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PostPosted: Mar 08, 2017 02:17    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - calcite  




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 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Verkhnii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia
 Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 09, 2017 17:56    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite  




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 Mineral: Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Calcite
 Locality:
Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico
 Dimensions: 6.0 x 3.9 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 16, 2017 17:14    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz  




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 Mineral: Quartz, Rutile, Hematite
 Locality:
Ibitiara, Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil
 Dimensions: 6.5 x 7.5 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 18, 2017 02:58    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - pyrite with calcite  

Pyrite on calcite with a few tiny galena crystals.


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 Mineral: Pyrite, Calcite, Galena
 Locality:
Huanzala Mine, Huallanca District, Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Department, Peru
 Dimensions: 6.0 x 4.7 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 18, 2017 07:09    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

I like a lot the way how the pyrite crystals show only one face in the calcite crytals
very aesthetic
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PostPosted: Mar 18, 2017 13:55    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Thanks Philippe.
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PostPosted: Mar 20, 2017 04:15    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz  




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 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Shangbao Mine, Leiyang, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
 Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.8 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 22, 2017 22:57    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection cerussite  




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 Mineral: Cerussite
 Locality:
Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
 Dimensions: 5.4 x 6.8 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 23, 2017 02:44    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Hi Am, what a strange shaped quartz?! Is the crystal at the back a sceptre? ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=77454 )
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PostPosted: Mar 23, 2017 04:13    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

Pierre Joubert wrote:
Hi Am, what a strange shaped quartz?! Is the crystal at the back a sceptre? ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=77454 )


I don't think it is scepter but an etched quartz stalk. The crystal in the foreground probably had one too, but it broke off at some point. The piece is similar to this specimen:

https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=51833
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PostPosted: Mar 23, 2017 06:43    Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection  

am mizunaka wrote:
Pierre Joubert wrote:
Hi Am, what a strange shaped quartz?! Is the crystal at the back a sceptre? ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=77454 )


I don't think it is scepter but an etched quartz stalk. The crystal in the foreground probably had one too, but it broke off at some point. The piece is similar to this specimen:

https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/download.php?id=51833


Very nice. The 'stalk' is probably a first generation quartz growth.

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PostPosted: Mar 25, 2017 03:08    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz  




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 Mineral: Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Aegirine, Albite
 Locality:
Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
 Dimensions: 9.0 x4.1 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 25, 2017 18:59    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - adamite  




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 Mineral: Adamite
 Locality:
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
 Dimensions: 11.2 x 6.4 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 26, 2017 20:27    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with pyrite  




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 Mineral: Quartz, Pyrite
 Locality:
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
 Dimensions: 12.5 x 6.5 cm
 Description:
 Viewed:  24229 Time(s)

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 Mineral: Quartz, Pyrite
 Locality:
Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
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PostPosted: Mar 27, 2017 23:28    Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - azurite  




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 Mineral: Azurite
 Locality:
Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 5.7 x 5.0 cm
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