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Jordi Fabre
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David Von Bargen
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 Posted: Dec 15, 2009 06:42 Post subject: Re: pro_duo's collections |
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| pro_duo wrote: | | Peter Megaw wrote: | | Florida perhaps? |
did Florida have any mine that was closed a long time around Brooksville, Florida?
I found out the supplier left a piece of sheet and it wrote "BrooksvilleFla".
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Yes - material came out in late 1970's.
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Dec 23, 2010 21:50 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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Long time no see. Marry Christmas!
Red Fluorite
from Argentiere, Chamonix, France
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 04:04 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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| pro_duo wrote: | | Red Fluorite from Argentiere, Chamonix, France |
Hi!
Please, could you provide the size?
Thanks,
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 07:41 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | | pro_duo wrote: | | Red Fluorite from Argentiere, Chamonix, France |
Hi!
Please, could you provide the size?
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it is about 1.3x1.1x1.0 cubic cm sorry about that.
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Rhodochrosite
from Peru
size about 3.3x1.8x1.7 cubic cm
the dealer only said it is from Peru.but such form is rare for me, so I wondered the loaction is worng or not.coz it looks like the Germany ones. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 08:34 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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| pro_duo wrote: | Rhodochrosite from Peru
size about 3.3x1.8x1.7 cubic cm
the dealer only said it is from Peru.but such form is rare for me, so I wondered the loaction is worng or not.coz it looks like the Germany ones. |
This habit sounds like coming from the Uchuc-Chacua mine, in Oyon, Lima, Peru. Just compare to this one https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=2549#2549 or search Mindat database.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 09:12 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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| Carles Millan wrote: |
This habit sounds like coming from the Uchuc-Chacua mine, in Oyon, Lima, Peru
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Absolutely! pure Uchucchacua....;-)
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 09:27 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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Hi again, pro_duo!
If Uchuc-Chacua sounds Greek to you, it may be helpful to look at this map just to get some idea about where it exactly is https://carlesmillan.cat/min/Peru.png
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Dec 24, 2010 20:50 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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well......when two words,Rhodochrosite and Peru,come together,Uchucchacua seems to be an only choice. but I did search around the mindat.org and saw all the pictures of those two keywords. it is about 45pages pictures! the bad news is no specimen smilar to mine, so the loaction could remian in doubt.the good news also is no specimen smilar to mine, so if my collection is from Uchucchacua, it should be an unique one.
anyway,Uchuc-Chacua doesn't sound Greek to me, Carles. coz I have one exactly from there.
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Rhodochrosite
from Uchucchacua Mine, Peru
size: less than 2x2x2 cubic inch.
This specimen isn't with me now.it has been in my home town since last christmax.but I keep the picture .there is a double terminated Rhodochrosite crystal on matrix |
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2010 21:33 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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this is my only honey yellow garnet specimen, collected in Fall 2009.
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Garnet on Calcite matrix
from Kaiiado, Kenya.
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2011 19:09 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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Small piece but good colour
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Opal
from Virgin Valley, Nevada,USA
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pro_duo
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| Posted: Jan 05, 2011 23:07 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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This specimen was collected in Spring 2010.There is a difference between this and the Madagascaran one. This piece,the quartz itself is slight pink.the Madagascaran one is white.
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Quartz with hematite
from Jonesville, Union Co., South Carolina, USA
size: 1.7cm x 1.3cm x 1.3cm |
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John S. White
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2011 06:21 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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Please, the inclusions are NOT lepidocrocite, they are hematite. I know that some dealers, even today, sell these as the former, but they are wrong. Please, please, please change your label and stop helping to perpetuate this myth.
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Jordi Fabre
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2011 10:18 Post subject: Re: Pro_duo's collections |
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| John S. White wrote: | | Please, the inclusions are NOT lepidocrocite, they are hematite. |
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