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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 24, 2018 15:54 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 2.8 x 1.9 cm |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Apr 25, 2018 04:48 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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This quartz specimen (QtzHumSm1.jpg) is just stunningly beautiful!!!
_________________ Pierre Joubert
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 25, 2018 11:53 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Pierre Joubert wrote: | This quartz specimen (QtzHumSm1.jpg) is just stunningly beautiful!!! |
Thanks Pierre!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 25, 2018 20:56 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite with pyrite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Raura District, Cajatambo Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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Dimensions: | 2.8 x 2.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018 01:17 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
Locality: | Belmont Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 2.7 x 2.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 28, 2018 03:13 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 2.3 x 1.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Apr 29, 2018 17:16 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - beryl |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald), Calcite |
Locality: | La Pita mining district, Cunas Mine, Municipio Maripí, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 3.9 x 3.7 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 01, 2018 18:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
Locality: | Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Indonesia | |
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Dimensions: | 8.8 x 5.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 03, 2018 15:52 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Fluorite on calcite with a lone sphalerite crystal along with small patches of pyrite.
Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite, Sphalerite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Boldut Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania | |
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Dimensions: | 7.5 x 5.7 cm |
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ramonmiralles
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Posted: May 04, 2018 16:02 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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i am very pleased with your collection, your pics, it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for share it!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 04, 2018 16:37 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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ramonmiralles wrote: | i am very pleased with your collection, your pics, it is so beautiful. Thank you so much for share it! |
Thanks Ramon!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 05, 2018 16:15 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 3.6 x 2.2 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 07, 2018 19:38 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Fluorite and calcite with numerous tiny quartz crystals.
Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz |
Locality: | Yongchun, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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Dimensions: | 11.0 x 3.3 cm |
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GneissWare
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Posted: May 07, 2018 20:15 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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WOW!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 07, 2018 21:08 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Thanks Bob!
The backside has a string of smaller fluorites as well.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 09, 2018 02:21 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorapatite |
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A doubly terminated quartz covered with fluorapatite along with numerous small bertrandite crystals.
Mineral: | Fluorapatite, Quartz, Bertrandite |
Locality: | Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 11.2 x 4.5 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: May 09, 2018 10:30 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz
Yongchun, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
11.0 x 3.3 cm | I agree with Bob's WOW - a wonderful Yongchun specimen!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 09, 2018 15:06 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Fluorite, Calcite, Quartz
Yongchun, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China
11.0 x 3.3 cm | I agree with Bob's WOW - a wonderful Yongchun specimen! |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 09, 2018 23:05 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Quartz partially coated with tiny calcite crystals.
Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite |
Locality: | Serifos Island, Cyclade Islands, Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department (Aiyaíon), Greece | |
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Dimensions: | 6.0 x 5.6 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: May 11, 2018 16:02 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Manganite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.8 cm |
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