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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:27 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:34 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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These vivianite in clam shell were from the Ukraine |
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These vivianite in clam shell were from the Ukraine |
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These vivianite in clam shell were from the Ukraine |
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Ok these were fascinating. They glazed the plates and added willemite. then when placed in the kiln, the willemite recrystallized! |
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Ok these were fascinating. They glazed the plates and added willemite. then when placed in the kiln, the willemite recrystallized! |
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Ok these were fascinating. They glazed the plates and added willemite. then when placed in the kiln, the willemite recrystallized! |
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Ok these were fascinating. They glazed the plates and added willemite. then when placed in the kiln, the willemite recrystallized! |
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And a tag for these plates |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:40 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Another round
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Fluorite from Pakistan I believe |
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Never enough Spanish dolomite! :-) |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:42 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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simonoff wrote: | Anynoe know what the yellow is on these Erongo pieces?>. |
Might be corroded microcline, typical of this deposit.
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:45 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Ok, now for a little artwork
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:50 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Another round
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Not happy with the picture, but the crystallization on this rose quartz was nice. |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:50 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Carles Millan wrote: | simonoff wrote: | Anynoe know what the yellow is on these Erongo pieces?>. |
Might be corroded microcline, typical of this deposit. |
Thanks Carlos!!
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 13:55 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Continuing
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Synthetics - labeled as such :-) |
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I categorize this as synthetic, even though it was being sold as real. Am I wrong? |
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It was not labeled as repaired. |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 14:00 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 14:04 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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Last one for a bit. Anyone want to see a few pictures of our trip to either Monkey Mountain or Koenigsbourg Castle, both in the same area as Ste Marie Aux Mines - or is that not mineral enough for you?
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Carles Millan
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 15:36 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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simonoff wrote: | Anyone want to see a few pictures of our trip to either Monkey Mountain or Koenigsbourg Castle, both in the same area as Ste Marie Aux Mines - or is that not mineral enough for you? |
Please! Both trips are wonderful and the FMFers not familiar with the "Val d'Argent" will enjoy it, I'm sure.
BTW, I already merged both threads:
Jordi Fabre wrote: | BTW, when you finish I will join this thread with the other thread Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 in order to keep coherent the info about the Show. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jul 14, 2012 16:09 Post subject: Re: Ste Marie aux Mines - Our Visit |
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No, you are not wrong, is a typical Moroccan handicraft ;-) Cubes of exfoliation of Galena peppered and glued on a coconut of stalactitic Quartz.
Below I copied the image published by Bob in https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=24530#24530 to help to know what we are talking about.
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 07:54 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Ok second day of uploading.
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 07:57 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Ok, these are interesting. Last year, Luiz introduced us to complete replacements of schorl by muscovite from Sapo Mine. These were completely solid to the core schorl. In a new find, however, the same thing appears to have a hollow core!
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gemlover
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 08:07 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Thank you for these great specimen photos. I find them very interesting.
John
_________________ John
John Atwell Rasmussen, Ph.D.. AJP
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 08:08 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Marcasite on baryte. The location is Lubin Glowny mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland |
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Marcasite on baryte. The location is Lubin Glowny mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland |
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Marcasite on baryte. The location is Lubin Glowny mine, Lubin, Lower Silesia, Poland |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 08:11 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 08:15 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Yes even more - let me know when to stop :-) Bored yet?
This is another new find. Spirifer minerals had them well organized.
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simonoff
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Posted: Jul 15, 2012 08:17 Post subject: Re: Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2012 |
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Another new find - some blue baryte some less blue
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