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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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 Posted: Feb 18, 2017 18:28 Post subject: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Hi all,
I have been part of the Forum for several years now, although I haven't posted too much in the way of photographs and/or information because I've been focused on completing my Master's degree in Geology. Now that I have completed the program and started my own mineral business, I can devote more time to showing my collection and help with the dissemination of information, especially when it comes to New Mexico, USA.
I have primarily been a field collector for about 30 years (starting at the age of 3), and have managed to build a nice suite of field-collected minerals from New Mexico as well as other parts of the world for which I have traded.
I hope everybody enjoys the specimens as much as I do!
Phil
| Mineral: | Vanadinite (variety arsenatian) |
| Locality: | | Macy Mine, Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 4.7 x 4.1 cm |
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| This is probably the finest known "endlichite" collected from the type locality of this now discredited species. "Endlichite" is classified as arsenic-rich vanadinite. Collected with my father, June 2016. Jeff Scovil photo. |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 18:38 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| Philip Simmons wrote: | Hi all,
I have been part of the Forum for several years now, although I haven't posted too much in the way of photographs and/or information because I've been focused on completing my Master's degree in Geology. Now that I have completed the program and started my own mineral business, I can devote more time to showing my collection and help with the dissemination of information, especially when it comes to New Mexico, USA.
I have primarily been a field collector for about 30 years (starting at the age of 3), and have managed to build a nice suite of field-collected minerals from New Mexico as well as other parts of the world for which I have traded.
I hope everybody enjoys the specimens as much as I do!
Phil |
Very nice specimen, Phil. Look forward to seeing more of your collection.
Don
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 18:39 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Philip - happy to see you posting some of your collection. Looking forward to more.
Michael
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Ed Huskinson
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Location: Kingman, Arizona
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 18:54 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Nice vanadinite Philip. And self-collected, too. I join with everyone else in looking forward to seeing your minerals from New Mexico in the near future.
All best wishes,
Ed in Kingman
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 19:27 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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I hit the "submit" button instead of the "add attachment" button. Sorry, I will get the hang of this.
This next group of specimens from Cookes Peak is from several fruitful trips with a bunch of great field collectors: Mike Sanders, Chris Cowan, Fred Ortega and Ray Demark. We hit a pocket in early 2014 that was 4 meters in length which produced over 80 flats of material.
The pocket had a wide variety of colors, which I have tried to show in the attached photographs. It also had at least two generations of fluorite consisting of a base of blue-gray cubes covered by magenta to deep purple octahedrons with bright green cores. I like to describe the green color as "jolly rancher" green.
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.4 x 6.1 cm |
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| Two generations of fluorite. Purple octahedrons with green cores on blue-gray cubes. Collected April 2014. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.9 x 3.4 cm |
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| Pink fluorite octahedron. Found on the surface dump of a caved adit. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.1 x 8.0 cm. Largest crystal is 5.5 cm. |
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| Dark purple octahedrons covering first generation blue-gray cubes. Collected May 2015. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.1 x 4.3 cm |
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| A good specimen of first generation blue-gray cubes. Collected March 2014. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.9 x 6.8 |
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| Fluorite that has been etched in the pocket, partially exposing the green cores of the octahedrons. Collected April 2014. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 14.8 x 12.7 |
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| One of the larger specimens we recovered. Collected 2nd trip in April 2014. Mike Sanders/Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV 50 cm |
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| A view of the pocket as we opened it up. Phil Simmons photo. |
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| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| _Crawling into the mine where the fluorite was found. Mike Sanders photo. |
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| Locality: | | Cookes Peak District, Luna County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| _Unwrapping specimens after a hard days effort. From left to right: Mike Sanders, Fred Ortega, Chris Cowan. Phil Simmons photo. |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 19:36 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Thank you, Don. I have enjoyed looking at your collection for the past several years and figured it was time to share some of my favorite minerals!
| Don Lum wrote: | | Philip Simmons wrote: | Hi all,
I have been part of the Forum for several years now, although I haven't posted too much in the way of photographs and/or information because I've been focused on completing my Master's degree in Geology. Now that I have completed the program and started my own mineral business, I can devote more time to showing my collection and help with the dissemination of information, especially when it comes to New Mexico, USA.
I have primarily been a field collector for about 30 years (starting at the age of 3), and have managed to build a nice suite of field-collected minerals from New Mexico as well as other parts of the world for which I have traded.
I hope everybody enjoys the specimens as much as I do!
Phil |
Very nice specimen, Phil. Look forward to seeing more of your collection.
Don |
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 19:39 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| crosstimber wrote: | Philip - happy to see you posting some of your collection. Looking forward to more.
Michael |
Thanks, Michael. I have really enjoyed looking at your collection, too. It was nice to visit with you in Tucson.
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 19:44 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| Ed Huskinson wrote: | Nice vanadinite Phillip. And self-collected,too. I join with everyone else in looking forward to seeing your minerals from New Mexico in the near future.
All best wishes,
Ed in Kingman |
Thanks, Ed! I was really pumped when I pulled the vanadinite from the back of the pocket! Most people have never seen the really high quality yellow vanadinite from New Mexico before. As always, I enjoyed our visit in Tucson immensely, and Chris Cowan feels the same way.
One of these days I'll have to make it over to Kingman to look at your collection
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 19:47 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| One of the things I forgot to mention about the vanadinite is that many of the crystals are actually gemmy, which in not common for the species. The photograph doesn't really portray this aspect of the crystals very well.
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GneissWare
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2017 20:53 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| Philip Simmons wrote: | | One of the things I forgot to mention about the vanadinite is that many of the crystals are actually gemmy, which in not common for the species. The photograph doesn't really portray this aspect of the crystals very well. |
Having seen it in person, I can vouch for its geminess and quality. A really exceptional piece.
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Philippe Durand
Joined: 10 May 2016
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Location: Normandie
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| Posted: Feb 19, 2017 02:08 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Very nice fluorites.
Happy to discover your collection.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 19, 2017 05:23 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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Really cool to see some photos from your collection and your field trips, Phil! And that vanadinite is exceptional!
Tobi
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Philip Simmons
Joined: 24 Feb 2011
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Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2017 23:45 Post subject: Re: Phil Simmons Collection |
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| Thanks Bob, Philippe and Tobi!
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