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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2016 08:22    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

crosstimber wrote:
This one is from Chumar Bakhoor.

This is really the typical apatite from Chumar Bakhoor. Pink to light pink, on a bed of mica, and sometimes accompanied by beryl (or more seldomly by fluorite).
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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2016 09:54    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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TN592 Heulandite - Pato Branco, Brazil.jpg
 Mineral: Heulandite
 Locality:
Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil
 Dimensions: 2.2 x 3.3 cm
 Description:
Reddish-brown heulandite crystals with greenish-blue celadonite.
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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2016 12:01    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Great photo and a really nice specimen with a strong colour contrast!
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PostPosted: Apr 30, 2016 20:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Tobi wrote:
Great photo and a really nice specimen with a strong colour contrast!


Thank you Tobi. I seldom see specimens from that location anymore.
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PostPosted: May 02, 2016 10:56    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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 Mineral: Mordenite
 Locality:
Ahmadnagar District, Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: 6.0 x 8.9 cm
 Description:
Hemispherical aggregate of radiating acicular white mordenite crystals associated with pseudocubic green apophyllite crystals.
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PostPosted: May 06, 2016 09:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Woodhouseite - Champion Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Woodhouseite
 Locality:
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
 Dimensions: 2.5 x 3.2 cm
 Description:
Lustrous tan pseudocubic woodhouseite crystals to 5 mm completely covering matrix. Collected by Chris Lehmann in 2015 from the type locality.
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PostPosted: May 10, 2016 14:18    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Sphalerite - Blue Goose Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Sphalerite
 Locality:
Blue Goose Mine, Commerce, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA
 Dimensions: 8.3 x 12.3 cm
 Description:
Reddish “ruby jack” sphalerite crystals to 1.0 cm covering the top of a dark gray chert matrix.
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PostPosted: May 13, 2016 15:22    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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TN608 Zircon - Bulbin, Pakistan.jpg
 Mineral: Zircon
 Locality:
Astor Valley, Astor District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan
 Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.5 cm
 Description:
A reddish brown zircon measuring 1.0 cm embedded in a matrix of albite and biotite collected near Bulbin in the Astor Valley.
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PostPosted: May 16, 2016 08:41    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

This little group of Betafite crystals is no doubt among the ugliest minerals in my collection. However, it is special to me as I collected at this location many years ago when I was a teenager.


Betafite - Silver Crater Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Betafite Group
 Locality:
Silver Crater Mine, Faraday Township, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
 Dimensions: 2.4 x 2.6 cm
 Description:
A group of cubeoctahedral betafite crystals that have a thin alteration rind of hydroxycalciopyrochlore.
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PostPosted: May 25, 2016 11:45    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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TN611 Rhodonite - Chiurucu Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Rhodonite
 Locality:
San Martín Mine, Chiurucu (Chiuruco), Huallanca District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru
 Dimensions: 2.0 x 2.5 cm
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TN612 Quartz - Chella, Valencia, Spain.jpg
 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Keuper outcrop, Chella, Comarca Canal de Navarrés, Valencia / València, Valencian Community / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain
 Dimensions: 2.1 x 2.5 cm
 Description:
A small group of sharply-formed quartz crystals with an intense brick red color, attributed to hematite inclusions. These quartz crystals originate from Chella, where they are locally known as "Jacinto de Compostela."
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PostPosted: May 28, 2016 09:55    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Copper - Bou Nahas, Oumjrane, Morocco.jpg
 Mineral: Copper
 Locality:
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 2.6 cm
 Description:
A floater of spinel-twinned copper.
 Viewed:  29453 Time(s)

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Schorlomite - Jebel Bou Agrao, Morocco.jpg
 Mineral: Andradite
 Locality:
Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 3.7 cm
 Description:
Two dodecahedral andradite crystals on a matrix of orthoclase.
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PostPosted: Jun 01, 2016 14:32    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Zircon - Finland.jpg
 Mineral: Zircon
 Locality:
Siilinjärvi Mine, Siilinjärvi, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
 Dimensions: 8.0 x 9.5 cm
 Description:
Well-formed brown zircon crystal 1.5 cm in size embedded in a phlogopite schist matrix.
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 Mineral: Zircon
 Locality:
Siilinjärvi Mine, Siilinjärvi, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
 Dimensions: 1.5 cm the crystal
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PostPosted: Jun 07, 2016 15:19    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Barite - Moscona Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Barite
 Locality:
Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain
 Dimensions: 5.0 x 6.0 cm
 Description:
Classic tabular blue Baryte crystals with distinct color zonation, grading from darker centers and lighter rims.
 Viewed:  29230 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Barite
 Locality:
Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain
 Dimensions: 5.0 x 6.0 cm
 Description:
Reverse side.
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PostPosted: Jun 11, 2016 10:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Calcite (Mn) - Nikolaevskiy Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Nikolaevski Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Far-Eastern Region, Russia
 Dimensions: 7.0 x 7.5 cm
 Description:
Aggregate of rhombic pink calcite crystals associated with minor quartz and sphalerite on the back. Collected in November 2015.
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PostPosted: Jun 16, 2016 11:05    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

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Celestine - La Grasta Mine.jpg
 Mineral: Celestine
 Locality:
La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
 Dimensions: 6.0 x 6.0 cm
 Description:
Sculptural group of colorless celestine crystals to 3.9 cm in length with classic association of Sulphur on the bottom of the piece.
 Viewed:  28549 Time(s)

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