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Pierre Joubert
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Here are 4 specimens from this last trip. I still have a lot of cleaning to do!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2014 11:24 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hello Pierre,
I also liked your clinochlore in quartz.
Looks like you had a successful hunt. Thanks for taking us with you on your trip.
Hi to Riana.
Happy New Year !!
Regards,
Don
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2014 12:24 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Hello Pierre,
I also liked your clinochlore in quartz.
Looks like you had a successful hunt. Thanks for taking us with you on your trip.
Hi to Riana.
Happy New Year !!
Regards,
Don |
Thank you Don. I love feedback, so I appreciate your comments. The joy of experiencing a trip like this is very satisfying; being able to share it with others is even better! Best regards, also to Gwen.
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Martin Rich
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2014 14:58 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hello Pierre!
Thank you for this nice report. I like your quartz specimens - cleaned and also with mud. ;)
In my opinion, these specimens are aesthetical.
Martin
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2014 15:14 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Martin Rich wrote: | Hello Pierre!
Thank you for this nice report. I like your quartz specimens - cleaned and also with mud. ;)
In my opinion, these specimens are aesthetical.
Martin |
Thank you Martin. I have a lot of cleaning to do, but that will have to wait for a while. The truth is I have a plastic crate full of uncleaned quartz specimens from the last few years waiting for me:-) Best regards!
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Vitaliy
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2014 20:27 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Thanks Pierre for sharing your report. It's interesting how they clean up quite well. Seems like a pretty remote area to collect in. Perhaps not many collectors know of this spot?
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 03:06 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Vitaliy wrote: | | Thanks Pierre for sharing your report. It's interesting how they clean up quite well. Seems like a pretty remote area to collect in. Perhaps not many collectors know of this spot? |
Hi Vitaliy. Thank you for your comments. Sharing photos of quartz places that I have discovered is risky. Taking people with can be even more risky. Fortunately I have only had a few bad experiences through the years. I have built up a good reputation with the farmers, so that helps a lot if there is a hick-up. I first wash the specimens with a good blast with a hose, then I leave them in a Oxalic acid solution for a few days in the sun. I repeat the hose and the Oxalic acid bath treatment till I have a satisfactory result. I often use a toothbrush and a thin sharp stick for the more resistant dirt. Regards.
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 06:41 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hi Pierre,
I enjoy your report, too! Nice to see collectors taking such trips and also taking the time to document the single steps from digging in the ground until finally holding a cleaned specimen in their hands.
Thank you for your effort of sharing this adventure with us :-)
Tobi
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 06:56 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Tobi wrote: | Hi Pierre,
I enjoy your report, too! Nice to see collectors taking such trips and also taking the time to document the single steps from digging in the ground until finally holding a cleaned specimen in their hands.
Thank you for your effort of sharing this adventure with us :-)
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Thank you Tobi. I wish FMF members will do that more often. Regards and a fantastisch 2015!
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 08:00 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| I agree with Tobi, I always enjoy the coverage of the field work folks do. Pierre, you certainly have spent your share of time out standing in your field. And hiking and fishing and camping and collecting and breathing in the wonder around you. Thanks for your reports and I trust they will continue. This site seems an ideal format for photo journalistic postings and articles like Pierre's. The collection section and the show reports allow room to spread out in a coherent way. Thanks to Jordi and the team.
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 08:32 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| vic rzonca wrote: | | I agree with Tobi, I always enjoy the coverage of the field work folks do. Pierre, you certainly have spent your share of time out standing in your field. And hiking and fishing and camping and collecting and breathing in the wonder around you. Thanks for your reports and I trust they will continue. This site seems an ideal format for photo journalistic postings and articles like Pierre's. The collection section and the show reports allow room to spread out in a coherent way. Thanks to Jordi and the team. |
Hi Vic. I agree with you with regards to the platform created by Jordi and his team. Perhaps there are some members who also have interesting collecting trips from the past who can share them with us. How about it? What is news on your side Vic; you have been very quiet? Regards.
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 09:38 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Very good friend Pierre, fantastic report, beautiful quartz!
Best Regards ;-)
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 09:56 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Very good friend Pierre, fantastic report, beautiful quartz!
Best Regards ;-) |
Hi good friend Joan, thank you.
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 11:29 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| Pierre Joubert wrote: |
... I first wash the specimens with a good blast with a hose, then I leave them in a Oxalic acid solution for a few days in the sun. I repeat the hose and the Oxalic acid bath treatment till I have a satisfactory result. I often use a toothbrush and a thin sharp stick for the more resistant dirt. Regards. |
Hi Pierre,
As always, a fascinating report, and the landscape photos capture a spectacular setting. Being able to collect and fish at the same place is a slice of paradise...actually it must be Eden and there is the ubiquitous snake! Thanks for sharing.
As to cleaning, you may want to look at one of the water guns. They are available on eBay and other places for under US$100 and will make the sharp stick unnecessary. Also, if you can find Super Iron Out (google it to find a chemical equivalent in SA), it will likely shorten your iron-stain removal times.
Look forward to more photos as you progress.
Bob
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Pierre Joubert
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2014 12:31 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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| GneissWare wrote: | | Pierre Joubert wrote: |
... I first wash the specimens with a good blast with a hose, then I leave them in a Oxalic acid solution for a few days in the sun. I repeat the hose and the Oxalic acid bath treatment till I have a satisfactory result. I often use a toothbrush and a thin sharp stick for the more resistant dirt. Regards. |
Hi Pierre,
As always, a fascinating report, and the landscape photos capture a spectacular setting. Being able to collect and fish at the same place is a slice of paradise...actually it must be Eden and there is the ubiquitous snake! Thanks for sharing.
As to cleaning, you may want to look at one of the water guns. They are available on eBay and other places for under US$100 and will make the sharp stick unnecessary. Also, if you can find Super Iron Out (google it to find a chemical equivalent in SA), it will likely shorten your iron-stain removal times.
Look forward to more photos as you progress.
Bob |
Hi Bob. Thank you for your kind comments. We are indeed blessed. I have looked at one of those waterguns and it is on my shopping list. I will look for something similar to iron-out. Best regards.
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