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JoséMiguel
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 Posted: Apr 08, 2020 12:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Intense and beautiful blue color for this Live Oak mine chrysocolla
| Mineral: | Chrysocolla, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Inspiration Mine, Live Oak shafts, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District (Globe-Miami District), Gila County, Arizona, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2020 12:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| Wonderful specimens, José, both the Cabiche quartz and the chrysocolla from Arizona - absolutely beautiful!
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Bob Harman
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2020 12:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Very nice specimen, but are you absolutely sure it is chrysocolla?
Looks like it could well be hemimorphite as that also is commonly found in Arizona.
BOB
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2020 12:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| Thank you very much, Tobi. Yes, it is a beautiful piece.
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 08, 2020 13:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| I am sure it is Chrysocolla. The mine is a copper mine. Thank you very much Bob.
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 10, 2020 02:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Quartz with Garnets Spessartine and Feldspar from China.
| Mineral: | Quartz, Spessartine (Garnet Group), Feldspar |
| Locality: | | Tongbei, Yunxiao, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 9x7.5x6.5 |
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 11, 2020 11:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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A Gwindel Quartz from Mont Blanc.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety gwindel) |
| Locality: | | Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2020 13:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Prase Quartz with Andradite Garnet from Russia
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety prase) with Andradite (Garnet Group) |
| Locality: | | Sinerechenskoe, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 7 x 5.5 cm |
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2020 06:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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A Prase Quartz with Andradite Garnets
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety prase) with Andradite (Garnet Group) |
| Locality: | | Sinerechenskoe, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.6x5.8x2.8 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2020 06:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| JoséMiguel wrote: | Gwindel Quartz
Locality: Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Dimensions: 9x7.5x5.5 |
Really nice gwindel!!!
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 15, 2020 06:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| Thank you very much, Tobi. I like quartz gwindels from Mont Blanc or Switzerland.
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2020 04:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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A Prase Quartz with Andradite Garnets from Sinerechenskoe.
| Mineral: | Prase Quartz, Andradite Garnets |
| Locality: | | Sinerechenskoe, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5x5x3.6 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 21, 2020 01:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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| JoséMiguel wrote: | | Thank you very much, Tobi. I like quartz gwindels from Mont Blanc or Switzerland. |
Who does not? ;-)
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Apr 29, 2020 10:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Calcite on Fluorite.
| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Moscona Mine, El Llano, Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Comarca Avilés, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 12.4 × 9.4 × 4.8 cm |
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JoséMiguel
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2021 15:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Miguel |
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Bright group of pyrite crystals with excellent shape.
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 × 6.2 × 3.7 cm |
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