals). Pricing has gone beyo ... | |
| Topic: About cyclic twinning - (5) |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 157 Views: 333345 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Aug 25, 2023 09:18 Subject: Re: About cyclic twinning - (5) |
| I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your well researched historical rutile specimen. Thanks very much! | |
| Topic: Quartz with Chlorite Phantoms - Tagging & locale Questions |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 4 Views: 12165 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 16, 2023 10:14 Subject: Re: Quartz with Chlorite Phantoms - Tagging & locale Questions |
| Genesee Valley, NE of the Quincy, CA area. | |
| Topic: Tama's Mineral Paintings |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 9 Views: 24785 |
Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Aug 13, 2022 11:19 Subject: Re: Tama's Mineral Paintings |
| Those are all knock-out water colors! Your eye really captures the correct colors of the minerals as well as the perspective without what I would call distortion. Thank you for sharing these. | |
| Topic: Tama's Mineral Paintings |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 9 Views: 24785 |
Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Aug 10, 2022 10:49 Subject: Re: Tama's Mineral Paintings |
| Yes, Tama, I would like to see more of your art. Gail and Jim selected a nice specimen and location for you to paint, which is near to my heart--the San Francisco Mine. I spent a lot of time there a ... | |
| Topic: Unknown crystal |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 16 Views: 13438 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Aug 10, 2022 10:44 Subject: Re: Unknown crystal |
| John is correct. This is a Magma Mine, Superior AZ barite. I don't have the published articles in front of me; however, the inclusions could be several minerals, which have been previously identifie ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Kansas |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 11 Views: 24842 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Mar 18, 2022 19:31 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Kansas |
| No, that is an exceptional specimen collected by Bob in 1969, and one I covet, heh, heh. And it's a nice size, too! Good addition to the collection, Jesse! | |
| Topic: Tucson 2022. We missed you. |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 35 Views: 44658 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Feb 02, 2022 09:46 Subject: Re: Tucson 2022. We missed you. |
| Thanks for firing up your 2022 Tucson show report. I share your concern over Peter, who has been a good friend at the Tucson show over the years, making his annual treks to Tucson for many years. I' ... | |
| Topic: Tucson Shows 2022 |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 95 Views: 123593 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 02, 2022 09:29 Subject: Re: Tucson Shows 2022 |
| Hi, Bob,
Thank you for continuing to work on your report on the Tucson mineral shows. Your report is much appreciated. I hope to see you down there in the next few days! |
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| Topic: 15 years since the beginning of FMF. As time goes! |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 19 Views: 21693 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Aug 09, 2021 08:46 Subject: Re: 15 years since the beginning of FMF. As time goes! |
| Jordi,
Congratulations for your wonderful website and for providing a venue for some of us who have written articles to publish our articles. You have made it very easy to do this, so thank you! |
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| Topic: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) |
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| Tony L. Potucek Replies: 21 Views: 42917 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Jun 30, 2021 09:21 Subject: Re: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) |
| Hi, Rick,
That's a great piece you collected! Thanks for providing some insight into your collecting at the 79 Mine with Reg. Wish I could have gotten the specimen before Mark did! Ha! |
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