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arturo shaw
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 Posted: Nov 02, 2011 08:07 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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Great picture Jesse, now I know why I don't want to work for a museum!! ;-)
Now seriously, amazing European Classics show and not only for Lyckberg's calcites (hope those are already back here in pristine condition) but your specimens too. And it was nice to meet you in person finally.
Cheers!
Arturo
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2011 15:00 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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And now for the second part, some random photos from about the show.
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| The mineral pavilion, this year featuring a hovering rectangular box rather than the old UFO-like thing. |
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| Fearless Leader Jordi attempting to instill order onto chaos during setup. |
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| Rocks and Minerals editor Marie Huizing with show organizer Johann Keillmann. Herr Keillmann appears to have foregone the BMW for a more practical mode of transport around the show floor. |
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| Michael Leybov and Ludmila Cheshko of The Mineralogical Almanac. I didn't catch whether Michael was planning on a serious diet or not. |
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| Austrian fluorite fanatic Robert Brandstetter in paparazzi mode. |
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| Oliver Konczer and Ian Bruce at the Thursday evening reception. |
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| Tom Praszkier operating a full service mineral dealership and catering company. |
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| Scott Wershky handing out vodka and Old Krupnick at the Mindat party. Danger, Will Robinson, danger!!! |
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| Justin and Brandy Zzyzx at the Mindat party. Every time I see Justin he is sporting a new look. This time I think he is in his retro-skinhead phase. |
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Fluorite (penetration twin)
Boltsburn Mine, Durham, England
And yes, there were some minerals about, also. Here a very nice old fluorite twin from the Boltsburn Mine, seen in Gilles Emmringer's booth. Sadly, would have taken a bank loan to go home with it, and I suspect that banks aren't loaning on such things these days. |
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Quartz, var. amethyst
Brazil
an unusual Brazilian amethyst geode with a long rod of amethyst running the length. Reminded me of those rotating spindles that roast the meat for Doner Kebabs or Gyro sandwiches. |
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Elbaite on quartz
Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique
A new find of green and blue-green tourmaline, seen in the Geofil booth. |
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Beryl, var. aquamarine with schorl on microcline
Erongo Mts., Namibia
A very nice aquamarine on microcline from Namibia, seen in Jurgen Margraf's booth. |
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| Frederico Pezzotta with a large, deep red tourmaline (partially coated with feldspar), reportedly out of the ground only 10 days before the show. |
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Jan Erik
Joined: 18 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2011 15:51 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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As always a very good show. Lots of nice minerals, and a lot of big difference in the pricing too! There where a lot of "new" things from Morocco, which indeed is a pleasent thing for me. The Spirifer group from Poland had as always excellent specimens from Mibladen (Vanadinites and Wulfenites specially) From the Bou Azzer area they had some really nice Erythrite, Roselite, Calcites and Skutterudites. From Imilchil new Titanites on Ortoclase, Garnets and Prehnites was on sale.
Jordi himself have always something really nice things from Morocco. And other dealers also had some geat things like the new Gersdorffites. Very different priced and some of the dealers very high priced.
Emanuele Marini from Demineralia had some great Gersdorffites, probably the best in the show.
But as most of you have mention before, the really blowminder was the European Classics. Some really interesting and beautifull minerals was on display there.
Lots of great people, great beer too and also many peolpe I think. I had to leave early Sunday morning, but I guess there where hot in the halls that day!
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Gersdorffite
Ait Ahmane, Bou Azzer
Ca 6x6 cm
The biggest xl is 2.5 cm! |
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Vanadinites
ACIF Mine, Mibladen
Different shapes and colour |
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Vanadinite
ACIF Mine, Mibladen
Ca. 20x15 cm (at least!)
The biggest Vanadinite of the new find. Nice! |
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Wulfenite
Mibladen
Ca. 15x10 cm
Avery nice Wulfenite, well priced too! |
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| The Norwegian award winner from last years Tucson show, Roy Kristiansen. |
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| Mr. Mineralman himself, Jordi in his booth. |
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Single Anatas crystals
Ullensvang kommune, Hordaland, Norway
Up to 2 cm
Somebody have been digging Anatas crystals this summer |
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| Wendell Minerals with a guard? |
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| We all need food! A very nice chef on his way to one of the eating holes. |
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| And we also need beer. (maybe not all but I needed some for sure!) |
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| And what about this guy? Certainly not from Germany! |
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| The Spirifer booth with Tomasz the boss himself |
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| And what do you do if you want to sell well? Yes, quite right. You take a lovely girl to serve Polish vodka! (one of the Spirifer helpers. Sorry I did not get her name) |
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| Jeff Scovil is working hard. Concentrated! |
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arturo shaw
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2011 09:28 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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Her name is Joanna and she IS nice. (And the vodka, Old Krupnik, too)
Cheers!
Arturo
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2011 16:00 Post subject: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 - and 3 |
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Barcelona 11/05/2011
Is time for me to finish my participation in this thread. Of course we still expect more photos and infos from other FMFers but let me add my last five cents.
To be brief: great Show, clearly consolidated as the number one in Europe and the number two of the world, not really far of Tucson Show. The division of four pavilions is also a great success permiting everybody attend the topic they prefer.
Two main highlights in this edition. Number one was the great exhibit of European Classics with a fabulous ensemble of specimens never joined before. Considering the importance and the character unique of this exhibit we did a video of each Show Case, and during the next days we will publish them here to keep a main reference of this exclusive exhibit. The downloading will be slow because the videos are heavy and it takes time download them first in YouTube, so maybe some post will be published between the videos but when I finish to publish the videos I will group them so they will keep as an unified reference.
The second highlight are, of course, the mineralogical novelties. I disagree with other comments I read about the lack of novelties. The Huanggangliang Iron Mines are in my opinion one of the major arrivals in the mineral world in the last years. The list of outstanding species from there is starting to be long and for what I know and for what some analysis in course shows, it seems that it could be still much longer. For the moment this mine is giving formidable Ilvaites, Arsenopyrites, Hedenbergites, octahedral Fluorites, Prase Quartz, Helvites, Genthelvites, Garnets, Rhodonites (one of they with crystals over 25 cm!)… so a lot of new stuff, and Munich Show has been, in my opinion the Show where the major number of species of this mine were offered to the mineralogical community.
Add to this many other novelties here and there, small novelties yes, but that all together made a very interesting frame. The large crystals of Arfvedsonites, some with small crystals of Zircon, from Imilchil, Morocco (is the first time that they appear there), the new Elbaites from Naipa Mine, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique, the curious Aragonites flos ferri from Val Trompia, Italy, the excellent new Quartz with Azurite-Malachite from M’Cissi, Morocco, the Valentinites (small crystals, but nice) from San José Mine, Bolivia and many others that I don’t saw or I don’t know it, made a great Munich Show, one of the best I can remember. Munich Show 2011 is dead, long live to 2012 Munich Show!
PS: Please more photos and comments... ;-)
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| Thomas Moore from Mineralogical Record in action after surpass the shock of the first vision of the European Classics exhibit. ;-) |
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| Not all exhibits in Munich 2011 were "European Classics". In the collector's exhibits two cases catch my eye, this fine case of the Munich collector Walter Weber... |
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| ...where this exceptional Cumengeite in matrix highlighted... |
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| ...and the case of the William Caerhays Collection, the unbelievable hidden collection recently "coming to the light" in the Caerhays Castle... |
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ploum
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 03:20 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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Hello Jordi and others :)....
In some hours i give some photo for you with your cumengeite ;)...
In fact i have take ALL SPECIMEN form european classic minerals and some example will gone.
A link for my website too....
In next hours...
Fred
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Cumengeite
Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía, Mexico
for Jordi and all.... |
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ploum
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 12:02 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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In munich i have take 700 photo and all is on my website in 1200 pix width...
Here in French but a color code for make a distinction between :
- Minerals from europe
- Photo of bavaria
- Photo of insects
- Photo of collector
and photo of microminerals and my collection...
All come in some hours....
https://www.alpinismeetmineraux.fr/mineralogie/bourses/munich2011/munich01.htm
(link normalized by FMF)
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arturo shaw
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 12:20 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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Then you have missed at least 200 minerals because I have taken more than 900 pictures. ;-)
Don't worry, take your time, I am processing them and I am only about the middle or so. But please tell us when they are ready; I am looking forward to see them all.
Mine will be (if I finish processing before they "finish" me) in the "Spanish Side", I will left a link here.
And I hope we could talk in another occasion (Colmar, perhaps..)
Thank you Ploum.
Arturo
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 12:31 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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| arturo shaw wrote: |
Then you have missed at least 200 minerals because I have taken more than 900 pictures. ;-)...
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That sounds wonderful Arturo!
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ploum
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 13:43 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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I have take all for european only and a selection for other. For european not more than 400 specimens.
I go eat and i finish before sleeping.
Colmar certainly if you want ;).
Fred
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ploum
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2011 16:02 Post subject: Re: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 |
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99,9 % is ok....
A small bug and i will finished my specimen tomorrow ;)
Thanks Jordi and in some days i begin with my news macro photo (seen the last gallery or on mindat for the moment).
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Jordi Fabre
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Jordi Fabre
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2011 14:22 Post subject: Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 - About 700 images downloaded by Arturo Shaw! |
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| arturo shaw wrote: |
...I have taken more than 900 pictures. ;-)
...Mine will be (if I finish processing before they "finish" me) in the "Spanish Side", I will left a link here.
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Arturo already finished to download about 700 photos of diversified minerals from Munich Show, including almost every specimen displayed in the "European Classics" exhibit.
You will find these images starting in this post -> https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=66518#66518
Don't miss it!
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