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PostPosted: Dec 01, 2012 19:09    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

This post will finish up the Southern Illinois fluorspar district. Hopefully these few images will give some idea as to the variety and beauty of specimens that collectors enjoyed from these mines during their heyday.


1923 Galena.jpg
 Description:
Galena
Davis-Deardorff Complex, Cave In Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.5 x 8.0 cm
 Viewed:  65100 Time(s)

1923 Galena.jpg



0769 Calcite.jpg
 Description:
Calcite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave In Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
7.5 x 7.5 cm.
 Viewed:  65005 Time(s)

0769 Calcite.jpg



1463 Galena.JPG
 Description:
Galena
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
5.5 x 8.0 cm
Galena with fluorite and sphalerite.
 Viewed:  65016 Time(s)

1463 Galena.JPG



1845 Barite ps. celestine.jpg
 Description:
Baryte ps. after celestite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.5 x 8.1 cm.
 Viewed:  65098 Time(s)

1845 Barite ps. celestine.jpg



1465 Barite.jpg
 Description:
Baryte
Cave In Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
4.2 x 6.3 cm.
 Viewed:  65062 Time(s)

1465 Barite.jpg



1471 Fluorite.JPG
 Description:
Fluorite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave In Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
6.5 x 7.5 cm.
Mined in 1993 from the Cross-cut Orebody.
 Viewed:  65074 Time(s)

1471 Fluorite.JPG



Calcite scepter.jpg
 Description:
Calcite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
5.1 x 6.6 cm.
These calcites with distinctive sceptered terminations were recovered from the Bethel Level in 1986. There were very few since the pockets were small and they were difficult to extract in one piece.
 Viewed:  65041 Time(s)

Calcite scepter.jpg



0471 Calcite.jpg
 Description:
Calcite on fluorite with celestite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
8.0 x 10.6 cm.
Scalenohedral yellow calcite crystals coated with a second generation of snow-white calcite on dark purple fluorite with druzy blue celestite. Mined 11-13-1987.
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PostPosted: Dec 02, 2012 11:32    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Today I will start off with a jackstraw cerussite that is very similar to the Flux Mine specimens from Patagonia, Arizona. This one is from Colorado however, as are the other specimens.
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1060 Cerussite.jpg
 Description:
Cerussite
Black Cloud Mine, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
4.5 x 4.7 cm.
Mined from Orebody #3 in 1980.
 Viewed:  64998 Time(s)

1060 Cerussite.jpg



1849 Goethite.jpg
 Description:
Goethite
Lake George area, Park Co., Colorado
6.9 x 7.5 cm
 Viewed:  65035 Time(s)

1849 Goethite.jpg



1001 Microcline var. amazonite.jpg
 Description:
Microcline var. amazonite
Tree Root Pocket, Two Point Claim, Teller Co., Colorado
4.2 x 5.4 cm.
 Viewed:  64971 Time(s)

1001 Microcline var. amazonite.jpg



1994 Dolomite.jpg
 Description:
Dolomite
Drift 28, 2000 Level, Eagle Mine, Gilman, Eagle Co., Colorado
3.5 x 5.6 cm.
The small crystals that selectively coat the rhomb faces are freibergite and pyrite. The freibergite was confirmed by SEM. Mined in 1980.
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PostPosted: Dec 02, 2012 11:35    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael,
Great specimens and very nice photos!!! Keep them coming!
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PostPosted: Dec 02, 2012 13:41    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thanks Bob. I will try to add a few more tomorrow..
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PostPosted: Dec 03, 2012 12:42    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Here a few of my favorites from the state of New Mexico.


0816 Smithsonite.jpg
 Description:
Smithsonite
Kelly Mine, 375' Level, Magdalena, Socorro Co., New Mexico
4.5 x 5.0 cm.
Smithsonite crystals with a rice-grain habit on botryoidal aurichalcite with minor tenorite. Collected by Tony Otero.
 Viewed:  64754 Time(s)

0816 Smithsonite.jpg



0848 Fluorite.jpg
 Description:
Fluorite
Pine Canyon deposit, Burro Mts., Grant Co., New Mexico
6.6 x 9.5 cm.
The scalloped faces on these fluorites are very distinctive. Collected by Raymond DeMark.
 Viewed:  64697 Time(s)

0848 Fluorite.jpg



0705 Brochantite.jpg
 Description:
Brochantite
Portales Mine, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
5.2 x 6.1 cm.
Brochantite with spangolite and Baryte on quartz.
 Viewed:  64698 Time(s)

0705 Brochantite.jpg



1529.jpg
 Description:
Fluorite
Mex Tex Mine, Ora Tunnel, Bingham, Socorro Co., New Mexico
5.6 x 5.8 cm.
The pale lavender fluorite crystal is composed of hundreds of tiny stacked octahedrons. A small cubic galena crystal partially altered to anglesite provides a nice accent.
 Viewed:  64730 Time(s)

1529.jpg



2010 Copper.jpg
 Description:
Copper
Chino Mine, East Pit, 5100 Bench, near Bayard, Grant Co., New Mexico
1.7 x 5.5 cm.
Spinel-twinned copper crystals with a nice patina.
 Viewed:  64700 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Dec 05, 2012 15:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

It's easy to like Arizona with so many famous mineral producing localities. For today's post I've selected a few of my favorites from the Grand Canyon state.


0185 Cerussite.jpg
 Description:
Cerussite and malachite
Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona
5.5 x 6.7 cm
Colorless to smoky twinned cerussite with silky malachite. Collected sometime around the 1950s.
 Viewed:  64058 Time(s)

0185 Cerussite.jpg



0287 Cerussite.jpg
 Description:
Cerussite
Flux Mine, Harshaw District, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
7.4 x 10.4 cm.
 Viewed:  64068 Time(s)

0287 Cerussite.jpg



0319 Cuprite.jpg
 Description:
Cuprite
Ray Mine, Dripping Springs Mts., Pinal Co., Arizona
6.4 x 10.7 cm
 Viewed:  64041 Time(s)

0319 Cuprite.jpg



1827 Azurite.jpg
 Description:
Azurite
Silver Hill Mine, Waterman Mts., Pima Co., Arizona
2.5 x 4.2 cm.
 Viewed:  64113 Time(s)

1827 Azurite.jpg



1501 Dolomite.jpg
 Description:
Dolomite
Vekol Mine, near Casa Grande, Pinal Co., Arizona
7.0 x 8.1 cm
Chocolate brown ferroan dolomite collected by David Shannon.
 Viewed:  64043 Time(s)

1501 Dolomite.jpg



0817 Dioptase.jpg
 Description:
Dioptase
Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona
5.5 x 6.1 cm, FOV = 2.0 cm.
Lustrous blue-green dioptase with colorless cerussite and tabular orange wulfenite crystals lining a cavity in a whitish gray clay matrix.
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PostPosted: Dec 06, 2012 09:36    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Only have time to post a couple of pieces this morning.


1430 Malachite.jpg
 Description:
Malchite ps. after azurite
New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona
3.7 x 5.1 cm
Collected in 1985.
 Viewed:  64052 Time(s)

1430 Malachite.jpg



1547 Vanadinite.jpg
 Description:
Vanadinite
Grey Horse Mine, Dripping Springs Mts., Pinal Co., Arizona
7.5 x 10.0 cm
Collected in June 1976 by Gary Fleck.
 Viewed:  64081 Time(s)

1547 Vanadinite.jpg


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PostPosted: Dec 06, 2012 12:30    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Nice specimens; good photos! Thanks for showing them Michael.
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PostPosted: Dec 07, 2012 16:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thanks Pierre. Today I will continue with a few more Arizona localities that have produced wonderful specimens.


0776 Aurichalcite.jpg
 Description:
Aurichalcite
'79 Mine, 350' Stope, Hayden, Banner District, Gila Co., Arizona
4.5 x 8.1 cm
Turquoise spheres of aurichalcite with drusy gray/white smithsonite.
 Viewed:  63927 Time(s)

0776 Aurichalcite.jpg



0958 Wulfenite.jpg
 Description:
Wulfenite
Red Cloud Mine, Silver District, Trigo Mts., La Paz Co., Arizona
4.6 x 8.2 cm
 Viewed:  63933 Time(s)

0958 Wulfenite.jpg



1826 Azurite.jpg
 Description:
Azurite
Morenci Mine, Shannon Mts., Greenlee Co., Arizona
5.5 x 6.2 cm.
Aggregates of azurite rosettes to 1.0 cm.
 Viewed:  63876 Time(s)

1826 Azurite.jpg



0713 Wulfenite.jpg
 Description:
Wulfenite
Rowley Mine, Theba, Painted Rock District, Maricopa Co., Arizona
3.1 x 4.2 cm.
Collected by George Godas in the early 1990s.
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PostPosted: Dec 08, 2012 12:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Today's post will show a few specimens from arguably the most famous Arizona locality - Bisbee.


0529 Hematite.jpg
 Description:
Hematite var. turgite
Shattuck Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona
6.8 x 9.8 cm.
 Viewed:  63901 Time(s)

0529 Hematite.jpg



0757 Malachite.jpg
 Description:
Malachite
Cole Shaft, 1200' Level, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona
8.5 x 12.0 cm.
 Viewed:  63857 Time(s)

0757 Malachite.jpg



0756 Siderite.jpg
 Description:
Siderite
Junction Shaft, Bisbee, Warren Disctrict, Cochise Co., Arizona
6.1 x 10.9 cm.
There was a small find of these velvety siderites back in the 1960s and they were never found again.
 Viewed:  63829 Time(s)

0756 Siderite.jpg



0244 Azurite.jpg
 Description:
Azurite
Copper Queen Mine, Czar Shaft, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona
8.5 x 9.0 cm.
 Viewed:  63784 Time(s)

0244 Azurite.jpg



1605 Copper.jpg
 Description:
Copper
6.5 x 10.5 cm.
Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona
Crystallized copper interspersed with patches of red cuprite.
 Viewed:  63826 Time(s)

1605 Copper.jpg



1767 Calcite.jpg
 Description:
Calcite
Holbrook Mine, Bisbee, Warren District, Cochise Co., Arizona
5.8 x 8.0 cm.
Colorless helectites of calcite emanating from crystallized calcite tinged by secondary copper minerals.
 Viewed:  63808 Time(s)

1767 Calcite.jpg


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PostPosted: Dec 09, 2012 18:05    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

It's time to leave the confines of the U.S. and post a few of the European specimens in my collection.


1129 Fluorite.jpg
 Description:
Fluorite
Argentiere Massif, Chamonix, Mont Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France
4.2 x 5.7 cm.
Octahedral fluorite on smoky quartz with chlorite.
 Viewed:  64227 Time(s)

1129 Fluorite.jpg



1151 Celestite (2).jpg
 Description:
Celestine
Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Podkarpackie, Poland
6.0 x 6.5 cm
 Viewed:  64303 Time(s)

1151 Celestite (2).jpg



1812 Aragonite.jpg
 Description:
Aragonite var. "cave pearls"
Rohrig Shaft, Wettelrode, Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
8.0 x 10.0 cm
 Viewed:  64362 Time(s)

1812 Aragonite.jpg


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PostPosted: Dec 10, 2012 02:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Beautiful photography and fine specimens Michael. I would not mind any of the 3 Mexican TN's. Peter
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PostPosted: Dec 10, 2012 11:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thank you for your kind comment Peter. I love the perfection that thumbnails often exhibit, and they are certainly easier to store.

This morning's post includes a few more pieces from Europe. The last is one of my all time favorites due to its history and the fact that I was able to spend 5 months in Iceland in the late 60s. I never found anything of this caliber, but had a great time trekking around this beautiful country.



1623 Smoky Quartz gwindel.jpg
 Description:
Quartz var. smoky
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Grischun, Switzerland
4.1 x 4.6 cm.
A smoky quartz with nice transparency and a gwindel habit.
 Viewed:  64262 Time(s)

1623 Smoky Quartz gwindel.jpg



1662 Rutile.jpg
 Description:
Rutile
Kaputdzhukh Mt., Paragachai, Zangezur Range, Armenia
6.3 x 9.0 cm.
These specimens came out in the early 1990s and are very scarce nowadays.
 Viewed:  64177 Time(s)

1662 Rutile.jpg



1738 Stilbite (2).jpg
 Description:
Stilbite
Teigarhorn, Berufjordur, Suour-Mulasysla, Iceland
5.8 x 9.4 cm
This specimen has an interesting history. It was collected by Swedish geologist Carl Willhelm Paijkull during his expedition to Iceland and sold to the Natural History Museum in Stockholm around 1866. I often wonder where else it has resided until now.
 Viewed:  64132 Time(s)

1738 Stilbite (2).jpg



Stilbite label.jpg
 Description:
The label for the above stilbite.
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PostPosted: Dec 11, 2012 08:51    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

As I mentioned in an earlier post, my favorite mineral is galena. So, this morning I have included three galenas from Europe.


1376 Galena.jpg
 Description:
Galena
Olkusz, Bytom District, Slaskie, Poland
6.0 x 9.1 cm.
Octahedral galena with small brown sphalerite crystals.
 Viewed:  64141 Time(s)

1376 Galena.jpg



1733 Galena.jpg
 Description:
Galena
Ramsbeck, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5.3 x 7.3 cm
 Viewed:  64065 Time(s)

1733 Galena.jpg



1739 Galena.jpg
 Description:
Galena with siderite
Neudorf, Harzgerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
5.8 x 6.2 cm.
 Viewed:  64077 Time(s)

1739 Galena.jpg


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PostPosted: Dec 11, 2012 09:06    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Excellent photographs, and the rocks are really nice also.
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