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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 23, 2020 22:03 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Chiar Mine, São José da Safira, Governador Valadares, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 7.9 x 13.6 cm |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Posted: Aug 23, 2020 22:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Another piece that is just gorgeous. Wonderful elbaite and photo!
Greetings,
Volkmar
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 03:45 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Volkmar Stingl wrote: | Another piece that is just gorgeous. Wonderful elbaite and photo!
Greetings,
Volkmar |
Thanks Volkmar!
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Enrique Llorens
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 10:51 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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Great and amazing Elbaite
Congratulations. Enrique
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 24, 2020 14:25 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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Enrique Llorens wrote: | Great and amazing Elbaite
Congratulations. Enrique |
Thanks Enrique!
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 25, 2020 07:02 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Outstanding tourmaline specimen, Mike!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 25, 2020 15:42 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | Outstanding tourmaline specimen, Mike! |
Thanks Tobi!
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Firmo Espinar
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Location: Medellín, Colombia.
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Posted: Aug 26, 2020 06:16 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Hi Mike.
Woooww.
This coloured Elbaite deserved your great photographic job.
Both fantastic.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Aug 26, 2020 16:35 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Firmo Espinar wrote: | Hi Mike.
Woooww.
This coloured Elbaite deserved your great photographic job.
Both fantastic. |
Thanks Firmo!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Sep 22, 2020 23:36 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Rhodochrosite with tiny pyrite and quartz crystals.
Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 6.0 x 4.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Oct 06, 2020 23:40 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Redstone Quarry, Redstone, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 8.8 x 3.1 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Oct 11, 2020 01:21 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Quartz coated with tiny rhodochrosite crystals with pyrite.
Mineral: | Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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Dimensions: | 7.8 x 4.0 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 03, 2020 00:06 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Flat cluster of quartz.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst), Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 12.6 x 14.1 x 5.2 cm |
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Flattened "pancake" cluster. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 05, 2020 01:00 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 7.5 x 5.4 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 05, 2020 09:04 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst), Quartz (variety smoky quartz)
Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
12.6 x 14.1 x 5.2 cm
Description: Flattened "pancake" cluster. | I like the different colour zones on that specimen, milky grey at the bottom, some smoky zones in the middle and the purple amethyst colour at the top. Really beautiful amethyst pancake, Mike!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 05, 2020 14:51 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst), Quartz (variety smoky quartz)
Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
12.6 x 14.1 x 5.2 cm
Description: Flattened "pancake" cluster. | I like the different colour zones on that specimen, milky grey at the bottom, some smoky zones in the middle and the purple amethyst colour at the top. Really beautiful amethyst pancake, Mike! |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 06, 2020 00:54 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Maquar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan | |
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Dimensions: | 5.4 x 3.2 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 06, 2020 01:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst)
Locality: Afghanistan
Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.2 cm | Wonderful specimen again, Mike! I think the exact locality for those amethysts is Maquar in Ghazni Province ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-30423.html ).
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Nov 06, 2020 16:29 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst)
Locality: Afghanistan
Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.2 cm | Wonderful specimen again, Mike! I think the exact locality for those amethysts is Maquar in Ghazni Province ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-30423.html ). |
Thanks Tobi! I thought the same on the locality as well.
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Nov 07, 2020 09:17 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety amethyst)
Locality: Afghanistan
Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.2 cm | Wonderful specimen again, Mike! I think the exact locality for those amethysts is Maquar in Ghazni Province ( https://www.mindat.org/loc-30423.html ). |
Thanks Tobi! I thought the same on the locality as well. |
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note: as 'Maquar' is an Afghan District I deleted for the locality the 'Qarabagh District'
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