| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
 Posted: Nov 10, 2020 02:42 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
Very clear quartz sitting on scheelite.
| Mineral: | Quartz, Scheelite |
| Locality: | | Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China |  |
|
| Dimensions: | 8.0 x 6.2 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
723 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3432
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Nov 10, 2020 02:56 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
| am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz, Scheelite
Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
8.0 x 6.2 cm
Very clear quartz sitting on scheelite. |
Very NICE quartz sitting on scheelite ;-) A beautiful specimen from that interesting locality. And an excellent photo as usual (I know how hard it can be to take photos of clear quartz crystals ...)!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
| Posted: Nov 10, 2020 14:47 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
| Tobi wrote: | | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz, Scheelite
Pingwu Mine, Huya township, Mount Xuebaoding, Pingwu, Mianyang Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
8.0 x 6.2 cm
Very clear quartz sitting on scheelite. |
Very NICE quartz sitting on scheelite ;-) A beautiful specimen from that interesting locality. And an excellent photo as usual (I know how hard it can be to take photos of clear quartz crystals ...)! |
Thanks Tobi!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
| Posted: Nov 12, 2020 01:26 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA | |
|
| Dimensions: | 18.5 x 11.7 x 4.0 cm |
| Description: |
| Another flat "pancake" like cluster of quartz. |
|
| Viewed: |
560 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
| Posted: Nov 18, 2020 01:14 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
Quartz on albite. The quartz may have tiny inclusions of epidote.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Albite |
| Locality: | | Königskopf Quarry, Oderbrück, Braunlage, Goslar District, Harz, Lower Saxony/Niedersachsen, Germany | |
|
| Dimensions: | 7.1 x 3.5 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
382 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 3432
Location: Good Old Germany
|
| Posted: Nov 19, 2020 10:31 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
| am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Albite
Locality: Königskopf Quarry, Oderbrück, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Dimensions: 7.1 x 3.5 cm |
I think that's the first time to see a mineral specimen from that rather uncommon Harz locality, funny to see it in the collection from someone from the U.S.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
| Posted: Nov 19, 2020 17:01 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
|
|
| Tobi wrote: | | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Albite
Locality: Königskopf Quarry, Oderbrück, Braunlage, Goslar District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Dimensions: 7.1 x 3.5 cm |
I think that's the first time to see a mineral specimen from that rather uncommon Harz locality, funny to see it in the collection from someone from the U.S. |
It came out the Kay Robertson collection.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
Posts: 1418
Location: California
|
| Posted: Nov 28, 2020 02:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Scorodite |
|
|
| Mineral: | Scorodite |
| Locality: | | Kiura Mine, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan | |
|
| Dimensions: | 4.7 x 3.7 cm |
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Search for a text 
FAQ 
Register
Log in
Forgotten your password?
