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Gail
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 Posted: Aug 25, 2010 15:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | Any possibility of listing the sizes of the specimens? |
Yep, as soon as I find the time. It is a lot of work looking them up at the moment, expecting Jolyon to walk through the door any minute for a stay here. I promise to add the sizes when my life settles a bit! I have Irv Brown arriving on Friday too...so it is the usual crazy weekend ahead!
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Dawn MinetteCooper
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2010 17:32 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Dear Gail:
So glad you have the chalcocite. It was always one of our favorites. It's looking beautiful in Jeff's photo, as always.
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2010 17:40 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Dawn MinetteCooper wrote: | Dear Gail:
So glad you have the chalcocite. It was always one of our favorites. It's looking beautiful in Jef's photo, as always. |
Dawn, thank you. I am so tired I called it Chacopyrite! Egads, I know better. Been cleaning and cooking in prep. for the weekend. I have had a number of your pieces photo'd and love that we have them in our collection...makes me think of you when I see them. I had never met Jim, but I feel as though I know something of him through the pieces we have, and of you of course! You are always delightful.
Hugs, Gail
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Debbie Woolf
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 01:28 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Is that Erongo Fluorite a fake or a real one Gail ?
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 07:14 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Well Debbie, it's real. The dealer I bought it from is on this forum quite often and I doubt he would be selling me fakes!
( and it was not expensive at all, so no reason to make fakes? )
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John S. White
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 07:46 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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I have seen a fair number of these but only as loose fluorites. This is the first I have seen on matrix. They clearly are the product of natural etching, in some ways similar to the etched fluorites from Elmwood, Tennessee. Congratulations Jim, a very nice catch!
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stumpy
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 12:06 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Is there any sign that the flourite "scepter" could have been glued onto the matrix? |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 15:34 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| stumpy wrote: | | Is there any sign that the flourite "scepter" could have been glued onto the matrix? |
Just above the bubble gum and under the double stick tape I think see some gorilla glue drops.
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Debbie Woolf
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 16:05 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Sorry Gail I don't mean to be disrespectful at all its just there was a thread on mindat about these sceptre fakes, did you see it ? Your friend Peter also confirms this practise. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 16:27 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Debbie Woolf wrote: | | Sorry Gail I don't mean to be disrespectful at all its just there was a thread on mindat about these sceptre fakes, did you see it ? Your friend Peter also confirms this practise. |
No problem Debbie, I know you weren't being disrespectful! You are always very nice. We have had this under the microscope, no signs of anything untoward.
Jolyon is looking at it as I type.
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2010 16:31 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Jolyon says it is a 100 percent real, without a doubt it is genuine.
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stumpy
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2010 03:30 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| That's excellent. Personally I think it's much nicer to have a specimen on matrix than a floater. |
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Debbie Woolf
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2010 05:00 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| I'm sorry to have caused any controversy - its a beautiful specimen :0) |
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Gail
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2010 07:25 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Debbie Woolf wrote: | | I'm sorry to have caused any controversy - its a beautiful specimen :0) |
No upset here, was actually amused as you might note from my bubble gum retort! It was a legit question that you asked. I probably wouldn't put a fake on here, just for future reference. We pretty much do our darndest to scope everything and the few times we have seen anything suspicious we refuse the mineral.
It's probably going to get harder to tell, they are getting really good at faking these days.Cheers everyone!
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Dawn MinetteCooper
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2010 10:07 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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The fluorite is cuter than all heck==one of those weird and wonderful pieces that show up every so often. They're fun.
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