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Michael Shaw
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| Mineral: | Stokesite |
| Locality: | | Urucum Mine, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.3 cm |
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| Intergrown spheres of lenticular stokesite with small brown crystals from the microlite group. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2017 09:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congo
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Carrollite |
| Locality: | | Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 1.8 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2017 15:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite on sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 3.0 cm |
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| A common mineral from a prolific locality, but not so easy to find a good piece in TN size. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 09, 2017 11:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Camp Bird Mine, Camp Bird, San Juan Mountains, Ouray, Sneffels District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 8.6 x 9.2 cm. |
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| Sharp tetragonal brown scheelite crystals to 1.4 cm on a sugary quartz matrix. Collected in the late 70s/early 80s from the 7850 Stope, 5 Level, King Ore Shoot, Camp Bird Vein. |
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| Mineral: | Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Camp Bird Mine, Camp Bird, San Juan Mountains, Ouray, Sneffels District, Ouray County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV = 2.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2017 09:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Second Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 5.6 cm. |
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| An intergrown aggregate of golden-metallic chalcopyrite with no point of attachment associated with two flattened rhombs of colorless calcite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 14, 2017 15:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Barite
| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Linwood Mine, Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.9 x 8.9 x 10.1 cm. |
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| A hedgehog aggregate of chisel-shaped, cream-colored barite spears emanating from a small bit of altered limestone. Collected in summer 2017. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 17, 2017 10:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More barite ...
| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Northumberland Mine, Toquima Range, Northumberland District, Nye County, Nevada, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 7.0 x 8.0 cm. |
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| Stout golden chisel-shaped barite crystals to 3.7 cm with dark gray zones on a gray jasperoid matrix. Several crystals are doubly terminated. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Northumberland Mine, Toquima Range, Northumberland District, Nye County, Nevada, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 7.0 x 8.0 cm. |
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Tobi
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Nov 18, 2017 01:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| I really like the calcite on chalcopyrite from Dalnegorsk, Michael ... even though there's no galena on it ;-)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 20, 2017 12:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | M. F. Oxford #7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 7.0 x 10.0 cm |
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| Rich yellow-orange fluorite with pale purple/blue rims on a light gray, argillaceous sandstone matrix typical of Bethel Level. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 22, 2017 13:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite and Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 5.3 cm |
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| A pale yellow scalenohedral calcite crystal measuring 5.0 cm in length resting on a small shard of matrix surrounded by transparent pale lilac-colored fluorite crystals. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2017 10:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Covellite
| Mineral: | Covellite |
| Locality: | | Summitville Mine, Summitville District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.1 x 5.8 cm |
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| Layered plates of golden-brassy metallic covellite with subtle iridescent blue highlights. |
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Benj
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Location: Nantes City, FRANCE.
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2017 10:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| very nice !
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2017 14:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank you Benj. The color of these covellites from the Summitville Miine is quite different from the covellite specimens from other locations.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2017 18:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Krushev dol Mine, Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.4 x 1.6 x 5.4 cm. |
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| A twisted helectite composed of stacked colorless calcite rhombs to 0.6 cm. Mined in January 2016 from Level 550, Block 1-South. |
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Niels Brouwer
Joined: 26 Sep 2016
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2017 20:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Hello Michael, I think it has been at least the fourth time now that I've browsed through all 60 pages of your collection, and it is still an absolute pleasure to see the diversity and quality of your collection. Thanks a lot for sharing it with us!
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