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Rob Schnerr
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 Posted: Feb 18, 2020 04:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | Hi, Rob.
Congratulations on your very beautiful specimens.
How did you get the Pyrite from Niccioleta mine?
Greetings from Tuscany. |
Thank you Sante.
We bought it in Amsterdam in 1976 for fl. 135,- which is – indexed - nowadays about € 170,-) from Job Ritman, one of the three Ritman brothers (see Wikipedia “Joost Ritman”). They were true collectors; the book collection of Joost Ritman is one of the most valuable in the world. Job Ritman was the mineral collector and he sold minerals and paintings in his art gallery “Job-Art Amsterdam”. We also bought a big beautiful piece full of almandine garnets from him. I’ll post that later.
Greetings,
Rob
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2020 07:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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This is the Almandine I referred to in my last post.
| Mineral: | Almandine |
| Locality: | | Zemmgrund, Ziller Valley (Zillertal), North Tyrol, Tyrol/Tirol, Austria |  |
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| Dimensions: | 305 x 165 x 95 mm |
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| Dodecahedral Almandine crystals in mica schist. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 19, 2020 04:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Hi Rob,
that scorodite from Clara is really outstanding, a magnificent specimen! And that large museum piece of almandine is also very impressive. Congratulations on two wonderful pieces :-)
Tobi
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 19, 2020 09:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Hi Tobi, thank you very much for your kind words.
Next three Belgium Calcites from the since long closed Gralex Quarry in Belgium. All collected by our friend Pierre Rondelez in the 70's.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Gralex Quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Wallonia Region, Belgium | |
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| Dimensions: | 180 x 60 x 30 mm |
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| Group of orange Calcite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Gralex Quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Wallonia Region, Belgium | |
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| Dimensions: | 150 x 100 x 60 mm |
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| Big orange to amber-colored twinned Calcite. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Gralex Quarry, Mont-sur-Marchienne, Charleroi, Hainaut Province, Wallonia Region, Belgium | |
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| Dimensions: | 45 x 40 x 25 mm |
| Description: |
| Very clear honey-colored Calcite twin. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2020 10:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Typical Gypsum crystallization for the excavation in the Paris suburb Angervilliers. The quarry does not exist anymore.
| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Angervilliers Quarry, Angervilliers, Dourdan, Palaiseau, Essone, Île-de-France, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 170 x 65 x 60 mm |
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| Typical Gypsum crystallization for this quarry. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 27, 2020 12:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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1. Colemanite from Turkey (one of my favourites)
2, Siderite from France
3. Creedite from Mexico
| Mineral: | Colemanite |
| Locality: | | Kestelek Mine, Mustafakemalpascha, Bandirma, Turkey | |
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| Dimensions: | 120 x 90 x 50 mm |
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| A Colemanite with big clear, mirror bright crystals. It is from a one-time found in 2005 in the borate mine in Kestelek , Turkey. |
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| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Mésage Mine, Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage, Vizille, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 65 x 65 x 35 mm |
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| Yellow-greenish colored, lustrous and sharp Siderite rhombohedra with Quartz crystals. Mined by Gregoire De Bodinat in march 2017 in his Mesage Mine. (The crystal = 30 x 25 mm) |
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| Mineral: | Creedite |
| Locality: | | Navidad Mine, Abasolo, Rodeo, Municipio de Rodeo, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 x 30 x 33 mm |
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| Two (2 and a half) balls of translucent orange Creedite crystals, with a couple of tiny purple Fluorite crystals on the backsite. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2020 13:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Single crystals : 1x Zircon, 3x Topaz
| Mineral: | Zircon |
| Locality: | | Monte Alegre de Goiás, Goiás, Central-West Region, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 24 x 20 x 22 mm |
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| Single (red-)brown Zircon crystal. |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Virgem da Lapa, Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 x 37 x 20 mm |
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| White clear Topaz crystal. |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Little Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 27 x 25 x 25 mm |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 8 x 8 x 16 mm |
| Description: |
| Single clear orange Topaz crystal (Imperial Topaz) with good termination. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 03, 2020 02:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Rob Schnerr wrote: | Topaz
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 16 mm
Single clear orange Topaz crystal (Imperial Topaz) with good termination. |
Hi Rob, very nice topaz crystal ... but are you sure it is from Ojuela? I'm not an expert on Ojuela Mine but among the many minerals from that great mine, I never heard of the occurence of topaz there. I really doubt that locality information ... :-(
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Tobi
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 03, 2020 03:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Hello Tobi,
You are accurate as always. You're fully right : the Topaz is not from Ojuela but of course from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Please can an administrator change this. Thanks Tobi and administrator.
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Done
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 05, 2020 04:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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From Panasqueira
| Mineral: | Ferberite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 105 x 65 x 35 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Mar 05, 2020 05:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Wonderful Panasqueira classic in a good size, Rob, I really really love that one!!!
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 08, 2020 06:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Thank you Tobi. We are glad we saw this one in a mineral show in Holland, at the first glance on the first table.
Two Siderites to continue.
| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Kami Mine, Ayopaya Province, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100 x 75 x 40 mm |
| Description: |
| Green Siderite crystals on Ferberite. The biggest crystal is 65 x 40 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 x 50 x 23 mm |
| Description: |
| Siderite crystals, colored gray by Boulangerite inclusions. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 16, 2020 14:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Some black minerals.
| Mineral: | Schorl |
| Locality: | | Davib East Farm (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 x 34 x 25 mm |
| Description: |
| Well defined and high-glossy Schorl crystals with minor Orthoclase. |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
| Locality: | | Cavnic Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 x 50 x 35 mm |
| Description: |
| Sprays of briljant, black-grey Stibnite crystals with nice termination. |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 60 x 40 x 35 mm |
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| Galena cuboctahedra with minor Pyrite. On the backside clear Quartz crystals. See next photo. |
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| Mineral: | Galena with Quartz |
| Locality: | | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 60 x 40 x 35 mm |
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Mar 18, 2020 03:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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An oldtimer. Collecting on this location is since long forbidden.
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Strázník, Jilemnice, Semily District, Liberec Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic | |
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| Dimensions: | 95 x 75 x 40 mm |
| Description: |
| From one point radiating Quartz crystals, hence the name "Star Quartz". |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2020 10:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Continue with two Quartz varieties.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety prase) |
| Locality: | | Ganesh Himal, Dhading District, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 x 30 x 45 mm |
| Description: |
| Quartz (variety prase) with green Chlorite inclusions on a white matrix (Pericline crystals I believe, not sure). The longest Quartz crystal is 36 mm. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Indonesia | |
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| Dimensions: | 95 x 66 x 45 mm |
| Description: |
| The well known spheroidal “grape chalcedony”or “grape agate”. |
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