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[nurbo]

Thanks Jordi, As always you are spot on, I just checked the label and it says Bou Bekker, Toussit, Morocco, I guess I got mixed up, I should have checked but thought Id rely on my memory, which used to work once. These ones I know where they are from for sure, .

[nurbo]

Hello,
I got back from work yesterday low and behold my latest Burmese stuff had arrived. Time is short so I didnt get much of a chance to take good photos, we're all suffering "Ashes Fever" at the moment which Im sure Australian members will be aware of, for the rest of you who are unaware of what Im talking about, its the oldest rivalry in the wonderful game of Cricket. England are currently 1-0 up and looking good in the 3rd test, Just rubbing it in to any Australians out there :-), anyway on with the minerals. I got some nice little Phenakites on matrix and a whopping 40 mm mushroom Tourmaline. The supplier tells me the black cube's on it are Stibiotantalite, as always Im happy to be corrected if this is wrong.

[parfaitelumiere]

Hi Nurbo,
Happy to see you like the Azurite
Today I bought a good phenakite on matrix,I didn't hope to find such a specimen....
No pic,but when I receive I put it on the forum to let you see.

[nurbo]

Hi Parfaitlumiere,

Oh yes, the azurite more than met my expectations, it is very beautiful.

Good news about the matrix Phenakite, they seem to be slightly easier to find these days, maybe because the "Metaphysical" market has taken a downward plunge and dealers are catering for those with more aesthetic sensibilities. For years, I only had 1 matrix Phenakite and though I searched I couldnt find any more, except for ones at ridiculous prices, in the last year Ive bought 4 and at fairly sensible prices too. I look forward to seeing yours posted on your collection thread.

[parfaitelumiere]

I'm looking forward to show it too!
I have put my jeremejevite on my gallery.
I have seen some good cerussite,from USA and Morocco,I'm waiting from sellers to answer my questions before buying.
I would like to replace mine from Idaho,because not good enough.
On a show I have missed a doubly terminated azurite twin,and in tn size,maybe I have made a mistake...

[Philip G]

Hi Nurbo,

I might be able to help with one or two things.

Refering to the 'Strange radial Azurite on matrix' from Bowland ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=6306#6306 )... the azurite appears to be infilling crinoidal stem sections in dark mudstone/limestone common in the old quarry/open cuts at this location.

Also, as it appears in the picture, the Over Kellet baryte specimen ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=5292#5292 ) appears to be flattened white calcite rhombs - i presumed you've fizzed it to check for carbonates? I would be interested to know if it is indeed Kellett white baryte.

Baryte appears to be relatively uncommon in the Morecambe Bay area but, as at the Heysham Anticline you pictured, it can sometimes be seen in small veins within the local sandstones as orangey/pink to cream coloured and massive.

Very nice ammonoid/goniatite and nautiloid specimens from Caton Moor too! The large sliced fossil appears to be a horizontal section of a nautiloid. Those Namurian formations do hold the occasional larger fossil - including some nice but rare Tylonautilus nodiferous. I'll try to post a pic for you when, or if, i can find them!

Greetings from North Lancashire.
Cheers.
Phil

[nurbo]

Hello Phillip,

Re the Baryte you are completely correct, it is calcite I found another piece and put acid on it and it fizzed, I judged it to be Baryte because it looks like it, I never really bother too much about making id's 100 % as you can see from my collection thread, Ive got loads wrong.

It is surprising how closely these resemble Baryte though ,I have a Moroccan piece of Vanadinite on Baryte on which the Baryte looks just the same, that is until someone points out that they are not the same. Im not sure how that works, you look at something and think " Yes that looks just the same as XXX" then someone tells you its different and you look again and think "Yes they are, now you point it out its obviously different".

Thanks for your tip on the Azurite infilled Crinoid stems.

Good to see another Lancastrian on here.

Another mistake Ive made is I showed a crystal earlier in the thread that I said I though was Goshenite, I meant to say Topaz. Im not totally sure how I managed to get these words mixed up, I must be getting old.

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[Jordi Fabre]

Hi Nurbo,

I already corrected in your captions: Goshenite -> Topaz, and Baryte Over Kellet -> Calcite Over Kellet.

Jordi

[nurbo]

Thanks Jordi,
re the Goshenite/Topaz error I think there may be a little confusion here, I meant the "I was sold this as Phenakite but I think its Goshenite" crystal, pictured immediately below, its termination seems wrong to be Phenakite and looks like a Topaz that i have , though the others may be Topaz too, I bought the ones you changed from Siggi Ellenberger. Im happy whichever way because all of them are lovely and clear.specimens.

Some more of my collection follow the Phenakite, Goshenite, Topaz mystery crystal..

[Jordi Fabre]

Please just letting me know what do you want to have as a caption of your image Goshenite 1.jpg.

[nurbo]

Im sorry Jordi, Just leave it as Goshenite, thanks for your trouble.

[Jordi Fabre]

Done

[nurbo]

Thanks Jordi,
Here we have a "Conflict free" twinned Diamond of around 4mm, and a very subtley zoned Wulfenite..

p.s. Our cricket team won the Ashes, how amazinglyunbelievablywonderful !!!!

[Jordi Fabre]

Nice Wulfenite. The matrix is Baryte? the photo's color is realistic or in fact it is more orange? this color is quite unusual for Mibladen...

Jordi

[nurbo]

Thanks Jordi, in this case the photo's are surprisingly accurate regarding the colour, I held the specimen next to the photo and its hard to tell the difference. The matrix is indeed Baryte Im not sure what the sandy stuff is though, it goes blue even when lightly scratched, Ive added a photo showing this.