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Posted: Jun 17, 2018 23:05 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Former John Barlow specimen featured in his book.
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrosmalite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.4 x 5.7 cm |
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Posted: Jun 25, 2018 13:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Silver Mountain Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 5.0 cm |
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Posted: Jun 30, 2018 04:07 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 2.5 x 2.7 cm |
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Posted: Jul 02, 2018 23:24 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | New Burgin Mine, Tintic District, East Tintic Mountains, Juab County, Utah, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.2 x 8.5 cm |
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Posted: Jul 06, 2018 12:56 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with hematite |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Hematite |
Locality: | Sennin mine (Wagasennin mine), Waga, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.1 x 4.4 cm |
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Posted: Jul 08, 2018 17:45 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz with calcite |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite |
Locality: | Los Remedios Mine, Taxco de Alarcón, Municipio Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico |  |
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Dimensions: | 10.3 x 9.0 cm |
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Posted: Jul 10, 2018 16:56 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Cap-Chat, La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 5.2 cm |
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Posted: Jul 14, 2018 17:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Grand Rapids, Mesabi Iron Range, Itasca County, Iron Range of Minnesota Region, Minnesota, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 10.9 x 6.8 cm |
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Posted: Jul 16, 2018 18:40 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Charcas, Municipio Charcas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.7 x 5.0 cm |
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Posted: Jul 18, 2018 16:00 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Mimetite |
Locality: | Gottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald), Waldshut, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.7 x 5.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Mimetite |
Locality: | Gottesehre Mine, Urberg, Dachsberg (Südschwarzwald), Waldshut, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |  |
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Posted: Jul 20, 2018 14:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - orthoclase |
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Mineral: | Orthoclase |
Locality: | Pitwak Mine, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan |  |
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Dimensions: | 4.1 x 3.7 cm |
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Firmo Espinar

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Posted: Jul 22, 2018 17:07 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Hi AM.
I had never seen a blue Orthoclase.
Awesome specimen.
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Posted: Jul 23, 2018 02:15 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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franjungle wrote: | Hi AM.
I had never seen a blue Orthoclase.
Awesome specimen. |
Thanks Franjungle. There was a discussion on Mindat about what caused the blue color. I don’t think they ever resolved the issue.
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Posted: Jul 24, 2018 16:51 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - rhodochrosite |
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What appears to be a rhodochrosite cast with pyrite. Unidentified thin clear blade like crystals are also present.
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.1 x 4.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.1 x 4.0 cm |
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Posted: Jul 30, 2018 14:33 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - quartz |
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Apophyllite crystals coating quartz.
Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorapophyllite-(K) |
Locality: | Second Sovetskii Mine, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.5 x 9.5 cm |
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