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GneissWare
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 Posted: Sep 22, 2009 17:28 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Hi Carles,
As you have probably noticed, we have similar tasted in minerals, I believe. Good thing we aren't at most of the same shows, or there would probably be fighting over rocks ;=)
Bob
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2010 09:37 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Here are a few more, some from what I think are interesting localities.
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Elbaite with Lepidolite
Stewart Mine
Pala District
San Diego County, California
United States of America
6.0 x 5.3 cm |
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88516 Time(s) |
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Phlogopite on Diopside
Yates Uranium Mine
Otter Lake, Huddersfield Township
Pontiac County, Quebec
Canada
12.0 x 8.4 cm |
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88544 Time(s) |
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Stibnite with Fluorite and Quartz
Kadamzhay Mine
Osh Oblasty (Province)
Kyrgyzstan
7.3 x 5.1 x 6.0 cm |
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Kesterite on Muscovite
Mt. Xuebaoding
Pingwu County, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province
China
4.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm |
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88520 Time(s) |
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Apatite on Muscovite
Mt. Xuebaoding
Pingwu County, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province
China
9.2 x 5.5 x 3.3 cm |
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Beryl ( var. Aquamarine )
with Muscovite and Albite
Mt. Xuebaoding
Pingwu County, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province
China
6.3 x 8.0 cm |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2010 09:48 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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And, a few more.
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Wulfenite on Quartz and Drusy Quartz
Tsumeb Mine
Tsumeb District
Oshikoto Region
Namibia
4.5 x 3.5 cm |
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88398 Time(s) |
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Spessartine on Galena
Broken Hill
New South Wales
Australia
5.2 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm |
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88478 Time(s) |
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Wulfenite Coated with Calcite
Jianshan Mine
Kuruktag Mountains
Bayin'gholin Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyguro A. R.
China
8.0 X 6.1 cm |
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Fluorite on Baryte
Berbes Mine
Berbes Mining area
Ribadesella
Asturias Comunidad Autonoma
Spain
9.5 x 5.5 x 3.6 cm |
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Dioptase on Calcite
Dumesnil Quarry
La Calera
Dept. Colon, Cordoba Province
Argentina
7.0 x 6.3 x 3.7 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2010 12:49 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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All specimens are, of course, superb, but Bob, your Spessartine from Broken Hill is over magnificent!
Thanks to share it with us...
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jul 28, 2010 12:50 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Nice pictures and good specimens! Once again.
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Carles
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 29, 2010 02:36 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Absolutey! I really like your recently posted fluorites (Orange River, Elmwood Mine, Berbes/Spain), very aesthetic. But all the other specimens are good, too.
Keep them coming :-)
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Jul 29, 2010 10:40 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Here's a few specimens from Germany.
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Pyromorphite
Rosenberg Mine
Bad Ems District
Braubach, Lahn Valley
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Germany
6.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm |
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Augite
Eifel Mts.
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Germany
7.6 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm
The augite is 1.6 x 0.8 x 1.0 cm in size. I probably need to trim this down a bit. |
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Gordian
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Location: Santa Fe
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| Posted: Jul 29, 2010 13:24 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Very nice example of Pyromorphite. I love the lead (Pb) minerals.
c.rhodes
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 30, 2010 04:07 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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| Yes, indeed a fine example of that German classic. And an interesting matrix augite. Do you have info where exactly in the Eifel it was found? If there are any other minerals (maybe even some more from Germany), please keep posting them!
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Jul 30, 2010 09:19 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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| Tobias Martin wrote: | | And an interesting matrix augite. Do you have info where exactly in the Eifel it was found? |
Hi Tobias,
Unfortunately, the handwritten label simply says Eifel Mt. Looks like there are a number of localities that could have produced it.
Bob
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 30, 2010 13:04 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Yes Bob, augite is a common mineral in the Eifel Mountains. Most specimens on the market are provided with no further info than this. I thought maybe yours is. But i like it because it is a matrix specimen, and most of the Eifel augites i see are single crystals.
Cheers!
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2010 14:52 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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A few more rocks.
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Baryte with Realgar on Orpiment
Quiruvilca Mine
Quiruvilca District
Santiago de Chuco Province, Departamento de la Libertad
Peru
7.0 x 7.5 cm overall |
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Galena with Dolomite
Barr Mine
Tri-State District
Picher Field, Treece
Cherokee County, Kansas
United States of America
12.5 x 9.0 x 7.8 cm overall |
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38498 Time(s) |
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Ferberite with Fluorite
Yaogangxian Mine
Yizhang County
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province
China
6.8 x 6.0 x 5.5 cm overall |
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38449 Time(s) |
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Quartz
Fengjiashan Mine
Edong Mining District
Daye County
Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province
China
5.7 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm overall |
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38470 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Xianghualing Mine
Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field
Linwu Co.
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province
China
10.5 x 8.0 x 5.0 cm overall |
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38446 Time(s) |
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Fluorite on Quartz
Yaogangxian Mine
Yizhang County
Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province
China
9.7 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm overall
3.5 cm Fluorite |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: May 01, 2011 19:56 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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Here is one of the new Chinese Ilvaites...they are hard to photograph.
Ilvaite with Quartz
Unknown Fe mine
Hexigten Banner
Chifeng Prefecture
Inner Mongolia A.R.
China
Specimen is 11.0 x 10.0 x 6.9 cm overall. Lustrous Ilvaite crystals to 4.7 cm, nested amongst light green Quartz crystals to 6.2 cm in length.
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Ilvaite with Quartz
11.0 x 10.0 x 6.9 cm overall |
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37899 Time(s) |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: May 12, 2011 16:49 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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For anyone interested in the Chinese locality producing the Ilvaites, I have a bit more information:
Kèshíkèténg Qí is the correct pinyin for Hexigten Banner. It is a small town 30 miles as the crow flies from the mining district. On google maps it is labeled as "Hexigten".
Many of these specimens are incorrectly labeled as Baotou, which is about 1000km west of the mine area.
So, these specimens should be labeled as:
Unknown Fe mine
Hexigten Banner
Chifeng Prefecture
Inner Mongolia A.R.
China
or probably more correctly (to match pinyin):
Unknown Fe mine
Kèshíkèténg Qí
Chifeng Prefecture
Inner Mongolia A.R.
China
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 13, 2011 01:49 Post subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
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| GneissWare wrote: |
or probably more correctly (to match pinyin):
Unknown Fe mine
Kèshíkèténg Qí
Chifeng Prefecture
Inner Mongolia A.R.
China
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Great. Thanks for the complementary info!
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