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Heimo Hellwig
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 00:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congratulations on this remarkable achievement Michael.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 02:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congratulations on being the first to cross this impressive threshold. An amazing collection and wonderful photographs.
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 03:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael
Your collection and photos is like a never ending surprise! It exceeds the red star level...
Gérard
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Enrique Llorens
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 05:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Great! Michael.
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 13:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank you everyone. When I started my collection thread, I never thought that it would develop into what it has become. It has been a joy to share my collection with you and hope to see more of your collections in the future.
Michael
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Aug 28, 2018 14:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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It is a real pleasure to discover your treasures each time.
Congratulations for this success.
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Aug 29, 2018 10:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Prehnite after Laumontite |
Locality: | Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India | |
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Dimensions: | 4.2 x 10.0 x 20.0 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 09, 2018 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Jordi Fabre wrote: | Congratulations Michael, wonderful thread! | More than wonderful! Congratulations on the red star, Michael, you deserve it :-)
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 16, 2018 12:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank you Tobi,
Excuse the delay in responding; we've been away - to a mineral show actually. So ..... there will be more photos to come :>) I'll start off with this one.
Michael
Mineral: | Plumbogummite ps. after Pyromorphite |
Locality: | Yangshuo / Laohu area, Haiyang Mountains, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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Dimensions: | 3.5 x 4.2 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 18, 2018 12:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Brucite |
Locality: | Killa Saifullah District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 4.5 x 5.8 cm |
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There was a plentiful supply of these lemon yellow brucites at the show, and prices were all over the map. Many were quite inexpensive compared to when they first appeared. Sometimes it pays to wait. This one has no point of attachment and immediately caught my eye. |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 20, 2018 09:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Baryte |
Locality: | Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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Dimensions: | 3.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm |
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Chisel-shaped gray barite crystals to 1.5 cm with brown inclusions in many of the crystals. |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 22, 2018 08:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Anapaite |
Locality: | Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Russia | |
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Dimensions: | 1.6 x 2.3 cm |
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Lustrous green anapaite crystals forming aggregates of tightly-packed bladed crystals. |
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Mineral: | Anapaite |
Locality: | Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast, Russia | |
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Dimensions: | 1.6 x 2.3 cm |
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Backside of the specimen showing the fossil bivalve shell that provided the calcium and phosphate needed to form this uncommon phosphate species. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 23, 2018 03:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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crosstimber wrote: | Anapaite
Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine
Description: Backside of the specimen showing the fossil bivalve shell that provided the calcium and phosphate needed to form this uncommon phosphate species. | Very beautiful little shell, Michael!
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 23, 2018 14:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Tobi wrote: | crosstimber wrote: | Anapaite
Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine
Description: Backside of the specimen showing the fossil bivalve shell that provided the calcium and phosphate needed to form this uncommon phosphate species. | Very beautiful little shell, Michael! |
Thanks, Tobi
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 26, 2018 08:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Goethite ps. Pyrite |
Locality: | Gachalá mining district, Matecaña Mine, Municipio Gachalá, Eastern Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia | |
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Dimensions: | 3.0 x 3.4 x 3.6 cm |
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Two intergrown pyritohedrons forming an "iron cross" twin. Cubic pseudos of goethite after pyrite are ubiquitous and pretty common, but this is the first time I have seen twinned crystals like this. This specimen was acquired at the recent Denver Show - some of these reached the size of a tennis ball and were quite striking. |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Sep 28, 2018 09:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Here is a common mineral from an uncommon locality. Lake Assal lies at the bottom of a depression surrounded by mountains. It is 155 meters below sea level and fed by very salty springs and sea water that seeps through cracks from the nearby sea. Salinity is 370 grams of salt per liter of water.
Mineral: | Gypsum |
Locality: | Assal Lake, Tadjourah Region, Republic of Djibouti | |
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Dimensions: | 5.6 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Oct 02, 2018 13:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) and Microcline |
Locality: | Government Pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 2.7 x 4.6 x 7.8 cm |
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Several transparent smoky quartz crystals associated with creamy microcline crystals and bladed white albite var. cleavelandite. |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Oct 06, 2018 08:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Microcline with Albite (variety cleavelandite) |
Locality: | Government Pit, Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 2.5 x 3.8 x 7.1 cm |
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Blocky flesh-colored microcline crystals to 2.4 cm showing interesting partially etched faces and associated with bladed white albite and minor quartz. |
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Oct 06, 2018 10:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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As a youth, The Government Pit was my first field collecting trip to the Whites, Mike. Nice pieces.
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Oct 06, 2018 11:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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vic rzonca wrote: | As a youth, The Government Pit was my first field collecting trip to the Whites, Mike. Nice pieces. |
Thanks Vic. I was able to collect at many New England localities as a kid, but never made it to Government Pit. These pieces were collected by Ernie Schlichter, who collected there often.
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