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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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 Posted: Aug 03, 2018 19:56 Post subject: Collection Macros |
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Got some macros of pieces I've collected myself only. Iphone 4 with loupe as macro lens so don't judge me haha! I think they came out nicely. Most pieces are calcite or fluorite from Columbus, Ohio rock dumps from quarries. I also have a lucky find from my birth state of New Mexico, at the Bingham Mine. Two other finds came from Mexico and Morocco while on vacations.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 2cm x 1.5cm |
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| Calcite after unknown fossil in dolostone matrix |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 19:58 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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another piece
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3cm x 2cm |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:00 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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nice honey color
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | .5cm x .5cm |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:09 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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clear fluorite
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Crystal .5cm by .5cm |
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| Fluorite with modified cubic growth it seems shifted to a rhomboid shape, all exhibit bright blue fluorescence under 390nm UV |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1cm x 1cm (Crystal) |
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| Fluorite with same modified growth |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1cm x 1cm (Crystal) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2cm x 2cm (Crystals) |
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| Standard cubic growth with blue fluorescence |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Alum Creek, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 15cm long x 1cm wide (vug) |
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| Fluorite with slightly modified growth in a long vug |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:12 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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Agate and Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Dimensions: | 5cm wide x 15cm long |
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| seems like iron staining on the otherwise clear quartz crystals found on same lump of agate and chalcedony |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:14 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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Quartz geode
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Dimensions: | geode is roughly 40cm x 30cm |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:15 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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| both quartz finds were from the Olentangy River Columbus Ohio, Franklin County USA
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:20 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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New Mexico find
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Barite |
| Locality: | | Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 20cm x 15cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 20cm x 15cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 20cm x 15cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 20cm x 15cm |
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| Left side has phantoms almost reminiscent of cave in rock |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:28 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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Morocco trip
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Morocco | |
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Found while hiking near a mine that I never found name of
6cm x 6cm
Wonderful purple phantom on top and blue green original growth. Brilliant blue fluorescence in 390nm UV |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:28 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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same trip same piece
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 6cm x 6cm |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:32 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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From White rock quarry
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Celestine |
| Locality: | | White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5cm x 1.5cm (area of photo) |
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| Green fluorescence at 390nm UV |
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| Locality: | | White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5cm x 1.5cm (Crystal) |
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Oliver B
Joined: 30 Jul 2018
Posts: 27
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Posted: Aug 03, 2018 20:34 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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mexico trip, found outside in a tailings pile
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza), Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 4cm x 4cm (Crystal) |
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| the whole crystal was clear and just the very outermost layer began a purple colorization |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Coahuila (Coahuila de Zaragoza), Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 3cm x 2cm |
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| different crystal with deep purple coloring |
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Firmo Espinar
Joined: 05 Apr 2017
Posts: 777
Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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| Posted: Aug 04, 2018 06:34 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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Hi Oliver.
Please read the following link in order to avoid overloading the users posts box:
How to add multiple photos to a Post
Regards.
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Bob Carnein
Joined: 22 Aug 2013
Posts: 354
Location: Florissant, CO
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| Posted: Aug 04, 2018 10:05 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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Hi Oliver,
The first three Alum Creek fluorites look like calcite to me. Hard to tell from the photos, but the first one appears to have rhombohedral cleavage; second looks like a complex parallel growth of calcite scalenohedra; third is hard to decipher but may be a "nail head" calcite crystal.
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Bob Harman
Joined: 06 Nov 2015
Posts: 765
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| Posted: Aug 04, 2018 10:37 Post subject: Re: Collection Macros |
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OLIVER, I agree with BOB C. I would not be surprised if all your Alum Creek "fluorites" turned out to be calcite. Small calcites can occasionally cleave giving an impression of being a small fluorite crystal; I am just not sure on some of yours. And if it comes from the bike path, it would be fill from another (quarry?) locality.
I would like to see a picture or 2 of the whole specimen of your quartz photo showing the "scepter". That seems very unusual for that locality.
BOB
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