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Michael Shaw
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 Posted: Oct 23, 2020 09:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Albite (variety pericline) |
| Locality: | | Wallis (Valais), Switzerland |  |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 4.7 x 5.9 cm |
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| A floater specimen of white albite crystals to 2.2 cm with small colorless adularia crystals on the terminations. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 27, 2020 14:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Euchroite |
| Locality: | | Ľubietová (Libethen), Banská Bystrica, Slovak Republic | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 5.8 x 10.7 cm |
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| Small emerald green euchroite crystals to 3 mm on a thin coating of black tenorite over limonite. .From the Type Locality. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2020 05:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | The little barite shown below was collected in the 1960s and is one of my favorites from this location.
Barite
Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
3.9 x 5.8 cm |
Outstanding specimen, Michael, never seen something like that from Minerva.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2020 11:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Tobi. I just love the sculptural shape of the specimen.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 29, 2020 14:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Acanthite |
| Locality: | | Imiter Mine, Jebel Saghro, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 4.0 cm |
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| Arborescent growth of bright acanthite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 10, 2020 14:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Willemite ps. after Descloizite |
| Locality: | | Chah Milleh Mine, Chah Milleh, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 5.0 x 5.0 cm |
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| Arborescent crystal groups of micro crystalline willemite replacing descloizite with a few small barrel-shaped orange mimetites. Collected 8-2015. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 12, 2020 11:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Benchmark Quarry, St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4.3 x 2.5 cm. |
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| Honey-colored calcite crystals on a gray dolostone matrix with white dolomite rhombs and a bit of druzy marcasite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 16, 2020 14:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm |
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| Loose floater of lustrous twinned cerussite showing a subtle color shift from colorless to yellowish brown to pale orange-colored zones. Collected from a small pocket in 2011. |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Daoping Mine, Gongcheng, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 23, 2020 12:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Azurite and Malachite |
| Locality: | | M'Cissi, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
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Botryoidal aggregates of bright blue lenticular azurite crystals with minor
malachite covering a limonite and quartz matrix. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2020 05:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael wrote: | Azurite and Malachite
M'Cissi, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
Stunning blue colour, absolutely wonderful little M'Cissi killer specimen!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 26, 2020 11:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Michael wrote: | Azurite and Malachite
M'Cissi, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
Stunning blue colour, absolutely wonderful little M'Cissi killer specimen! |
Thank you for your comment Tobi. I have been looking to add one of these to our Moroccan suite for some time and this one checked all of the boxes.
Stay well,
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2020 12:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Boldut Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
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| An aggregate of spherical-shaped calcite crystals with a 2nd generation of pale pinkish calcite crystals on top. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 05, 2020 13:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Hübnerite |
| Locality: | | Mundo Nuevo mining area, Mundo Nuevo, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, La Libertad Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 3.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2020 13:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Aurangabad, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.9 x 4.1 cm |
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| Thin stalactites of colorless chalcedony with blue vermiform chalcedony associated with creamy white okenite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2020 11:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Siderite on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Turt Mine, Turt, Negresti-Oas, Oas Mountains, Satu Mare, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 3.0 x 6.0 cm |
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| Light brown crystallized siderite preferentially coating a group of quartz crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Siderite on Quartz with Galena |
| Locality: | | Turt Mine, Turt, Negresti-Oas, Oas Mountains, Satu Mare, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 3.0 x 6.0 cm |
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| The back of the previous specimen showing the preferential coating of siderite on the quartz and small cube-octahedral galena crystals. |
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