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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: May 07, 2011 14:20 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Alaska the "Last Frontier State"
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Epidote and Quartz
Green Monster Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Specimen size: 5.3 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm.
Main crystal size: 2.7 × 1.3 cm.
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 08, 2011 08:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Former collection of Harlod Urish
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Quartz, Japan Law twin
Green Monster Mine
Sulzer, Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
5.7cm x 4.0cm |
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rweaver
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| Posted: May 08, 2011 08:46 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Former collection of Marion Godshaw
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Cinnabar
Red Devil Mine
Sleetmute, Alaska
5.2cm x 3.3cm |
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Matt_Zukowski
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Location: Alaska
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| Posted: May 09, 2011 20:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Epidote from Green Monster
A cluster of 6 xtals, 14 cm across
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Jim Prentiss
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| Posted: May 11, 2011 10:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Hello Everyone,
despite living there for nearly 50 years I have but a couple of worthwhile specimens to add to the list.
jimp
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| This bright green "jackstraw" crystal aggregate of Actinolite I picked up along the Kobuk River near the Village of Deering in western Alaska in 1994. It is 4 1/2" x 3" x 2 1/2" (11.7cm x 7.6cm x 6.4cm) |
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| Fluorite octahedrons from Zarembo Island, near Wrangel, Alaska about 4" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" (10.1 x 6.4 x 3.3 cm) |
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| A larger veiw of one of the crystals. FOV 4 mm. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 17, 2011 13:01 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Another Epidote, the most well known mineral from Alaska.
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Epidote on Quartz
Copper Mountain, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Mined about 1972
Former Folch Collection
Specimen size: 6 × 5 × 3.3 cm.
Main crystal size: 3.8 × 1.6 cm.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Nov 25, 2011 01:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Fluorite
Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska
2.4 x 2.5 cm. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 00:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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Fluorite
Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska
3.8 x 2.1 cm. |
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GneissWare
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Location: California
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 02:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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| Nice Fluorites, Mike. You don't see these often.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2011 06:48 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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| GneissWare wrote: |
Nice Fluorites, Mike. You don't see these often.
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Absolutely, very unusual.
Thanks to share Am.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 19, 2025 15:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Alaska |
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| Mineral: | Barrerite |
| Locality: | | Kuiu Island, Sitka Borough, Alaska, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 10.0 x 14.0 cm |
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| Small light tan crystals of this zeolite member scattered on a plate of druzy white, stalactitic quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Yugawaralite |
| Locality: | | Chena Hot Springs, Tors Campground Trail, Chena River, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.3 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm |
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| Colorless platy yugawaralite crystals partially coated with drusy quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Almandine |
| Locality: | | Garnet Ledge, Wrangell, Wrangell Island, Wrangell-Petersburg Borough, Alaska, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.1 x 5.4 x 2.0 cm |
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| Dark red dodecahedral almandine crystal partly embedded in a dark gray biotite schist. |
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