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Topic: Tucson 2024 - It's started! | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 84 Views: 23417 |
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" | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 4 Views: 2600 |
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. | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 17 Views: 5627 |
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 ,-) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 11 Views: 12129 |
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? | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 13 Views: 11911 |
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) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 157 Views: 279561 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 4 Views: 9137 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 9 Views: 16621 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 9 Views: 16621 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 16 Views: 8051 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 11 Views: 19761 |
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. | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 35 Views: 29868 |
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 | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 95 Views: 82698 |
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! | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 19 Views: 15332 |
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) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 21 Views: 32820 |
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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Topic: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 21 Views: 32820 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Apr 14, 2021 10:57 Subject: Re: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) |
You are more than welcome, Peter! I am glad you enjoyed the article. I look forward to seeing you at a future show and perhaps the rolling bar! | |
Topic: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 21 Views: 32820 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Feb 26, 2021 08:54 Subject: Re: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) |
Thank you, Casey! For all of us who had the opportunities to dig the 79 Mine and other great producers in the SW USA, it was an exceptional time and most prolific in what we found! | |
Topic: April shows in Tucson?? | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 10 Views: 12138 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Dec 17, 2020 09:21 Subject: Re: April shows in Tucson?? |
From reports I am hearing in the mineral community, the mineral dealers who have active businesses selling on the internet are doing well (also helps to not have show and travel expenses). However, t ... | |
Topic: Stories in Stone: A Guide to the Geology of the Western Cape, South Africa - (34) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 5 Views: 12863 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 10, 2020 12:10 Subject: Re: Stories in Stone: A Guide to the Geology of the Western Cape, South Africa - (34) |
Thank you, Duncan, for writing this guide concerning the geology of the Western Cape of South Africa. I wish I would have had the opportunity to read this a couple of years ago before I visited the C ... | |
Topic: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) | |
Tony L. Potucek Replies: 21 Views: 32820 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Jul 25, 2020 09:08 Subject: Re: The Mineral Collecting History of the 79 Mine, Gila County, Arizona, USA - (33) |
Thanks to all of you for your compliments and I'm glad the mineral collecting community likes the history of this venerable and great collecting location. For those of us who got the chance to dig th ... | |
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