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Jamison Brizendine
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017 07:10 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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I think the Antarctica specimen is really cool. The specimens I typically see from there are from outer space and not from the continent itself!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017 16:08 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Jamison Brizendine wrote: | I think the Antarctica specimen is really cool. The specimens I typically see from there are from outer space and not from the continent itself! |
Thanks Jamison!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 28, 2017 17:08 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Jinkouhe District, Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 10.3 x 5.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 29, 2017 21:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 8.0 x 8.3 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jun 30, 2017 20:49 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - elbaite |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Cruzeiro Mine, Santa Maria do Suaçui, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 4.0 x 1.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 01, 2017 17:50 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - malachite |
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Malachite after azurite with some tiny calcite and azurite crystals.
Mineral: | Malachite, Calcite, Azurite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 7.0 x 6.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 02, 2017 20:09 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - malachite with azurite |
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Mineral: | Malachite, Azurite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6.4 x 6.7 cm |
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Posted: Jul 03, 2017 20:11 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 2.8 x 1.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 04, 2017 21:21 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - barite |
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Mineral: | Barite, Calcite |
Locality: | Elk Creek, Dalzell, Meade County, South Dakota, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 7.9 x 5.9 cm |
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Posted: Jul 05, 2017 19:18 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - galena |
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Mineral: | Galena, Chalcopyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Shiraita Mine, Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 3.7 x 2.5 cm |
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Posted: Jul 07, 2017 23:30 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - sakura ishi |
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Group of Sakura Ishi (Cherry Blossom Stones). Mica pseudomorphs of cordierite-indialite intergrowths.
Mineral: | Mica |
Locality: | Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.7 cm |
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Posted: Jul 09, 2017 19:27 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - andradite |
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Mineral: | Andradite |
Locality: | Kohse mine, Tenkawa village, Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 2.6 x 1.8 cm |
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Posted: Jul 10, 2017 21:49 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Stony Point (Hiddenite), Alexander County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 15.3 x 11.6 cm |
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Posted: Jul 11, 2017 22:52 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Otome Mine, Kofu City, Kinpuzan District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm |
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Jamison Brizendine
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Posted: Jul 12, 2017 08:42 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Love that Japanese Andradite! I'm curious to know if anyone has done any research into the cause of the iridescence on the garnets?
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Jul 12, 2017 15:26 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Jamison Brizendine wrote: | Love that Japanese Andradite! I'm curious to know if anyone has done any research into the cause of the iridescence on the garnets? |
Thanks Jamison. There is an article about the garnets in an older issue of Gems and Gemology on the GIA website. Search for andradite and japan.
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Posted: Jul 13, 2017 18:03 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Floater quartz with hematite on and included within the cluster with a couple of tiny barite crystals.
Mineral: | Quartz, Hematite, Barite |
Locality: | Jan Coetzee Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 9.0 x 6.5 cm |
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Posted: Jul 15, 2017 15:58 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Spessartine |
Locality: | Wushan Spessartine prospects, Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 9.2 x 7.5 cm |
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Posted: Jul 16, 2017 21:45 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
Locality: | Stoneco Auglaize Quarry, Junction, Paulding County, Ohio, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 17.5 x 7.5 cm |
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Posted: Jul 17, 2017 18:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - beryl |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Rutile |
Locality: | Rist Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 1.1 x .55 cm |
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