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Love the spessartine!

These pieces aren't brittle at all. It is just as solid as a normal pyrite piece.

See also the picture of a different piece.

Hi all,

Received today a small lot of verry nice skeletal pyrites from a private mine in Washington. These items are naturaly etched and looks great.

Will post more information and pictures lat ...

Harry,

Nice to see you on the forum. Will bring them with me next visit

Greetings albert

I've got an other piece from this mine with all end etched. I can't imagine this pieces are fake because of the etching and origin. I can see the same "pollished" side on your crystal. Thank ...

Hi riccardo.

Thanks for your reaction. Is it possible to findout whether this crystal is real or fake? I think its real because it came from a proper dealer.

Greetings albert

Hello all,

I'm new on the forum. I have a question about a morganite crystal.

This is an item from Urucum mine, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

This piece has two sides who are s ...

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Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw
appies Replies: 1513 Views: 1282095	Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Oct 07, 2013 16:01 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw
appies Replies: 1513 Views: 1282095	Love the spessartine!
Topic: New find:skeletal pyrite
appies Replies: 2 Views: 4123	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 27, 2013 13:28 Subject: Re: new find:skeletal pyrite
appies Replies: 2 Views: 4123	These pieces aren't brittle at all. It is just as solid as a normal pyrite piece. See also the picture of a different piece.
Topic: New find:skeletal pyrite
appies Replies: 2 Views: 4123	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 26, 2013 16:14 Subject: New find:skeletal pyrite
appies Replies: 2 Views: 4123	Hi all, Received today a small lot of verry nice skeletal pyrites from a private mine in Washington. These items are naturaly etched and looks great. Will post more information and pictures lat ...
Topic: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 26, 2013 16:06 Subject: Re: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Harry, Nice to see you on the forum. Will bring them with me next visit Greetings albert
Topic: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 29, 2013 08:44 Subject: Re: Etched morganite from Brazil.
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	I've got an other piece from this mine with all end etched. I can't imagine this pieces are fake because of the etching and origin. I can see the same "pollished" side on your crystal. Thank ...
Topic: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 29, 2013 08:16 Subject: Re: Etched morganite from Brazil.
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Hi riccardo. Thanks for your reaction. Is it possible to findout whether this crystal is real or fake? I think its real because it came from a proper dealer. Greetings albert
Topic: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 29, 2013 05:46 Subject: Etched morganite from Brazil
appies Replies: 11 Views: 10424	Hello all, I'm new on the forum. I have a question about a morganite crystal. This is an item from Urucum mine, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This piece has two sides who are s ...