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Michael Shaw
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| Mineral: | Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5.4 x 8.0 cm |
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| A sculptural crust of sparkling pale mint-green cuprian dolomite pseudomorphing calcite, |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 30, 2016 13:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.1 x 5.6 cm |
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| Dendritic spinel-twinned silver etched from white calcite in altered dark gray diorite. This locality was discovered by Rod Tyson. |
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| Locality: | | El Bonanza Mine, Port Radium District, Great Bear Lake, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
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| Close up of above specimen showing the herringbone pattern of the silver. Several small purple fluorites are visible in bottom center of the photo. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 05, 2016 14:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Xiefang Mine, Ruijin, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.2 x 10.7 cm |
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| A white quartz matrix hosts two pale purple cubic fluorite crystals with polysynthetic growth and darker purple cores. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite on quartz |
| Locality: | | Xiefang Mine, Ruijin, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.2 x 10.7 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 06, 2016 13:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.1 x 8.7 cm, xl = 1.7 cm |
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| A pyrite crystal with unusual morphology and a bluish-black coating of chalcocite. These were collected from the supergene enrichment zone in 2013. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2016 11:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Canavese District, Metropolitan City of Turin Province, Piedmont (Piemonte), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.4 x 2.2 cm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Hanover #2 Mine, Hanover-Fierro District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.8 x 3.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 16, 2016 14:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Wyoming Mine, Gilman, Gilman District, Eagle County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 1.5 cm |
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| An iron cross twinned pyrite crystal formed from the interpenetration of two pyritohedrons. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Balkhash Lake, Kazakhstan | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.8 cm |
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| Two quartz var. amethyst crystals with distinct color zoning, attached to a small shard of matrix from the west shore of Lake Balkhash. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2016 02:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| All of the specimens from your last post (azurite, amethyst and both pyrites) are absolutely adorable miniatures, really fine :)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2016 09:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | All of the specimens from your last post (azurite, amethyst and both pyrites) are absolutely adorable miniatures, really fine :) |
Thanks Tobi. While I prefer cabinet and small cabinet-sized specimens, it is just hard to pass up an aesthetic thumbnail or miniature.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 18, 2016 11:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Adventure Mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.4 x 2.6 cm |
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| Sculptural aggregate of copper crystals. Self collected in 1963 when you could roam the dumps in Michigan's upper peninsula and find plenty of copper specimens |
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| Mineral: | Beryl var. aquamarine |
| Locality: | | Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 0.8 x 2.3 cm |
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| Gemmy partially etched aquamarine crystal. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 18, 2016 12:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | | Tobi wrote: | | All of the specimens from your last post (azurite, amethyst and both pyrites) are absolutely adorable miniatures, really fine :) |
Thanks Tobi. While I prefer cabinet and small cabinet-sized specimens, it is just hard to pass up an aesthetic thumbnail or miniature. |
I know. I also prefer sizes of 5-10 cm, but there are some 2-3 cm specimens in my collection that I just couldn't resist :)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2016 11:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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A couple of secondary copper minerals from Arizona.
| Mineral: | Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Ray Mines, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.1 cm |
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| Chrysocolla pseudomorphing an unknown mineral. It has been suggested that the previous mineral was either gypsum or azurite. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.6 x 2.1 cm |
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| Lustrous dark blue azurite crystals with a small accent spray of malachite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 22, 2016 10:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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A couple more copper secondaries from Arizona.
| Mineral: | Chrysocolla |
| Locality: | | Ray Mines, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.1 x 3.0 cm |
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| A classic from the Ray Mine - Chrysocolla stalactites coated with a thin layer of quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Copper Queen Mine, Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.7 cm |
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| A velvety sphere of malachite perched on a brown gossan matrix. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 25, 2016 09:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.0 cm |
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| Gemmy sherry-colored topaz with a very dark green elbaite crystal emanating from a lump of bladed white albite var. cleavlandite. |
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| Mineral: | Microcline (variety amazonite) |
| Locality: | | Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.7 cm |
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| Microcline var. amazonite associated with smoky quartz from the Crystal Peak area. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 27, 2016 13:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Spinel |
| Locality: | | Kolonne, Embilipitiya, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.4 x 2.0 cm |
| Description: |
| An intergrown group of octahedral opaque black spinel crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite |
| Locality: | | Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 0.7 x 2.6 cm |
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| Gemmy elbaite with a green bottom and capped with a pink pyramidal termination. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 29, 2016 13:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluoro-richterite |
| Locality: | | Essonville roadcut, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.5 cm |
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| Doubly-terminated fluororichterite crystal partially embedded in calcite. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Chirnside claim, Mount White, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 2.2 cm |
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| Two pale brown smoky quartz crystals associated with microcline from the Chirnside claim. Collected by Bill Hawes. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 30, 2016 03:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | Chrysocolla
Ray Mines, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Dimensions: 1.1 x 3.0 cm
A classic from the Ray Mine - Chrysocolla stalactites coated with a thin layer of quartz. |
Very nice and spectacular (though very small) specimen, wow!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 01, 2016 09:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks for your comment Tobi.
| Mineral: | Quartz variety Herkimer diamond |
| Locality: | | Benchmark Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.2 cm |
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| Gemmy quartz var. Herkimer diamond on a thin shard of druzy quartz covered dolostone. Collected by my dad in August 1998. |
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| Mineral: | Montebrasite |
| Locality: | | Marcel Telirio Mine, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.3 x 3.1 cm |
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| A loose tabular crystal of montebrasite twinned on {111}. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2016 10:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorapophyllite-(K) |
| Locality: | | Hadapsar, Poona, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 3.0 cm |
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| Transparent pale green prismatic apophyllite crystals associated with white stilbite. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.6 x 1.7 cm |
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| This location is well-known for producing a wide variety of calcite forms. This piece features a transparent hexagonal crystal with a low-angled frosted rhomb termination perched on a first generation scalenohedral calcite with a basal ring of calcites attached to each face of the scalenohedron. |
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antoniopedro
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2016 14:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Hello,
The Calcite from Russia is very beautifully. Best regards,
Antonio Pedro
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2016 16:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| antoniopedro wrote: | Hello,
The Calcite from Russia is very beautifully. Best regards,
Antonio Pedro |
Thank you for your comment Antonio. I am always fascinated by the multitude of forms that calcite exhibits.
Michael
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