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Turbo
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 Posted: Jan 11, 2011 20:55 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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Size aesthetics is what attracted me to this specimen. 7cm seems unusually large for this locality.
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| Fluorapatite, Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico, 7cm |
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2011 21:27 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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Turbo...nice big crystal. 7 cm is hefty, uncommon but not rare. What is rare is for them to survive...you see the little guys because they live through the initial blasting, few of the big ones come out in one piece like this. What makes you want to weep is apatites that grew during an early stage...up to 25 cm long...and were altered to a chalky white mess.
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Darren
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2011 21:32 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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Well, I have been thinking of making the plunge and concentrating on Mexico for some years now (at least the northern states, with NM and AZ), you might just have pushed me over the edge, Peter! Stunning stuff!
Darren
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2011 23:23 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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Turbo
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| Posted: Jan 12, 2011 21:14 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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...What makes you want to weep is apatites that grew during an early stage...up to 25 cm long...and were altered to a chalky white mess.
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25 cm? Wow! That's a shame. This one has a tiny bit of chalkiness on the other side.
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javmex2
Joined: 06 Sep 2010
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Location: Chihuahua
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2011 17:15 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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Here some samples of Mexican minerals.
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Brochantite, Milpillas Sonora Mexico,
size: 15cms. |
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Azurite and malachite, Milpillas Sonora Mexico,
size: 10cms. |
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Spinel twinned calcite and fluorite, Naica Chihuahua Mexico.
Size: 7.5cms |
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Mimetite San Pedro Corralitos, Chihuahua Mexico.
size:9cms. |
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| Adamite, Ojuela Mapimi Durango Mexico size:7cms. |
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| Fluorite Ojuela Mapimi Durango Mexico size:9cms. |
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Turbo
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| Posted: Jan 29, 2011 12:48 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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This is the best picture my little camera could manage of my new pair of apatites.
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Fluorapatite
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Cerro de los Remedios, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico.
20.8x15.3x10.9mm
The gem is 23 cts. and measures 20.8x15.3x10.9mm, the crystal is 7cm. |
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Turbo
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| Posted: Mar 03, 2013 22:40 Post subject: Re: Calling all Mexico Experts |
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I picked this one up today at my local mineral show. I was completely unaware of Baryte from Naica mine. I found it very interesting. This piece was from a previous collection. Does anyone have any information on Naica Baryte? Is it uncommon?
Best,
Ed
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Baryte
Naica Mine, Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
3cm x 3 cm
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