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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:07 Post subject: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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I have enjoyed viewing everyone's great pieces. I thougt I would post some of my favorites from my collection. This red Elbaite from Santa Rosa Brazil is 7.5 cm tall x 5.5 long and 3 wide. It weighs 155 grams. It has a light green cap and glows with good backlight.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:14 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Blue Fluorite with golden Calcite from Denton mine in Hardin county, IL. This piece is 12x9x8 cm and weighs 250 grams.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:18 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A small Afghan tourmaline that I really like, a perfect crystal all around
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:20 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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I love this fluorite because the crystal is perfect and stands out nicely against the white dolostone.
From Elmwood mine, Smith County, TN, USA.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:24 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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This Pederneria tourmaline has a pretty blue zone below the dark green termination.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:27 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Water clear Aquamarine on muscovite from Shigar Valley, Pakistan
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:31 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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This is one of my favorites. Nice plate with Rhodochrosite, quartz, small blue fluorite and sphalerite from the Sweet Home mine, Colorado. This is from the Corner Pocket
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:34 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Another Brazil tourmaline. This one from Pederneria.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:37 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Love how the 7 cm tourmaline crystal with cityscape termination is nestled between the 2 quartz crystals.
From the Mawi pegmatite, Afghanistan.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:41 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A Paprok, Afghanistan tourmaline between two doubly terminated smokey quartz crystals. The tourmaline is a light lavender and has been repaired.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:46 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A Cruzeiro mine Brazil tourmaline from the so-called "lipstick" pocket. With strong light this crystal glows, especially the bottle green core.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:50 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A perfect doubly terminated hot pink tourmaline with a thin green cap from the Himalaya mine, CA.
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:53 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A large chunky dark green and glassy tourmaline attached to a white Albite from Paprok, Afghanistan
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 22:57 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A tall red tourmaline from Minas Gerais, Brazil with a light green/blue termination. The base of the peice has a nice cluster of gemmy jackstraw tourmaline crystals
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Posted: Jun 12, 2010 23:04 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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A small perfect aquamarine on Quartz with some Albite.
This piece is from Shigar, Pakistan.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2010 02:45 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Hi Vincent, thank you for posting your pictures! Your minerals are really aesthetic and fine; my personal favourites are the blue fluorite from Denton mine (great one!) and the two aquamarine specimens. Please keep sharing your rocks with us :-)
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Posted: Jun 13, 2010 03:49 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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Hello Vincent!
Very good photos and nice specimens. Congratulations!
Several localities, however, are missing ('Fluor on dolo.jpg', 'Green elb.jpg', and 'small aqua.jpg'). Could you please provide them?
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Posted: Jun 13, 2010 05:17 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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In addition, for the FMF to work properly it would be better to group several photos together in one single post as most forum members do. This way we all can prevent the automatic email system that notifies the users from being overloaded.
But don't refrain from posting. Please, keep doing it.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2010 07:53 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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VRigatti wrote: | A small perfect aquamarine on Quartz with some Albite | . This piece is from Shigar, Pakistan
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Posted: Jun 13, 2010 07:58 Post subject: Re: Vincent Rigatti Collection |
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VRigatti wrote: | I love this fluorite because the crystal is perfect and stands out nicely against the white dolostone | .
Sorry guys I am unsure how to directly edit the post. The Fluorite on Dolostone is from Elmwood mine, Smith County, TN.
The green Elbaite on Quartz is from the Mawi pegmatite, Afghanistan.
Will post multiple photos on next update. Thanks so much for the comments.
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