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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 08, 2019 05:09 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 11.8 x 9.4 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 08, 2019 05:45 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst)
Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, USA
Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.4 cm | Perfect specimen, perfect photo, this is truly perfection!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 08, 2019 14:17 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst)
Ellis-Jones Mine, Due West, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, USA
Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.4 cm | Perfect specimen, perfect photo, this is truly perfection! |
Thanks Tobi! This piece has a deep/intense color for the locality.
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Philippe Durand
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 09, 2019 15:22 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Philippe Durand wrote: | one could grab the specimen thru the screen; a marvelous photo |
Thanks Philippe!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 10, 2019 14:51 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Diamond Hill, Oberon, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 9.3 x 15.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 13, 2019 03:54 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Olmiite |
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Mineral: | Olmiite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 11.5 x 7.5 cm |
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Posted: Nov 15, 2019 14:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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Dimensions: | 14.6 x 8.4 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 19, 2019 02:22 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Romanechite |
Locality: | Lone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.7 x 6.1 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 19, 2019 03:21 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Rhodochrosite, Romanechite
Lone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.7 x 6.1 cm | I must confess I have never heard of that locality before, but I really like that specimen, what a great colour. The famous Wolf Mine in Germany produced some similiar ones ... really nice!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 19, 2019 17:24 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Rhodochrosite, Romanechite
Lone Tree Mine, Buffalo Mountain District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA
6.7 x 6.1 cm | I must confess I have never heard of that locality before, but I really like that specimen, what a great colour. The famous Wolf Mine in Germany produced some similiar ones ... really nice! |
Thanks Tobi! It is a lesser known locality for rhodochrosite in the US. But it has produced some nice specimens.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 24, 2019 13:03 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Diamond Hill, Oberon, Westmoreland County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 14.2 x 11.0 cm |
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Posted: Nov 27, 2019 16:08 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Muscovite |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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Dimensions: | 5.4 x 2.4 cm |
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Posted: Dec 02, 2019 23:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 8.7 x 7.2 cm |
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Posted: Dec 07, 2019 02:50 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.7 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Calcite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.7 cm |
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Posted: Dec 11, 2019 01:11 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Kara-Oba, Betpak-Dala (Bet-Pak-Dala) Desert, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
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Dimensions: | 9.3 x 2.2 cm |
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Posted: Dec 21, 2019 18:13 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Uruáchic, Municipio Uruáchic, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 7.9 x 13.0 cm |
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Posted: Jan 07, 2020 00:44 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Rutile |
Locality: | Placerville, Placerville District, El Dorado County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 7.4 x 2.7 cm |
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Posted: Jan 12, 2020 00:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Sphalerite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.3 x 2.8 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Jan 14, 2020 02:33 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Excellent Elmwood fluorite!!!
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