| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Carles Millan
Site Admin
Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 1297
Location: Catalonia
|
 Posted: Jan 31, 2015 12:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Nice photos and specimens! The pyromorphite from Braubach is especially valuable for being an old classic hard to find nowadays. I own one but is by far behind yours.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Vitaliy
Joined: 30 Nov 2014
Posts: 52
|
| Posted: Jan 31, 2015 16:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Tobi you can upload/attach several images in one post. On the subject of your photos I like the Elbaite from Paprok. Interesting watermelon color zoning. The Beihilfe Mine mine reminds me of Fluorite from Flamborough Quarry due to the zoning and inclusions and the general habit.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Feb 01, 2015 05:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
Paragenesis of four minerals from Davib East Farm in Namibia: A 4 cm vivid green fluorite crystals with phantoms inside sits on a 6 cm quartz crystal and on several schorls up to 6 cm, there are even some small pale beryl crystals attached to the schorl. Specimen height 6,5 cm.
This specimen is really a struggle to photograph, the combination of the different minerals is a challenge for my simple digital camera, so please excuse that the pictures are not as as good as the fluorite and pyromorphite photos yesterday :-(
| Mineral: | Fluorite, quartz, schorl, beryl |
| Locality: | | Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 6,5 cm, fluorite measures 4 cm, quartz 6 cm, largest schorls 6 cm, the tiny beryls 3-4 mm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20970 Time(s) |
|
| Mineral: | Fluorite, quartz, schorl, beryl (backside) |
| Locality: | | Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 6,5 cm, fluorite measures 4 cm, quartz 6 cm, largest schorls 6 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20970 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Carles Millan
Site Admin
Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 1297
Location: Catalonia
|
| Posted: Feb 01, 2015 05:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Tobi wrote: | | This specimen is really a struggle to photograph, the combination of the different minerals is a challenge for my simple digital camera, so please excuse that the pictures are not as as good as the fluorite and pyromorphite photos yesterday :-( |
A very aesthetic specimen. And good photography malgré tout. Congratulations!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Feb 23, 2015 10:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
New specimen - calcite from Kazakhstan:
| Mineral: | Calcite on stilbite |
| Locality: | | Sokolovskoe Mine (Sokolovskiy Mine), Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan | |
|
| Dimensions: | Central crystal 12 mm, specimen size 8 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20700 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Feb 23, 2015 11:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
New specimen - vanadinite from Morocco:
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
|
| Dimensions: | Largest vanadinite 5 mm, specimen height 4 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20615 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Feb 23, 2015 12:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
New specimen - bery/schorl combination from Namibia:
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety goshenite) on schorl |
| Locality: | | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
|
| Dimensions: | Largest beryl 13 mm, specimen height 4 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20585 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 10:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
A classic that I could finally add to my collection - fluorapatite cluster from Panasqueira with a quite large main crystal:
| Mineral: | Fluorapatite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 5,5 cm, main crystal measures 3,7 (!) cm in diameter. |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20445 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 10:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
Another classic that I could add - dioptase from Altyn Tyube with vivid green crystals in a vug of grey matrix:
| Mineral: | Dioptase, calcite |
| Locality: | | Altyn-Tyube deposit, Altyn-Tyube area, Kirghiz Steppes, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen size 8 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20473 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GneissWare
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 1284
Location: California
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 10:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Tobi, Both nice children to add to the family!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 10:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| GneissWare wrote: | | Tobi, Both nice children to add to the family! |
Right ;-) Here's another very small child, also classic material from Kazakhstan:
| Mineral: | Fluorite on quartz |
| Locality: | | Kara-Oba, Betpak-Dala (Bet-Pak-Dala) Desert, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 4 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20424 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 11:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
And this is a rather heavy child ;-)
| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 7 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20416 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Carles Millan
Site Admin
Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 1297
Location: Catalonia
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 11:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Great additions to your collection that is steadily improving. I guess the photos don't make justice.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 11:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
Thank you, Carles!
And I would be glad if someone could help me with this one: An interesting combination of quartz (reminiscent of Huanggang specimens) with tourmaline. I only know it comes from Madagascar, if someone has an idea about the locality I would appreciate your help!
| Mineral: | Quartz, tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Madagascar | |
|
| Dimensions: | Specimen height 7 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
20373 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GneissWare
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 1284
Location: California
|
| Posted: Mar 08, 2015 15:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| I don't know where the quartz combo is from, but nice specimen and photo.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 29, 2015 09:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
Some new macro photos of several specimens:
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA | |
|
| Dimensions: | FOV 1,5 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
19865 Time(s) |
|
| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Maubacher Bleiberg, Untermaubach, Düren, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
|
| Dimensions: | FOV 3 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
19854 Time(s) |
|
| Mineral: | Ettringite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
|
| Dimensions: | FOV 1,5 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
19872 Time(s) |
|
| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Georg Mine, Willroth, Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
|
| Dimensions: | FOV 3 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
19839 Time(s) |
|
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
|
| Dimensions: | FOV 1,5 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
19837 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GneissWare
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Posts: 1284
Location: California
|
| Posted: Mar 29, 2015 22:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Very nice macro photos! Did you use stacking software?
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 30, 2015 02:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| GneissWare wrote: | | Very nice macro photos! Did you use stacking software? |
No, I just had a visitor with a good camera ;-)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Fiebre Verde
Joined: 11 Sep 2013
Posts: 879
Location: Paris Area
|
| Posted: Mar 30, 2015 03:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Tobi wrote: | | GneissWare wrote: | | Very nice macro photos! Did you use stacking software? |
No, I just had a visitor with a good camera ;-) |
Nice macros Tobi!
Is this a regular reflex camera with a macro lens? Which lens is that?
By nature the more you magnify a subject, the shallower the depth of field becomes but you managed somehow to overcome this issue...
Gérard
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3324
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Mar 30, 2015 03:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
|
|
| Fiebre Verde wrote: | | Nice macros Tobi! Is this a regular reflex camera with a macro lens? Which lens is that? By nature the more you magnify a subject, the shallower the depth of field becomes but you managed somehow to overcome this issue... Gérard |
To be honest, Gérard: I have no idea what lens this was. It was just by chance, that the husband of my girlfriend's sister came for a visit, he's a passionate photographer and had his 6,300 € Canon high end camera with him. So we decided to use it for some macros from my mineral collection. But really, I have no clue about the equipment, except for the fact that it was a very expensive Canon. But to be honest again: I don't care, I'm just happy that I got the chance to get some photos like that. But I can ask him about some data concerning the camera ;-)
Tobi
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Search for a text 
FAQ 
Register
Log in
Forgotten your password?
