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Michael Shaw
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Continuing with Brazil. Who likes muscovite?
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Muscovite
Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.0 x 9.5 cm.
Intergrown books of golden-yellow muscovite crystals to 2 cm. |
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Muscovite
Aldea Velho Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.3 x 12.6 cm.
Intergrown silvery pseudo-hexagonal muscovite crystals with gemmy pinkish areas. Dark green hexagonal prisms of fluorapatite to 0.6 cm are scattered about on the surfaces of the muscovite. |
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Muscovite
Ze Pinto prospect, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.3 x 6.3 cm.
Intergrown rosettes of sharp silvery pseudohexagonal muscovite crystals. This locality and the Aldea Velho Mine may be the same place, or very close by. |
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Muscovite
Rodinha Mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 8.6 cm.
Golden yellow crystals of “star muscovite” covering a matrix of white
albite. Collected in 2012. |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 10, 2013 15:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Superb photos, as usual. Keep going.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 11, 2013 09:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Carles. I'll continue for as long as I have rocks to photograph. Continuing today with specimens from Brazil.
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Ernstite ps. after childrenite
Boa Esperança Claim, Linopolis, Divino das Lananjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6 x 4.7 cm.
A doubly-terminated childrenite crystal altered to earthy-brown ernstite. |
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Elbaite
Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.0 x 7.7 cm.
Parallel growth of acicular indicolite crystals each with a trigonal termination. |
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Meta autunite
São Pedro Claim, Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6 x 3.0 cm.
Books of lemon yellow, bladed crystals to forming an intergrown cluster. Obtained from Carlos Barbosa in 1993. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 13, 2013 09:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More from Brazil.
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Fluorapaptite
Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.7 x 4.8 cm.
Lustrous, green-black, hexagonal crystals with modified prism edges and pinacoid terminations on a white albite matrix. |
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Quartz var. rose quartz
Alto da Pittora, Laranjeiras, Galiléa , Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.0 x 6.8 cm.
Gemmy pink crystals set upon a matrix of blocky white orthoclase crystals with muscovite. |
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Elbaite
Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.5 x 4.3 cm.
Collected in 1998. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 15, 2013 07:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More from Brazil.
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Helvite
Navegadora Mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.5 x 7.0 cm.
Opaque yellow brown tetrahedral helvite crystals on a matrix of white albite. |
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Lepidolite cast after tourmaline
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 7.4 cm.
Lilac-colored lepidolite crystals epimorphing elbaite crystals which have dissolved to leave tubular hollow casts. |
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Kyanite
Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.3 x 12.5 cm.
Terminated kyanite crystals in massive iron-stained quartz. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 15, 2013 13:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael,
That is a beautiful elbaite, image 1109.
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: May 15, 2013 16:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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As usual, amazing pics and collection. The way forward…
Roger.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 18, 2013 16:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Don and Roger. Still more from Brazil today.
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Schorl
Corcunda Mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.7 x 6.6 cm.
A lustrous black schorl crystal featuring an unusual fibrous termination. |
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Quartz included with elbaite
Artur Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.6 x 5.0 cm.
Transparent quartz crystals included with what I thought was schorl when I acquired this specimen. However, the inclusions are definitely green in strongly transmitted light. |
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Spodumene var. kunzite
Resplendor, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.5 x 6.0 cm.
A gemmy pink kunzite crystal with interesting etch features. |
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supertxango
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| Posted: May 18, 2013 17:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Hi Michael,
Your specimens from Brasil are really, really nice, and I´m in love with the colors of your Elbaite from Sapo Mine.
Congratulations!
Juan H
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 18, 2013 18:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| supertxango wrote: | Hi Michael,
Your specimens from Brasil are really, really nice, and I´m in love with the colors of your Elbaite from Sapo Mine.
Congratulations!
Juan H |
Thank you very much Juan. The Sapo elbaite is one of my favorites. Now I need a Jonas Mine rubellite to keep it company. Actually there were several nice ones at the last Tucson Show. I just didn't think mortgaging the house was a good idea. Ha ha.
Michael
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supertxango
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| Posted: May 19, 2013 03:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: |
Thank you very much Juan. The Sapo elbaite is one of my favorites. Now I need a Jonas Mine rubellite to keep it company. Actually there were several nice ones at the last Tucson Show. I just didn't think mortgaging the house was a good idea. Ha ha.
Michael |
For sure :-))) but be patient and sure in the future you will get a good specimen from Jonas Mine to be married with tour Elbaite from The Sapo mine ;-)
Juan H
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 10:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Nothing like a good positive attitude Juan. A few more from Brazil today.
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Albite var. cleavelandite
Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.0 x 7.5 cm.
Bladed pale blue albite crystals. |
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Quartz var. rose quartz
Pitorra Claim, Lananjeiras, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5 x 5.7 cm
A floater cluster of intergrown rose quartz crystals obtained from M. Phantom Minerals 21 years ago. |
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Elbaite
Santa Rosa Mine, Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.0 x 7.5 cm.
A dark green zoned elbaite with a pyramidal termination. |
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Brazilianite
Lavra do João Lopes , Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6 x 5.0 cm.
Sharp, lemon-yellow, doubly-terminated, crystals with a glassy luster. Mined in 9/2007. Thanks Jordi. |
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 11:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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It is always a pleasure to see your posts
Roger.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 20, 2013 11:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Roger Warin wrote: | It is always a pleasure to see your posts
Roger. |
It surely is.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 22, 2013 10:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Continuing with Brazil.
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Hematite
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.0 x 7.5 cm
Lustrous black hexagonal crystals to 3 cm on edge arranged in a classic
“eisenrose” shape. |
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Quartz
Serra Negra deposit, São João da Serra Negra, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.8 x 10.6 cm.
A cluster of sceptered quartz crystals to 6.3 cm with dull white prism faces and tan scepters. |
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Topaz
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.5 x 6.4 cm.
A lustrous, golden-brown, transparent prism with a pyramidal termination. |
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