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Tobi
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 Posted: Mar 09, 2015 16:05 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| What an outstanding fluorite specimen with that twin in the middle, wow!!!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Mar 09, 2015 16:16 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Mike, that is a beautiful fluorite specimen and it looks like it is in pristine condition.
Congratulations.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2015 02:05 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Thanks Tobi and Don. The piece is essentially free of damage.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2015 04:28 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Very nice Hilton specimen.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 10, 2015 18:05 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Thanks James.
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira, Shakotan Peninsula, Shiribeshi Province, Hokkaido, Japan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Inakuraishi Mine, Furubira, Shakotan Peninsula, Shiribeshi Province, Hokkaido, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.5 x 8.1 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 12, 2015 23:22 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.6 x 5.2 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 14, 2015 21:07 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - andradite |
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A small cluster of gemmy andradite on a bed of pectolite.
| Mineral: | Andradite, Pectolite |
| Locality: | | Mine Lac d'Amiante, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.8 x 1.7 x 1.7 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2015 04:01 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| A wonderful garnet gem specimen!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2015 18:39 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Thanks Tobi.
| Mineral: | Quartz (var. amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Namarisawa, Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture,, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.2 x 2.8 x 5.1 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 15, 2015 23:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with inclusions |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Hollandite |
| Locality: | | Anketsaketsa, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar | |
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| Dimensions: | 14.0 x 12.0 x 6.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2015 22:27 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Baryte |
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| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Langeac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.2 x 3.8 cm |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2015 22:38 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Mike, Nice Baryte. I have nothing to say about the Japanese Quartz, except my birthday is coming up soon. (Is that a subtle hint?)
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 17, 2015 21:29 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Baryte |
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Thanks Bob. Have a Happy Birthday ... I know you will get all the presents you deserve ...
| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Langeac, Brioude, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2015 02:59 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite, sphalerite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Canal Dump (Montrose occurrence), Niagara Falls, Welland County, Ontario, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.0 x 6.5 cm |
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| A small cluster of fluorite in a vug with a few scattered small sphalerites. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2015 00:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite on calcite |
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Included scalenohedral calcite surrounding pale yellow twinned calcite. Older piece from 2009 with only general locality information on the label.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Guizhou Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.0 x 8.2 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2015 17:36 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - sphalerite on quartz |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Rucheng Mine, Caojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.6 x 8.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Rucheng Mine, Caojia, Nuanshui, Rucheng, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2015 18:18 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite on pyrite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.4 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2015 19:23 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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touche!!
BTW, is the pyrite really greenish? Could it be coated with chalcopyrite?
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 22, 2015 23:20 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Bob,
It does have a very slight green tint that I think is exaggerated by the color temperature of the lighting. It was difficult to get a good overall color balance for some mysterious reason.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Mar 23, 2015 17:26 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - pyrite on quartz |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Naka-Tsugaru-gun, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.6 x 10.0 cm |
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