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 Topic: Book Project - Arizona's Mineral Heritage |
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| jimB Replies: 18 Views: 23698 |
 Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jan 14, 2010 20:31 Subject: Re: Book Project - Arizona's Mineral Heritage |
| Hi JordI,
That is a wonderful wulfenite. If that is true color it may be my favorite Red Cloud specimen. It is surely a living dream. |
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| Topic: Your favorite 'personally' collected specimen |
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| jimB Replies: 30 Views: 56274 |
Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Jan 06, 2010 21:19 Subject: Re: Your favorite 'personally' collected specimen |
| Hi Luis, That is a great story. Moral ? When looking, look everywhere . I love it. | |
| Topic: FMF's party in Tucson 2010 |
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| jimB Replies: 34 Views: 52543 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Jan 02, 2010 22:58 Subject: Re: FMF's party in Tucson 2010 |
| Jordi, TGMS has moved display set up to Tuesday night. It will be difficult to make your party, darn it. | |
| Topic: Gail's collection |
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| jimB Replies: 396 Views: 794679 |
Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Dec 30, 2009 00:01 Subject: Re: Gail's collection |
| Gail, usually a call to the office and speak w Rose will suffice. | |
| Topic: Gail's collection |
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| jimB Replies: 396 Views: 794679 |
Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Dec 28, 2009 23:05 Subject: Re: Gail's collection |
| Superb locality piece, rweaver. I had a wonderful cabinet calcite from Terlingua, sadly, I sold it. Some of these things are not replaceable. Enjoy. | |
| Topic: Rutile |
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| jimB Replies: 13 Views: 26218 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Dec 16, 2009 22:47 Subject: Re: Rutile |
| Shhhhhhhhhh..... (( I'm a closet rutile buff)). | |
| Topic: Tessin habit quartz |
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| jimB Replies: 32 Views: 72544 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 16, 2009 22:41 Subject: Re: Tessin habit quartz |
| Dear Scott,
I love how you think. Yes i too want to own that Tessin euhedron, twinned on the hypothetical "C" face and perfect beyond description. ... |
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| Topic: Gail's collection |
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| jimB Replies: 396 Views: 794679 |
Forum: Women's Private Collections Posted: Dec 16, 2009 22:29 Subject: Re: Gail's collection |
| Apatite on Arsenopyrite, Panasqueira, Portugal
https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=2514#2514 / https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/apatite_portugalsm_167.jpg ... |
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| Topic: Brazil Law? |
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| jimB Replies: 18 Views: 48980 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 16, 2009 22:25 Subject: Re: Brazil Law? |
| A wonderful crystal. Proof pudding of Helmuts profound observation "a quartz specimen scratches every itch".
Brazil twin, I don't think so. I not sure of Dauphine either but would like ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Carles Millan |
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| jimB Replies: 971 Views: 2098425 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 11, 2009 23:52 Subject: Re: Collection of Carles Millan |
| Very nice. | |
| Topic: What defines a mineral's 'quality?' - (13) |
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| jimB Replies: 35 Views: 992448 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Dec 11, 2009 23:49 Subject: Re: What defines a mineral's 'quality?' - (13) |
| I agree with the notion that quality is a rarity factor. I have not heard many people express this so I enjoyed your observation, Konstantinos. | |
| Topic: Stimulating young collectors |
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| jimB Replies: 29 Views: 41587 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Dec 11, 2009 22:48 Subject: Re: Stimulating young collectors |
| Egad! I'm old, huh?
One thing is sure, I won't order a banana split behind a two belly chinese meal again. |
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| Topic: Stimulating young collectors |
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| jimB Replies: 29 Views: 41587 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Dec 09, 2009 22:29 Subject: Re: Stimulating young collectors |
| I enjoy judging showmanship. There are very few points to be awarded therein but believe me every point is valuable and a blue ribbon contender at any Tucson Show can not afford to shed a single one. ... | |
| Topic: Stimulating young collectors |
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| jimB Replies: 29 Views: 41587 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Dec 09, 2009 22:08 Subject: Re: Stimulating young collectors |
| Hi Jim,
Risers serve a couple important functions. You know mortar in a brick wall serves to hold bricks together? It also serves to hold them apart. Kind of unsung, but still true. Many impress ... |
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| Topic: Too much of the same thing |
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| jimB Replies: 17 Views: 31878 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 08, 2009 23:34 Subject: Re: Too much of the same thing |
| Im far from worn out looking at pictures of Tsumeb specimens. Consider this, the magnificent Azurite in Sr. Folch's collection pictured some where on this site is entirely new to me and spectacular. M ... | |
| Topic: The Folch Collection |
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| jimB Replies: 37 Views: 84124 |
Forum: The Folch Collection Posted: Nov 29, 2009 18:45 Subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
| Hello Tobias, after reading your glowing report on the Swiss fluorite I had to sort through and see it for myself. Yep, it is GOOD! Thank you for drawing my attention to it. Today. I'm feeling earth ... | |
| Topic: Red beryl cluster floater |
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| jimB Replies: 7 Views: 13281 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Nov 26, 2009 22:56 Subject: Re: Red beryl cluster floater |
| Looks good to me. | |
| Topic: Native Bismuth, Saxony, Germany |
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| jimB Replies: 15 Views: 35098 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 24, 2009 22:59 Subject: Re: Native Bismuth, Saxony, Germany |
| The first specimen I was ever truly captivated by was a bismuth from Schneeburg, Saxony (Wilbers). Thus I enjoy seeing the species / locality in pictures here. These are wonderful things. Thank yo ... | |
| Topic: My visit to the Folch Collection |
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| jimB Replies: 10 Views: 55035 |
Forum: The Folch Collection Posted: Nov 24, 2009 22:47 Subject: Re: My visit to the Folch Collection |
| For most of us this will have to do, thank you for the pics. Jim
Fantastic! (To think, there are 24,960 more just like these.) |
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| Topic: Canadian Octahedral Pyrites |
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| jimB Replies: 17 Views: 21894 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Nov 24, 2009 22:38 Subject: Re: Canadian Octahedral Pyrites |
| I want a 1 inch floater ! | |
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