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am mizunaka
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 Posted: Jan 11, 2021 05:05 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Hematite, Epidote, Piemontite |
| Locality: | | Messina Mine, Musina (Messina), Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa |  |
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| Dimensions: | 11.0 x 8.0 cm |
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| Quartz with clusters of epidote and inclusions of hematite and tiny red piemontite crystals. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2021 19:00 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Aquamarine |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
| Locality: | | Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.9 x 1.8 cm |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2021 21:02 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Aquamarine |
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Just beautiful, Mike.
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
The Joker
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2021 23:15 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Aquamarine |
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| Don Lum wrote: |
Just beautiful, Mike.
"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"
The Joker |
Thanks Don!
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Jim Wilkinson
Joined: 16 Jan 2021
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Location: Maryland
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2021 22:35 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| This is one of most elegant examples of Wise fluorites I've seen. Thanks for sharing it!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2021 03:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Jim Wilkinson wrote: | | This is one of most elegant examples of Wise fluorites I've seen. Thanks for sharing it! |
Thanks Jim!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2021 03:43 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Little Giant Basin, Silverton, Animas District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.2 x 6.3 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2021 01:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety ametrine) |
| Locality: | | Anahi Mine, La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.6 x 5.9 cm |
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| Double terminated crystal with purple and yellow hues. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 25, 2021 04:13 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst), Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Little Gem Mine, Boulder Batholith, Jefferson County, Montana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.8 x 3.3 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 27, 2021 03:23 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Feldspar, Chlorite |
| Locality: | | Hospental, Urseren, Uri, Hospental, Urseren, Uri, Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.9 x 4.2 cm |
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| Glassy smoky quartz on feldspar that has a dusting of chlorite. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 28, 2021 01:48 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Leckbachgraben, Nasenkopf Mountain, Bramberg am Wildkogel, Zell am See District, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 5.5 cm |
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Bob Morgan
Joined: 18 Jan 2018
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Location: Savannah, Georgia
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| Posted: Jan 28, 2021 08:41 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| It appears that there are different surfaces on alternate termination rhombohedral faces. Perhaps a selective deposition of chlorite on alternate faces. That would be a rarity. Is that the case?
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 28, 2021 17:39 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Bob Morgan wrote: | | It appears that there are different surfaces on alternate termination rhombohedral faces. Perhaps a selective deposition of chlorite on alternate faces. That would be a rarity. Is that the case? |
There are some faces that have very very little deposition of chlorite but the entire termination is covered.
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Bob Morgan
Joined: 18 Jan 2018
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| Posted: Jan 28, 2021 17:41 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jan 29, 2021 01:45 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.7 x 7.5 cm |
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