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Michael Shaw
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| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 6.3 x 10.5 cm |
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| Divergent sprays of pale blue bladed celestine crystals to 3.0 cm. on matrix with a pyrite druse. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 15, 2018 09:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Granite Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 2.9 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 23, 2018 17:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pearceite |
| Locality: | | Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.0 cm |
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| Small metallic black pearceite crystals nestled in cavities in manganoan calcite. |
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| Mineral: | Pearceite |
| Locality: | | Uchucchacua Mine, Oyón Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.0 cm, FOV = 2.0 cm |
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| The largest pearceite crystal aggregate (4mm) associated with a small wire silver. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 26, 2018 13:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | O&G Southbury Quarry, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 8.5 x 11.2 cm |
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| Mint green prehnite lining a vug in basalt with colorless calcite rhombs. |
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Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| crosstimber wrote: | Fluorite
Granite Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland |
I think I could not even pronounce "Shannapheasteen", but I really like that beautiful small fluorite specimen!
;-)
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2018 13:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | crosstimber wrote: | Fluorite
Granite Quarry, Shannapheasteen, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland |
I think I could not even pronounce "Shannapheasteen", but I really like that beautiful small fluorite specimen!
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Thanks Tobi. I can pronounce it phonetically, but I'll bet it has a Gaelic pronunciation that I wouldn't even recognize!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 06, 2018 13:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Gold |
| Locality: | | Colorado Quartz Mine, Colorado, Colorado District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.6 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 10, 2018 08:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Silver |
| Locality: | | New Nevada Mine, Cerro San Antonio, San Miguel, Batopilas, Andrés del Río District, Municipio Batopilas, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.6 cm |
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| Etched calcite hosting arborescent silver. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 11, 2018 13:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Tsumeb |
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Tsumeb
| Mineral: | Mimetite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.6 x 2.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 16, 2018 15:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Quartz and Hematite |
| Locality: | | Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, former Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 2.8 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2018 09:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety rose quartz) |
| Locality: | | Pitorra Claim, Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 3.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2018 09:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Chalcophanite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 15.5 cm |
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| Metallic black chalcophanite crystals to 3 cm scattered on stringers of manganese oxides. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 25, 2018 14:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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An classic chalcocite from one of New England's most important localities. The Bristol Copper Mine operated from 1837 to 1953 and during the mid to late 1800s, produced some of the the finest chalcocites in the United States.
| Mineral: | Chalcocite |
| Locality: | | Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.2 x 2.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Chalcocite, calcite |
| Locality: | | Bristol Copper Mine, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.2 x 2.8 cm |
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2018 15:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael, your thread full of excellent photos is about to reach one million views, I guess in just a matter of hours. And this is really a lot. Have my warmest congratulations.
Carles M.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2018 15:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Carles Millan wrote: | Michael, your thread full of excellent photos is about to reach one million views, I guess in just a matter of hours. And this is really a lot. Have my warmest congratulations.
Carles M. |
Many thanks Carles. It has been a real pleasure to participate in the Forum, and this thread has allowed me to "connect" with so many interesting people who share in this great hobby. Kudos to Jordi for making it possible.
Michael
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vic rzonca
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
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Location: MA
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| Posted: Aug 26, 2018 19:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| "It has been a real pleasure to participate in the Forum, and this thread has allowed me to "connect" with so many interesting people who share in this great hobby. Kudos to Jordi for making it possible." Mike, your gallery is impeccable, thank you. Your collection is super fine.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2018 11:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank very much Vic.
Though my collection focus has been mostly southern Illinois, Romania, Bulgaria, Dal'negorsk, and more recently the Huanggang mines, I still have a soft spot for New England minerals since that is where this crazy obsession all started.
Here's one that you are no doubt familiar with.
| Mineral: | Babingtonite on Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Lane Quarry, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.1 x 6.3 cm |
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| Lustrous black babingtonite crystals to 1.0 cm on lime green prehnite. |
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Firmo Espinar
Joined: 05 Apr 2017
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2018 17:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Remarkable collection Michael, with always fine photographs.
Congratulations for the first million.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2018 17:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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As tomorrow I will be out, let me say now (999985 readings at this time), and before go to the bed :
Congratulations Michael, wonderful thread!
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2018 19:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael,
Congratulations on being the first to reach this great milestone. I have enjoyed your collection and excellent photography.
Don
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