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 Topic: Tucson Show 2015 |
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| keldjarn Replies: 174 Views: 339778 |
 Forum: News about Shows Posted: Feb 16, 2015 01:57 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2015 |
| Matt,
I have really enjoyed your report and photos from the Tucson shows. Thank you for the great effort! I visited the shows for 2 weeks myself, and I am impressed by how many venues. dealers and ... |
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| Topic: Tucson, questionable prices? |
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| keldjarn Replies: 162 Views: 339351 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Feb 05, 2015 12:57 Subject: Re: Tucson, questionable prices? |
| I think there is a growing divergence between mineral collectors interested mainly in the scientific side of the hobby and those who are only gathering pieces of Nature artwork the same way other (wea ... | |
| Topic: Tucson, questionable prices? |
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| keldjarn Replies: 162 Views: 339351 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Feb 05, 2015 11:32 Subject: Re: Tucson, questionable prices? |
| I am also in Tucson this year having visited most shows since 1991. I am also astonished by many of the prices of relatively ordinary specimens of common minerals. But it is not only a question of inc ... | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
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| keldjarn Replies: 80 Views: 172910 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 27, 2014 06:24 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
| Thank you for the excellent mineral images from the Munich show. I had to leave on Friday afternoon and therefore did not have time to study the Rauris display in detail. Your report has given me the ... | |
| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
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| keldjarn Replies: 80 Views: 172910 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 22, 2014 04:21 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
| Hi Don,
I am sure you must be right. Anyway, I am off to the show in a few hours and look forward to meeting many mineral friends and FMF-posters there. Knut |
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| Topic: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
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| keldjarn Replies: 80 Views: 172910 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Oct 17, 2014 02:41 Subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2014 |
| James and John,
even with a working knowledge of Swedish I also wonder what Peter wants to tell us - especially since the "Urban Dictionary" describes "slog" as: "This is ... |
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| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| keldjarn Replies: 346 Views: 550278 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Aug 03, 2014 13:45 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| Jordi,
I will also extend my thanks to you and the Mim museum for posting these excellent photos. I hope one day to be able to visit the museum. One of the pictures is said to show :" Genthel ... |
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| Topic: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
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| keldjarn Replies: 12 Views: 27162 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jul 24, 2014 08:13 Subject: Re: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
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But I understand that point #1 is keeping all (as much as possible) information about each piece correctly, in order to verify precisely what it is. You are right that keeping a catalog of the c ... |
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| Topic: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
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| keldjarn Replies: 12 Views: 27162 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jul 24, 2014 05:06 Subject: Re: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
| Regarding cataloging: so, you are saying the primary reason for a mineral collector to keep a catalog is to verify and/or increase its value?
The primary reason for a mineral collector to keep deta ... |
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| Topic: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
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| keldjarn Replies: 12 Views: 27162 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jul 24, 2014 03:37 Subject: Re: Importance of Cataloguing & Mineral-Collector Demographics |
| Hello Tom,
There are many types of mineral collectors, but for the majority, specimens in the collection can only be fully appreciated if you have detailed information about the locality. Minerals an ... |
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| Topic: In Memoriam - Luiz Menezes, a wonderful friend |
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| keldjarn Replies: 16 Views: 29330 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Jul 12, 2014 14:29 Subject: Re: In Memoriam - Luiz Menezes, a wonderful friend |
| The passing of Luiz is a great loss to the mineral loving community. I have known Luiz for more than 20 years as one of the friendliest and most knowledgable among the mineral dealers. He has provided ... | |
| Topic: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| keldjarn Replies: 346 Views: 550278 |
Forum: MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon) Posted: Jul 06, 2014 04:15 Subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
| Thanks for uploading the pictures of the fabulous specimens in the MIM museum.
The first pircture is of an alleged "Cheralite" from Mt. Malosa, Malawi. I purchased a similar looking specim ... |
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| Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep |
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| keldjarn Replies: 17 Views: 26219 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 04, 2014 04:50 Subject: Re: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep |
| In a previous post I wrote:... but I try to make it simple wanting the cataloging process to take only a few minutes per specimen. If you on average spend 5 minutes cataloging a specimen - that is onl ... | |
| Topic: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep |
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| keldjarn Replies: 17 Views: 26219 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 03, 2014 11:57 Subject: Re: Cataloging specimens - What records to keep |
| I use the free database in Mindat with links to photos of the specimens I have posted there. I fill in most of the information that can be registered there. In addition I have a label with all the inf ... | |
| Topic: Tucson 2014 Show Report, Gail Spann Having Fun Again... |
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| keldjarn Replies: 156 Views: 266522 |
Forum: Mineral Shows by Gail Spann Posted: Feb 12, 2014 06:42 Subject: Re: Tucson 2014 Show Report, Gail Spann Having Fun Again... |
| Great to see you are back, Gail.
Thanks for sharing your Tucson adventure. I wish you all the best. |
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| Topic: Kipawa specimen |
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| keldjarn Replies: 4 Views: 8394 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 06, 2014 03:39 Subject: Re: Kipawa specimen |
| In Mindat you will see a photo of thorite with a green fluorescence SW. Thorite is often metamict and partly altered. I have specimens of thorite from other alkaline localities where the strong green ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
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| keldjarn Replies: 115 Views: 164637 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through Germany Posted: Feb 04, 2014 17:18 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Germany / Sachsen - Saxony |
| The old mines of Saxony also host a number of type localities also of very rare minerals. My contribution is a picture of a specimen of yellow Xanthiosite on green crystals of Aerugite from Johanngeor ... | |
| Topic: Virgin and Child association, a remarkable aesthetic result. |
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| keldjarn Replies: 1 Views: 5395 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 03, 2013 17:57 Subject: Re: Virgin and Child association, a remarkable aesthetic result. |
| Beautiful specimen, Roger, Thans for sharing. Panasqueira has always been one of my favorite localities.
Knut |
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| Topic: "What's in a name?" - thoughts on the subject of provenance |
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| keldjarn Replies: 28 Views: 44875 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 03, 2013 10:54 Subject: Re: "What's in a name?" - thoughts on the subject of provenance |
| ... Not really.
When I consider whether or not to buy a specimen, what matters most to me is the piece’s condition, the quality of the crystals, the esthetics, and the price. *** If you add: ... |
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| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK - England / Cumbria |
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| keldjarn Replies: 141 Views: 211606 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK Posted: May 05, 2013 09:35 Subject: Re: Greens and Blues from the Caldbeck Fells |
| My contribution is a cabinet specimen of deep blue plumbogummite and green pyromorphite from the Roughton Gill mine.
Knut |
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