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PostPosted: Dec 31, 2014 18:29    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - cerussite  




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 Mineral: Cerussite
 Locality:
Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran
 Dimensions: 5.0 x 2.8 cm
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PostPosted: Dec 31, 2014 20:16    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Very nice !!
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PostPosted: Jan 01, 2015 15:01    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Very unique scolecite, complimented by the photography.
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PostPosted: Jan 02, 2015 14:43    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Thanks Don and Joseph.
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PostPosted: Jan 14, 2015 20:33    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz  




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 Mineral: Quartz (variety prase)
 Locality:
Serifos Island, Cyclade Islands, Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department (Aiyaíon), Greece
 Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 1.5 cm
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PostPosted: Jan 17, 2015 20:37    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite  




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 Mineral: Calcite, Pyrite, Marcasite
 Locality:
Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
 Dimensions: 8.0 x 6.5 cm
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PostPosted: Jan 18, 2015 04:12    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Fascinating calcite specimen! Perhaps I will some day be so fortunate to view your fabulous collection personally. Regards.
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PostPosted: Jan 19, 2015 19:30    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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PostPosted: Jan 25, 2015 01:57    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite  




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 Mineral: Calcite, Pyrite, Marcasite
 Locality:
Conco Mine, North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
 Dimensions: 13.0 x 6.0 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 05, 2015 02:18    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Cerussite  

A classic glassy v-twin cerussite on matrix.


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Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
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PostPosted: Feb 09, 2015 16:08    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - vesuvianite  




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Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
 Dimensions: 5.0 x 4.5 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 09, 2015 16:26    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Very nice!
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PostPosted: Feb 09, 2015 20:42    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Thanks Bob.
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PostPosted: Feb 10, 2015 00:29    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Hi Am. To me these Vesuvianite specimens are of the most beautiful of all species. Congratulations and thanks for showing.
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PostPosted: Feb 10, 2015 01:39    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

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PostPosted: Feb 10, 2015 17:14    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Congratulations !!!

All samples are magnificent.

Best Regards ;-)
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PostPosted: Feb 15, 2015 20:27    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - tourmaline with history  

Thanks Joan.

At the turn of the century China’s Empress Dowager, Cixi had a passion for pink tourmaline from San Diego County. From about 1902 to 1910 approximately 120 tons of gem grade rough was exported to China. The rough was made into carvings and other accessories.

This carving and rough is from that time period. It was originally in the Loren Merrill collection.



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 Mineral: Tourmaline (Carving)
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Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA
 Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 cm
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 Mineral: Tourmaline
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Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA
 Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.0 x 4.7 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 15, 2015 21:20    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Mike,

Really neat pieces. Congrats!

It looks like the carving is of a European subject. Do you think it was made here for export to China, or made in China for export to Europe, where Chinese objects were popular.

As for the "rough", it looks pretty nice and a few steps above cutting rough.

BTW, is Loren Merrill the Mt. Mica guy from the pre-1930s?
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PostPosted: Feb 15, 2015 23:46    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Bob,

The origin of the carving is uncertain. It may have been carved here for export to China and never made it there, or it was carved in China and somehow made it's way back to the US. Loren Merrill is the miner/collector from Mt Mica.
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PostPosted: Feb 16, 2015 12:19    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

What a great Stewart Mine elbaite! Well, the raw specimen, not the carving. In my humble opinion, nothing's more beautiful than the awesome crystals nature makes, it grieves me to see such wonderful things broken and carved :-(

I hope no one feels offended by this, but am I the only collector who doesn't like carved minerals? Especially not, when such a wonderful treasure like an elbaite from Stewart Mine has been destroyed :-(

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