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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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 Posted: Mar 02, 2013 03:36 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hi Don. I like the last Rhodo and also agree that the background is much better.
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2013 19:59 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: | | Hi Don. I like the last Rhodo and also agree that the background is much better. |
Thank you, Pierre.
Don
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2013 20:15 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Rhodochrosite
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Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm |
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36652 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA
5.5 x 4.5 x 3.4 cm |
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36718 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Ushkatan III Deposit, Zhayrem Area, Kazakhstan
7.4 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm
Botryoidal Rhodochrosite |
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36662 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Ushkatan III Deposit, Zhayrem Area, Kazakhstan
7.4 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm
Botryoidal Rhodochrosite |
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36742 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 03, 2013 11:28 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Rhodochrosite
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Rhodochrosite, Fluorite, Chalcopyrite, Quartz
Guangxi, China
5.5 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm |
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36645 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
5.3 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm (left), 5.3 x x 4.3 x 2.3 cm (right)
Rhodochrosite Stalactite |
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36629 Time(s) |
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Rhodochrosite
Capillitas Mine, Catamarca, Argentina
5.3 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm (left), 5.3 x x 4.3 x 2.3 cm (right)
Rhodochrosite Stalactite |
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36634 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 04, 2013 23:16 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Some Botyroidal and Ball Fluorites
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Fluorite, Quartz
Mahodari Quarry, near Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
11.2 x 7.7 x 1.2 cm
Red Fluorite Balls on Quartz |
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36551 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, Quartz
Mahodari Quarry, near Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
11.2 x 7.7 x 1.2 cm
Red Fluorite Balls on Quartz |
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36576 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, Calcite
Mahodari Quarry, near Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
8.4 x 6.9 x 4.3 cm
Yellow Fluorite Balls on Calcite |
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36586 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, Quartz
Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
8.3 x 7.7 x 3.3 cm
Orange Fluorite Ball on Quartz |
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36628 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Minggang, Xinyang, Henan Province, China
16 x 12.5 x 3.3 cm |
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36608 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 07, 2013 00:32 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Some Botryroidal and Ball Fluorites
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Fluorite
Wushan Mine, De'An Jiujang, Guangxi Province, China
15 x 11.6 x 7.3 cm |
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36512 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, Chalcedony
Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
10.8 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Blue Fluorite Balls on Drusy Chalcedony |
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36453 Time(s) |
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Fluorite, Chalcedony
Nasik, Maharashtra Province, India
10.8 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm
Blue Fluorite Balls on Drusy Chalcedony |
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36503 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2013 16:28 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Botryoidal Fluorite
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Fluorite
Minggang Fluorite Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China
7.2 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Botryoidal Lilac Fluorite |
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36388 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Minggang Fluorite Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China
7.2 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm
Botryoidal Lilac Fluorite |
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36417 Time(s) |
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Fluorite
Minggang Fluorite Mine, Shihe District, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China
7.2 x 4.4 x 2.8 cm
Stalactitic Botryoidal Fluorite |
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36401 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 14, 2013 14:30 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Native Silver
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Native Silver on Calcite
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway
5.7 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm
"The Cobra" |
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36265 Time(s) |
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Silver Wire on Matrix
Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province, China
7.3 x 6.6 x 3.4 cm |
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36271 Time(s) |
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Silver Wire on Matrix
Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province, China
7.3 x 6.6 x 3.4 cm |
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36282 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2013 16:48 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Native Silver Wire
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Silver Wire with Calcite
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway
3.7 x 2.0 x 2.7 cm |
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36142 Time(s) |
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Silver Wire with Calcite
Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway
3.7 x 2.0 x 2.7 cm |
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36181 Time(s) |
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Silver Wire
Freiberg District, Saxony, Germany
4.2 x 2.3 x 1.0 cm
Native Silver Wire
ex-Lloyd Tate |
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36190 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 17, 2013 12:33 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Silver
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Silver
Kongsberg Silver Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
11.5 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm
ex-Wolfgang Henkel |
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36157 Time(s) |
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Silver
Kongsberg Silver Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
11.5 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm
ex-Wolfgang Henkel |
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36190 Time(s) |
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Silver
Kongsberg Silver Mine, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
11.5 x 7.3 x 3.8 cm
ex-Wolfgang Henkel |
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36139 Time(s) |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 19, 2013 20:20 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Native Elements
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Silver wires with Acanthite
Imiter Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
4.7 x 3.6 x 2.9 cm |
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36053 Time(s) |
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Silver and Copper
Centennial Mine, Houghton, Michigan
6.3 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm
"Winged Victory"
ex-Carl Yagley |
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36005 Time(s) |
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Jordi Fabre
Overall coordinator of the Forum
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 5049
Location: Barcelona
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2013 13:21 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Dear Jordi,
I very much appreciate your suggestion and have read and reread every comment made regarding the fake silver from Morocco. When I buy a specimen from a dealer I always assume that it is legitimate. Sometimes I think that some dealers don't know when a specimen he has for sale is fake or real. This reinforces the principle that one should always buy from a reliable dealer. I also surmise that some dealers I have personally met at shows know less than I do about mineral specimens. I checked my specimen from Morocco as soon as I had the opportunity and looked for evidence of heating i.e. the brownish beige colors and bubbles as suggested by Joan. Quite honestly I still don't know if it is real or not. My gut feeling and I know those can be misleading is that it is real.
Ironically the next specimens I had intended to post were sulfurs from Sicily (noting Les' comments). This is in keeping with the native element theme.
I read John Veevaert's transcript of the interesting talk he gave on Fake Minerals at the Rocksaholics Symposium in Tucson this year. I discovered a manufactured/repaired/fake specimen soon thereafter by accident in my collection. If it would be of interest to any members of the Forum I will take pictures and post them this weekend.
Finally I would like to add that it seems that I am getting a lot more out of being a member of FMF than I am putting in.
Warm regards,
Don
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Mark Ost
Joined: 18 Mar 2013
Posts: 516
Location: Virginia Beach
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2013 14:03 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Don, these are wonderful sawn sections. For all the world they look like light diffaction patterns in physics.
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Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2919
Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2013 19:12 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Silver, Quartz
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35827 Time(s) |
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35774 Time(s) |
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35831 Time(s) |
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35790 Time(s) |
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35824 Time(s) |
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Silver, Quartz
Kearsage Mine, Houghton County, Michigan
7.4 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm |
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35865 Time(s) |
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