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Tobi
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Posted: May 25, 2016 10:17 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail wrote: | Ajoite in Quartz
Messina Mine, Musina (Messina), Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
18 cm | What an awesome museum piece, wow!
And again: Tom is really a good photographer :-)
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Gail

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Posted: May 25, 2016 15:37 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Thanks Enrique and Tobi.
Here is a real beauty, as I love Hematite from Egremont!
Mineral: | Hematite with Quartz |
Locality: | Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom |  |
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Gail

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Posted: May 25, 2016 15:45 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Apatite...
Mineral: | Apatite on Siderite |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal |  |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: May 25, 2016 16:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Incredibly beautiful!
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Gail

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Posted: May 25, 2016 17:10 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Thank you Carles, that means a lot to me.
Mineral: | Beryl (variety heliodor) |
Locality: | Befotaka Sud District, Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Madagascar |  |
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Enrique Llorens

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Posted: May 26, 2016 02:09 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Balanced and aesthetic fantastic apatite !
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VRigatti

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Posted: May 26, 2016 09:30 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Stunning specimens and wonderful photos. Can't pick out a favorite, they are all masterpieces. Thanks for sharing
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Gail

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Posted: May 27, 2016 13:06 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Thank you very much, it's amazing what comes out of the earth.
Mineral: | Azurite and malachite |
Locality: | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA |  |
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Gail

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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 20:57 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Here's to cancer survivor day, yesterday! Something pink.
Mineral: | Marshallsussmanite |
Locality: | Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa |  |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 cm |
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Gail

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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 21:48 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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And one I love because I am British by birth...
Mineral: | Witherite |
Locality: | Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Hexham, Tyne Valley, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom |  |
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Dimensions: | 80mm |
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Gail

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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 21:51 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Mineral: | Moschellandsbergite |
Locality: | Landsberg (Moschellandsberg), Alsenz-Obermoschel, Palatinate/Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 54mm |
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Gail

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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 21:54 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Aesthetic!
Mineral: | Fluorite with siderite |
Locality: | Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope District, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom |  |
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Dimensions: | 113 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jun 06, 2016 23:32 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Excellent Boltsburn specimen!
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Gail

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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 11:48 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Thank you Tobi!
Mineral: | Hematite on Calcite |
Locality: | Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.3 cm |
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Gail

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Posted: Jul 05, 2016 11:52 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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I keep pretty busy these days, well...all days, so excuse me as I add some sporadically?
Tom Spann photo..
Mineral: | Hessite |
Locality: | Anna Mine, Botes (Botești), Zlatna, Alba, Transylvania, Romania |  |
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