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Tobi
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 Posted: Oct 19, 2017 12:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| The perfect aquamarine specimen, Michael :-)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 19, 2017 13:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | The perfect aquamarine specimen, Michael :-) |
Thanks Tobi. That's what I thought when I saw it. I have several other aquas from that area of Pakistan, and a couple are quite a bit larger, but I just love the aesthetic arrangement of this one.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 20, 2017 09:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Malachite with quartz |
| Locality: | | San Manuel Mine, San Manuel, San Manuel District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.3 cm |
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| A divergent spray of malachite coated with quartz on a drusy quartz matrix. Collected by Frank Valenzuela in 1999. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2017 15:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 2.7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 2.7 cm |
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| Willard Perkins, who developed the "Perky box" often mounted specimens on a comb tooth stuck in the styrofoam box liner. This Perkins mount was purchased from him by Beth Gordon in 1982 and later became part of Wendy Melanson's thumbnail collection. I will usually remount most of the thumbnails that I acquire, but when I am fortunate to find an original Perkins mount I leave it as is. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 24, 2017 14:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite on fluorite |
| Locality: | | Knight Mine, Knight vein, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 5.6 x 6.5 cm. |
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| A hemispherical-shaped mound of two generations of calcite on purple fluorite. The 1st generation of calcite is yellow and is partially overgrown by flattened creamy white rhombs. An unusual specimen for the district. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite on fluorite |
| Locality: | | Knight Mine, Knight vein, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 5.6 x 6.5 cm. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2017 13:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek Canyon, Ouray, Ouray District, San Juan Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 4.1 x 5.8 cm |
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| Pale pink rosettes of rhodochrosite resting on a floater plate of greenish-tinged quartz pseudomorphing anhydrite. These pseudos were uncommon and collected in the 1970s. |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite on quartz |
| Locality: | | Grizzly Bear Mine, Bear Creek Canyon, Ouray, Ouray District, San Juan Mountains, Ouray County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 4.1 x 5.8 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 30, 2017 15:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.6 x 5.1 x 7.5 cm |
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| Unusually distinct blocky crystals of yellow-green prehnite associated with gray graphite. Collected in 2017. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2017 03:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | Prehnite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Description: Unusually distinct blocky crystals of yellow-green prehnite associated with gray graphite. Collected in 2017. |
Gemmy prehnite in distinct crystals - not bad, Michael! :-)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2017 13:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | crosstimber wrote: | Prehnite
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Description: Unusually distinct blocky crystals of yellow-green prehnite associated with gray graphite. Collected in 2017. |
Gemmy prehnite in distinct crystals - not bad, Michael! :-) |
Thanks Tobi.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2017 14:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Dongpo, Yizhang District, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.9 x 7.9 x 10.1 cm |
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| Cuboctahedral zoned purple fluorite crystals with stepped growth associated with colorless quartz and pale yellow calcite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Dongpo, Yizhang District, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.9 x 7.9 x 10.1 cm, FOV = 4.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2017 14:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Stokesite |
| Locality: | | Urucum Mine, Galiléia, Vale do Rio Doce, 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), Congo DR (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), Congo DR (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, Kavalerovo Mining District, Primorskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, 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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| 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 |
| Description: |
| 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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