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A mineralogical trip through Iran
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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2013 06:26    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Further specimens ...


Qua 001.jpg
 Description:
Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
13 x 12 x 6 cm
 Viewed:  45988 Time(s)

Qua 001.jpg



Mindat012b.jpg
 Description:
Chalcopyrite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Field of view: 3.3 cm
 Viewed:  45863 Time(s)

Mindat012b.jpg



Mindat017a.jpg
 Description:
Calcite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Field of view: 12.5 cm
 Viewed:  45871 Time(s)

Mindat017a.jpg



hemi01a.jpg
 Description:
Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
15 x 11 x 8.2 cm
 Viewed:  45905 Time(s)

hemi01a.jpg



hemi05a.jpg
 Description:
Hemimorphite, Coronadite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
12 x 11 x 3-7 cm
 Viewed:  46000 Time(s)

hemi05a.jpg



hemi05b.jpg
 Description:
Hemimorphite, Coronadite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Magnified view-12 x 11 x 3-7 cm
 Viewed:  45930 Time(s)

hemi05b.jpg



hemi09a.jpg
 Description:
Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
17 x 12.5 x 11 cm
 Viewed:  45929 Time(s)

hemi09a.jpg



hemi09c.jpg
 Description:
Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Magnified view - field of view: 10 cm
 Viewed:  45875 Time(s)

hemi09c.jpg



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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2013 07:16    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Hi Vachik,

thank you very much for showing those spectacular specimens! I don't know much about Iranian minerals and there are not many on the market, but i suppose that this large country has a lot of beautiful minerals. I really enjoyed your first pictures and i hope there are a lot more to come!

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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2013 08:02    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Thanks Tobi - there are many to come. I will add them gradually. Hope you like them too.
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PostPosted: Jun 13, 2013 17:40    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Beautiful and large specimens, and excellent photography Vachik !

Sincerely, Mike
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PostPosted: Jun 14, 2013 08:15    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Thanks Mike. I will upload much more images soon.
Cheers,
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PostPosted: Jun 14, 2013 10:55    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

wulfenite and malachite association


VHN_3721b.jpg
 Description:
Wulfenite, Malachite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Hanging glorious wulfenite crystal and malachite balls. The size of crystal measuring 3 mm along the edge.
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VHN_3737b.jpg
 Description:
Wulfenite, Malachite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Twined wulfenite crystals with balls of malachite, measuring 3.5 mm along the larger edge.
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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2013 05:25    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Vachik,

Thanks for these great pictures. Iran must be a great, too much unexplored, mineralogical place. The hemimorphites and epidotes are stunning!
Here I attached some photos of a wulfenite specimen from the Ahmad Abad mine from my collection. Hope it adds to this topic.

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DSCN4430.JPG
 Description:
Wulfenite
Ahmad Abad mine, Yazd, Iran
7 cm
 Viewed:  31168 Time(s)

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Ahmad Abad mine, Iran_Wulfenite_1.jpg
 Description:
Wulfenite
Ahmad Abad mine, Yazd, Iran
fov: 3 cm
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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2013 05:51    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

What a lovely wulfenite specimen!!!
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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2013 09:28    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Outstanding specimen!!
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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2013 16:26    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Thanks a lot Welting
For the excellent photos and your beautiful specimen . We hope there are more Iranian mineral pictures to come.

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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2013 22:20    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

Welting wrote:
Vachik,

Thanks for these great pictures. Iran must be a great, too much unexplored, mineralogical place. The hemimorphites and epidotes are stunning!
Here I attached some photos of a wulfenite specimen from the Ahmad Abad mine from my collection. Hope it adds to this topic.

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Tim, it is nice to see your Iranian wulfenite. Great add indeed.
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PostPosted: Jun 18, 2013 15:56    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

I got it from a friend some time ago, who bought it some years ago from Trinity minerals.
Don't know when these were found, but at that time John Veevaert had a couple of these that were sold very quickly. At that time I wasn't able to get one, but am happy that I have this one now some years later :-)
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PostPosted: Jul 07, 2013 10:40    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

A very exceptional cabinet specimen of lustrous atacamite crystals in emerald-green colour. See child photos for closer views. Such gorgeous example of the copper species never seen before from the locale! It must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!


VHN_6295a.jpg
 Description:
Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm
 Viewed:  30739 Time(s)

VHN_6295a.jpg



VHN_6286a.jpg
 Description:
Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view)
Atacamite
 Viewed:  30716 Time(s)

VHN_6286a.jpg



VHN_6283a.jpg
 Description:
Atacamite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view)
Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
 Viewed:  30655 Time(s)

VHN_6283a.jpg



VHN_6300a.jpg
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Atacamite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view)
 Viewed:  30669 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 07, 2013 10:54    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

An amazing cabinet specimen of dolomite rombs with calcite and quartz crystals on pyrite balls.


VHN_5659a.jpg
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Size is 19.3 cm in length.
 Viewed:  30676 Time(s)

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VHN_5677a.jpg
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 12 cm.
 Viewed:  30668 Time(s)

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VHN_5678a.jpg
 Description:
Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 8.5 cm.
 Viewed:  30586 Time(s)

VHN_5678a.jpg



VHN_5680a.jpg
 Description:
Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 5 cm.
 Viewed:  30666 Time(s)

VHN_5680a.jpg



VHN_5668a.jpg
 Description:
Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 8.5 cm.
 Viewed:  30648 Time(s)

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PostPosted: Jul 07, 2013 11:15    Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran  

The locality is recorded here for a new find of the gemmy bright/dark green demantoid garnets in the metamorphics on the southern flank of Belqeys Mountain, 34 km NE of Takab, NW of Iran. Not studied in detail yet. The crystals are nicely terminated.


VHN_5559a.jpg
 Description:
Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length.
A gorgeous and impressive specimen of lustrous bright/dark green demantoid garnet from a new find.
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VHN_5559a.jpg



VHN_5574a.jpg
 Description:
Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length
 Viewed:  30741 Time(s)

VHN_5574a.jpg



VHN_5578a.jpg
 Description:
Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length.
 Viewed:  30626 Time(s)

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