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The Mizunaka Collection
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PostPosted: Jun 27, 2014 02:39    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  




FluoriteBall.jpg
 Description:
Fluorite, Quartz (var Amethyst)
Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
6.5 x 6.3 cm
 Viewed:  35072 Time(s)

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Fluorite, Quartz (var Amethyst)
Mahodari, Nashik District, Maharashtra, India
Backside
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Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
3.1 x 2.3 x 2.7 cm
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PostPosted: Jun 28, 2014 00:22    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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Municipio de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.5 x 5.0 cm
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Calcite, Quartz (var amethyst)
Cata Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
12.7 x 12.0 cm
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PostPosted: Jun 28, 2014 08:53    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

A wonderful calcite/amethyst combination from Cata Mine - but my favourite is that wonderful gemmy topaz from Katlang, fine one!

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PostPosted: Jun 28, 2014 16:21    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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QtzDioptase3.jpg
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Quartz, Dioptase
Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
14.5 x 10.1 cm
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Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
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PostPosted: Jun 29, 2014 05:03    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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Quartz, Siderite after Calcite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.0 x 8.4 cm
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PostPosted: Jun 29, 2014 08:16    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

In https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=39994#39994 am mizunaka wrote:
Quartz, Siderite after Calcite
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio de Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
12.0 x 8.4 cm

Excellent specimen and (at this point, without needing to be said) great photo!
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PostPosted: Jun 30, 2014 02:06    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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Thanks Bob.



QtzIlvaite3.jpg
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2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
16.0 x 14.0 cm
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PostPosted: Jun 30, 2014 08:53    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Mike,

I love the dioptase and quartz specimen. At first I thought I was looking at a South African ajoite specimen, but then I saw the close up pictures. It could just be that dioptase is such a pesky mineral to photograph because of the blue-green pleochroism and the strong bi-refringence.

I also enjoyed the fluorite on spessartine from Tongbei, China and I agree with Bob (Gneissware) that siderite on quartz from the San Antonio Mine, Mexico is a fantastic specimen.
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PostPosted: Jul 01, 2014 03:50    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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PostPosted: Jul 01, 2014 17:19    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite  




FluoriteSphalerite.jpg
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Fluorite, Sphalerite, Quartz
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
5.8 x 5.0 cm
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PostPosted: Jul 02, 2014 03:45    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  




DalFluorite2.jpg
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Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
10.4 x 9.2 cm
 Viewed:  34868 Time(s)

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DalFluorite3.jpg
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Fluorite, Quartz
Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
3.7 x 2.9 x 4.2 cm
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PostPosted: Jul 03, 2014 02:54    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  




DalQtzIlvaite1.jpg
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Quartz, Ilvaite
2nd Sovetskii Mine, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
9.4 x 5.6 cm
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QtzInterference.jpg
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Bor Pit, Dal'negorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
11.2 x 8.2 cm
Quartz exhibiting some growth interference.
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PostPosted: Jul 03, 2014 09:05    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Those Dal'negorsk Fluorites are stunning. From a recent find?

I was browsing through this thread and I noticed your distinctive way of photographing. I cannot put my finger on what exactly it is that make these pictures stand out, but I do like it.
They are somewhat darker than those from other photographers, perhaps with a little more contrast. Where others (including myself) try to have some sort of gradient in the background to provide depth, this lacks in your photo's. Still you manage to put some form of depth in the picture, which I like a lot.

May I ask what kind of setup/technique you use to photograph your specimens?
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PostPosted: Jul 03, 2014 17:11    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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Thanks Philip.

We picked up the fluorites 1 or 2 years ago in Tucson.
I shoot the minerals on a glass tabletop. I sometimes use LED lamps for lighting, but most of the time employ a number of flash units.
I manipulate the lighting and contrast to bring out the depth and micro detail in each mineral.
At least that's what I try to do. I think it works most of the time.
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PostPosted: Jul 04, 2014 23:50    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  




QtzBrumado2.jpg
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Quartz, Dolomite, Hematite
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
7.0 x 10.3 cm
 Viewed:  34705 Time(s)

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QtzBrumadoDetail.jpg
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Quartz, Dolomite, Hematite
Brumado, Bahia, Brazil
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