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B&A
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 Posted: Feb 22, 2012 04:14 Post subject: Collection of A&B |
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Hello
Welcome to our collection. We are a couple (B. and A.) and just started with minerals.
As we are only "starters", we don't have masterpieces like a lot of other people here :) but we all have to start somewhere..
So, from now on, there will be an update regulary.
Feel free to add comments and help to identify possible errors.
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B&A
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2012 04:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Cobaltoan Dolomite from Congo (Zaïre) (8x4x4 cm)
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Cobaltoan Dolomite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Katanga, R. D. Congo (Zaïre)
8x4x4 cm |
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lluis
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2012 04:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Good morning and welcome
Well, for the photo you posted, and if we rely in MR (I do...), it is a cobaltoan dolomite, not cobaltoan calcite.
The cobaltoan calcites from Mashamba are paler (than yours..) in color and have scalenohedral crystals (or so are all the ones I have seen).
I am used to see those labelled as cobaltoan calcites, but, as I said, MR said that are cobaltoan dolomites.
With best wishes
Lluís
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B&A
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2012 05:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Maybe a stupid question, but i have to ask, what is MR?
And thanks for the correction.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2012 05:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Hi there,
MR = Mineralogical Record magazine ;-)
I agree your "calcite" should be "dolomite" which in fact is better!
Do you want to correct it in your post?
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lluis
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| Posted: Feb 22, 2012 09:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Hi, A&B
Apollogies for use abreviations.
I am a slow typer, so, a lazy typer to spare time.... :-)
Mineralogical Record is usually abreviated MR
Rocks&Minerals (another very good magazine for minerals), is R&M
Lapis is Lapis
Mineralienwelt is so also
Le Règne Minéral also
Rivista Mineralogica Italiana also that long...
MirKamir (world of minerals in russian so, but in cyrilic (that I have no idea how to place the font...)
With best wishes
Lluís
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B&A
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2012 03:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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| Jordi Fabre wrote: | Hi there,
MR = Mineralogical Record magazine ;-)
I agree your "calcite" should be "dolomite" which in fact is better!
Do you want to correct it in your post? |
Yes I want to correct it, but i don't see the edit button?
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Jordi Fabre
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B&A
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2012 04:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Thanks!
Some new pics.
I hope I have the correct names now.
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Actinolite
Austria
7x5x3 cm |
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29875 Time(s) |
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Dolomite
Black Rock, Lawrence County Zinc District, Lawrence Co., Arkansas, USA
6x4x2 cm |
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29814 Time(s) |
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Okenite
Poonah, Maharashtra, India
8x6x5 cm |
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29786 Time(s) |
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B&A
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2012 04:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Update
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Vanadinite
Mibladen, Midelt, Morocco
8x4x3 cm |
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29812 Time(s) |
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Scolecite
Poonah, Maharashtra, India
9x7x4 cm |
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29809 Time(s) |
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29778 Time(s) |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2012 09:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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| Considering the discussion about your locality info: The exakt locality for that dolomite from Arkansas is Black Rock ( https://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=3406 )
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2012 10:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Thanks Tobias, already added.
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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Hi to everybody! I think the actinolite here shown is from Habachtal in Salzburg Land and the Italian epidote is from the Aosta Valley or from the Trentino region. There are more than one locality with this mineral in the Italian Alps! I hope I helped you enough.
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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| I advice to be careful with the actinolite locality. There are many localities for such actinolites in Austria, not only Habachtal.
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Maxilos
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2012 12:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of A&B |
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I like the intense pink/purple colour of that cobaltian dolomite.
Mark
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