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Ed Huskinson
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Location: Kingman, Arizona
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 Posted: Oct 04, 2010 02:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Wow!! Nice specimens Darren. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
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Ed Huskinson
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2010 02:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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PS It's good to see an example of the "rat's hair" psilomelane. Mine got squished...
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Darren
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Location: New Mexico
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2010 08:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Thanks Ed! Picked it up at Pebble Pups here in Las Cruces for all of 50 cents! The owner didn't like to deal with delicate little things and would often let them go pretty cheap! Have a good one!
Darren
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Ed Huskinson
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| Posted: Oct 05, 2010 19:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Pebble Pups!! Man, does that bring back memories. That place was run by Benny Fenn's brother-in-law. I think, anyway. Do you go out to Benny's at all? He and Elva are great sources for minerals.
Say, could you post a couple of photos of the backside of the specimen of quartz over / after wulfenite? I just want to see if there is a stoss side to the piece.
Thanks,
Ed
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Scott LaBorde
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Oct 15, 2010 08:18 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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| Peter Megaw wrote: | | Quartz on feldpsar from the Organ Mountains. Miarolitic cavities in the intrusions there produce some really wild UXTs as well |
What are UXT's?
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GneissWare
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Location: California
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2010 19:57 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Chino Copper with Cuprite.
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Cuprite on Copper
Chino Mine
Santa Rita District
Santa Rita
Grant County, New Mexico
United States of America
9.0 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm overall
Nicely crystallized native Copper crystals to 1 cm, some spinel twins, are almost entirely covered with red Cuprite as microcrystalline crusts and cubic crystals to nearly 2 mm in size. |
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Jim Prentiss
Joined: 01 Dec 2009
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2010 14:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Hello Everyone,
I am just adding a little color to this post today.
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| A little Zippeite from the JAckpot Mine, Laguna Dostrict, Cibola County, New Mexico. Field of view a little over an inch (2.54cm). |
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PetroHound
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
Posts: 5
Location: Mississippi
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2010 21:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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| I'll be in Lincoln Co. NM this winter and I was looking at some of the mines there on mindat, is it possible I could visit some of these mines? I've noticed some are only accessable by private roads? Any idea on how an amateur could go finding some minerals on his own?
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Topher
Joined: 16 Dec 2010
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Location: Utah
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2010 00:24 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: |
Fluorite on Quartz, Blanchard Mine, Harrisonburg District, 5x5x3 cm overall size
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Wow that is realy neat! -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/f136_405.jpg
I don't know much about what is rare or hard to find but that is good looking.
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Joaquin Montoro
Joined: 25 Nov 2010
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Location: Murcia (Spain)
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2010 02:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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A curiosity...
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Wood fossilized replaced by Chalcocite
Nacimiento Mine, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA
11x9x4 cm. |
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am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2011 02:31 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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A very lustrous single crystal.
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Smoky Quartz
Sierra Blanca, White Mountain Wilderness, Lincoln Co., New Mexico
6 x 1.8 cm |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
Posts: 79
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2012 00:58 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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I finally got around to taking pictures of some of my New Mexico specimens. I'll keep adding photos as I get more taken. All of these specimens are field collected by me and my dad over the last 20+ years.
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Allophane
Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.3 x 6.4 cm
A mineral not commonly seen from this locality |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2012 19:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Some more photos
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Azurite
Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
14.0 x 12.7 cm
From a find 15 years ago |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
Posts: 79
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2012 19:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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Now that I know how the process works, here are some more pics
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Baryte on Quartz
Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
6.4 x 6.4 cm with crystals to 2.5 cm |
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Chalcocite replacing Wood
Nacimiento Copper Mine, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
13.3 x 5.1 cm
The primary ore of the copper mine |
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Quartz pseudo-cubic
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
2.5 x 1.9 cm
A very unusual form for quartz |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
Posts: 79
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Jan 26, 2012 20:19 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - New Mexico |
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I had some trouble posting more than three attachmanets at a time, so I'll attach three pics per post
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Halite
Intrepid Potash East Mine, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
9.5 x 7.6 cm
A cleavage piece of a larger crystal. Shot under incandescent light |
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Hematite
Queen, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA
3.8 x 3.2 cm
Found in limestone beds among other uncrystallized hematite. Thus I believe it's hematite and not "limonite" or goethite after pyrite |
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Hemimorphite with Cuprite and Aurichalcite inclusions
Sunshine #4 tunnel, Blanchard Claims, Bingham, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA
8.9 x 7.6 cm
Ray Demark indentified the reddish colored inclusions as being cuprite |
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