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Tobi
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 Posted: Feb 16, 2016 13:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tom Mazanec wrote: | | Tobi, this morning I am browsing your collection while listening to my favorite Golden Oldies in Youtube. I thank God for creating such beautiful mineral specimens while I do it. |
Thank you, Tom ... but as an atheist I don't think that "God" created them. The most "gods" I've heard of while studying history rather created war, hatred and violence ... but that's not the wrong place for this, so sorry for the digression.
I'm glad that you like browsing my gallery. And combining the joy of minerals with the joy of music sounds like a pleasant way to relax :)
Tobi
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 26, 2016 10:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Sphalerite from Germany (the dark brown crystals are translucent in backlight):
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm, largest crystal 1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Olpe, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 26, 2016 10:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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And another sphalerite, this time from the U.S. ... I'm beginning to like that mineral ;-)
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 12 cm, spahlerite "ball" 4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 26, 2016 10:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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And finally a minor sulfide specimen, a galena from Poland. The friend and collector that sold me the two wonderful sphalerites above gave me this small galena specimen as a gift because he knows how much I love PbS. Not a giant eye catcher, but a really nice miniature for a gift :-)
| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Trzebionka Mine, Trzebinia, Chrzanów District , Małopolskie, Poland | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 4 cm, galena crystal 1,5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 27, 2016 02:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Another minor but nice specimen that I became as a gift together with the two sphalerites above (well, THEY were not a gift, only the galena from Poland above ;-))
Azurite from the classic locality of Altenmittlau; one of Germany's best azurite localities which lies in Southern Hesse, not far away from where I live:
| Mineral: | Azurite on dolomite |
| Locality: | | Schmitt dolomite Quarry, Altenmittlau, Freigericht, Main-Kinzig-Kreis District, Spessart, Hesse/Hessen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 3,5 cm, azurite |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2016 08:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorite from Spain:
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite, Marcasite |
| Locality: | | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 10 cm, largest fluorite 1,3 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2016 08:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Prehnite from Namibia:
| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7 cm, largest prehnite "ball" 1,6 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2016 09:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Aquamarine from Pakistan:
| Mineral: | Aquamarine, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Nagar, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 6 cm, aqua crystal 2,4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 06, 2016 10:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Translucent sphalerite from Kazakhstan - like crystallized honey:
| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm, largest sphalerite crystal 1.5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Dzhezkazgan, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm, largest sphalerite crystal 1.5 cm |
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: May 11, 2016 11:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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That is another incredible collection.
I am really happy to discover it; particularly all theese wonderful German minerals
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Tobi
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: May 11, 2016 14:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Hi Tobi,
Yes, I know the Giazzoto and MIM collections.
They are extraterrestrial.
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Roger Warin
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| Posted: May 11, 2016 14:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fine specimens and pics.
Roger.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 11, 2016 14:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| And do not miss the Gail's collection!
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 23, 2016 09:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Smithsonite from Kelly Mine:
| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Kelly Mine, Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 7 cm |
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