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PostPosted: Feb 24, 2014 14:32    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael,

Your aragonite pearls should be on the cover of " Rolling Stones !!!"

Sorry for the bad pun, I couldn't help myself.

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PostPosted: Feb 24, 2014 15:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

I must confess i'm not a fan of that strange bird's nest looking minerals - but the silver specimens are really fine! I hope you have some more German minerals to show, Michael?!

And Don: Not bad :-) :-) :-)
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PostPosted: Feb 24, 2014 18:35    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thank you all. I got a good chuckle out of your "Rolling Stone" reference Don, very clever. Tobi - I'm afraid that's the extent of our minerals from Germany. As I indicated in an earlier post, I shall have to focus more on your country in the future.

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PostPosted: Feb 25, 2014 14:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael,

Germany is only one out of 50 or so countries with a large amount of fine collectible minerals. But only few of us collectors have space and money for collecting every nice mineral from all that countries, so no wonder that you don't have a "complete" collection of German specimens. I have the same problems with U.S. minerals: I really like them and there are many that i'd like to have - but there are only 14 of them in my showcase at the moment while some of the finest (e.g. Sweet Home Mine rhodo, Pikes Peak amazonite, Californian tourmaline) are missing. I even miss some of the best German classics (e.g. Neudorf galena) - eventhough i focus on minerals from my home country! So don't worry - you're not the only one ;-)

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PostPosted: Feb 27, 2014 08:55    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Before moving on to a new country, I would like to show a few new pieces that we picked up in Tucson. We were able to find 6 specimens to add to our China collection and here are three.


2184 Calcite.jpg
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Calcite
Yangshan Co., Qingyuan Pref., Guangdong Prov., China
5.7 x 9.8 x 14.9 cm
Poker chip calcites with opaque white layers that sandwich clear central zones. The edges and back sides of the crystals are coated with tiny clear fluorite crystals.
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2184 Calcite.jpg



2182 Pyromorphite.jpg
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Pyromorphite
Yangshuo Mine, Guilin Pref., Guangxi Zhang AR, China
2.0 x 3.0 x 4.5
I love the sculpural habit of this piece.
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2182 Pyromorphite.jpg



2178 Wulfenite.jpg
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Wulfenite
Jianshan Mine, Kuruktag Mts., Xinjiang AR, China
2.7 x 3.0 x 3.8 cm
Delicate tabular wulfenite crystals with a second generation of small crystals covering the back sides and some edges. These appear to have been etched out of calcite as there are remnants of white calcite left between some of the crystals.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2014 14:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Here are the other three pieces from China that we were able to add to our collection.


2183 Calcite-(Mn).jpg
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Calcite
Huanggang Mine #5, Chifeng Pref., Inner Mongolia AR, China
9.5 x 16.0 cm
A group of club-shaped manganese-rich calcite crystals. There are small hedenbergite-included quartz crystals on the backside.
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2183 Calcite-(Mn).jpg



2180 Chalcocite.jpg
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Chalcocite
Tongshan Mine, Daye Mine, Huangshi Pref., Hubei Prov., China
1.0 x 4.7 cm
Stalactitic chalcocite coated with a thin film of iridescent chalcopyrite.
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2180 Chalcocite.jpg



2169 Helvite.jpg
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Helvite-Genthelvite series
Huanggang Mine #1, Chifeng Pref., Inner Mongolia AR, China
3.4 x 4.5 cm
Root beer-colored crystals of helvite-genthelvite series attached to a sceptered quartz crystal dotted with small spheres of dark green clinochlore.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2014 16:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael,

I like your chalcocite. Never seen a better one.

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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2014 13:10    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thanks Don, these chalcocites almost look artificial, but they are really that colorful.

Today I'd like to show a few minerals from the Trepca Complex in Kosovo. These are all older specimens in the collection and date to the late 60s and early 70s. In future posts I'll show some pieces that are the result of more recent mining.

Michael



0419 Sphalerite.jpg
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Sphalerite
Stari Trg Mine, Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
6.1 x 8.0 cm
Black sphalerite crystals to 2.5 cm associated with rhombic calcite and small quartz crystals on a massive and crystallized pyrite matrix.
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0450 Arsenopyrite.jpg
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Stari Trg Mine, Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
5.2 x 9.7 cm
Sharp metallic silver arsenopyrite crystals set among opaque milky quartz crystals.
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0549 Chalcopyrite (2).jpg
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Stari Trg Mine, Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
5.5 x 7.5 cm
Brassy-yellow chalcopyrite crystals with an iridescent tarnish on a sulfide rich matrix.
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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2014 14:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Hello,
As usual I am struck with admiration for the selection of specimens and photos.
Roger.
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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2014 16:28    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Roger Warin wrote:
Hello,
As usual I am struck with admiration for the selection of specimens and photos.
Roger.


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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2014 20:41    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael, I enjoy your photographs and specimen everytime!

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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2014 20:59    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Martin Rich wrote:
Michael, I enjoy your photographs and specimen everytime!

Martin


Thank you very much Martin. After I finish with Trepca, I am planning on showing a few pieces from your country.

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PostPosted: Mar 11, 2014 15:09    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Continuing with minerals from Trepca.


0889 Calcite on sphalerite.jpg
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Sphalerite and calcite
Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.2 x 8.5 cm
Lustrous complex crystal of sphalerite capped by colorless calcite crystals.
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0889 Calcite on sphalerite.jpg



1483 Quartz.jpg
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Stari Trg Mine, Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.0 x 9.0 cm
Divergent group of colorless quartz crystals to 8 cm with small colorless calcite crystals on the back side.
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1483 Quartz.jpg



1835 Pyrite ps. pyrrhotite.jpg
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Pyrite ps. after pyrrhotite
Trepca Complex, Kosovska-Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.6 x 8.7 cm
Thin bladed pyrrhotite crystals replaced by bright micro crystals of pyrite associated with pale tan calcite spheres and minor galena.
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PostPosted: Mar 14, 2014 10:52    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

More from Trepca, Kosovo.


1844 Calcite.jpg
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Trepca Complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
6.5 x 7.4 cm
A flat plate of lustrous sphalerite crystals and associated siderite covered on both sides with numerous semi-transparent rhombic calcite crystals.
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1844 Calcite.jpg



1897 Quartz chlorite.jpg
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Trepca Complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
3.4 x 6.6 cm
A jackstraw group quartz crystals covered with rhombic micro calcites and dark green to black spherical chlorite.
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1897 Quartz chlorite.jpg



1898 Calcite on quartz.jpg
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Calcite
Trepca Complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
3.0 x 7.4 cm
A group of pale yellow quartz crystals coated on one side with opaque white calcite rhombs.
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1898 Calcite on quartz.jpg



1965 Dolomite.jpg
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Dolomite
Trepca Complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
7.0 x 7.0 cm
A combination of prismatic quartz, spherical brown dolomite (these may be siderite), and dark green chlorite.
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PostPosted: Mar 17, 2014 10:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Today's post will finish up our collection of minerals from Trepca.


1902 Boulangerite.jpg
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Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
10.1 x 11.3 cm
Acicular metallic gray boulangerite crystals lining a seam in crystallized black sphalerite, associated with spherical brown siderite and colorless calcite. Mined in 2011.
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1902 Boulangerite.jpg



2126 Pyrrhotite.jpg
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Pyrrhotite
Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
8.0 x 8.6 cm.
Thin hexagonal plates of brassy pyrrhotite with black sphalerite, colorless quartz and cubic pyrite crystals.
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2126 Pyrrhotite.jpg



2041 Quartz.jpg
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Quartz
Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
6.1 x 7.3 cm
Transparent quartz crystals with minor pyrite and chlorite. Mined in 2012.
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2041 Quartz.jpg



2042 Calcite.jpg
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Trepca complex, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
Several intergrown rhombs of light tan calcite partially covered with a second generation of colorless calcite and minor quartz. Mined in 2012. These were originally thought to be dolomite, but subsequent analysis at the Carnegie Museum indicated that they were calcite.
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PostPosted: Mar 17, 2014 10:33    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Michael,

I like your calcite on quartz. image 1898 ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=48372 )

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PostPosted: Mar 17, 2014 14:55    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Great Trepca specimens, Michael - especially1965 Dolomite.jpg -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=48371 (great colour combination) and 2042 Calcite.jpg -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=48624 (interesting shape)!

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PostPosted: Mar 17, 2014 15:21    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

I appreciate your kind comments Don and Tobi.
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PostPosted: Mar 17, 2014 20:22    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Hm..., seems, that such rhombohedrons are needed a closer research for exact ID. Dolomite or Calcite, that's the question.

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PostPosted: Mar 20, 2014 10:06    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

In today's post, I would like to show a few specimens from some well-known locations in Austria. I hope you enjoy them Martin.


0586 Almandine.jpg
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Almandine
Gaisberg Glacier, Otztal, Tyrol, Austria
6.5 x 7.0 cm
A mica schist matrix hosting a few reddish-brown crystals of almandine.
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0586 Almandine.jpg



0856 Orthoclase var. adularia.jpg
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Orthoclase var. adularia
Tyrol, Austria
7.1 x 9.3 cm
Colorless adularia crystals associated with fibrous white to greenish byssolite.
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0856 Orthoclase var. adularia.jpg



1901 Aragonite var. flos ferri.jpg
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Aragonite var. flos ferri
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
7.0 x 12.5 cm
Branching white aragonite in a coral-like growth known as flos ferri from a classic Austrian locale.
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1901 Aragonite var. flos ferri.jpg



2160 Byssolite.jpg
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Actinolite var. Byssolite
Knappenwand, Untersulzbach Valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
4.0 x 6.2 cm
Delicate needles of dark green byssolite scattered amongst white albite crystals.
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