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Jean Suffert
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little but beautiful hematite roses from famous Lechang Mine in China. The quartz under the thin iron oxide layer is colorless.
| Mineral: | Hematite and Quartz covered by iron oxide |
| Locality: | | Lechang Mine, Lechang, Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 5 cm, longuest quartz crystal 3.5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 09, 2021 03:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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| Really beautiful, I like those combinations of hematite roses and quartz with red/orange/yellow coating that come from Lechang and from Jinlong which is also in Guangdong.
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 09, 2021 10:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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Clinozoisite-Epidote Series (from the Greek Klinein = inclined) from Pakistan. It is also found under the name of clinoepidote Ca2Al3 (SiO4) 3 (OH) with traces of Ti, Fe, Mn or Mg.
12 x 8 cm. Totally floating and double-ended crystals
| Mineral: | Clinozoisite |
| Locality: | | Tormiq Valley, Baltistan District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 8 cm, longuest cristal 9.5 cm |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 12, 2021 08:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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three nested amber calcite crystals from the famous location of Elmwood.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 17 x 12 cm for the calcite crystals |
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| attached on a tong of matrix containing sphalerite on its basis |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 19, 2021 15:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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An almost floater of azurite crystals from Mexico
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4 cm, the longest crystal 4.5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 20, 2021 08:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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| Jean Suffert wrote: | Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
17 x 12 cm for the calcite crystals |
Superb specimen, very showy and impressive!
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 23, 2021 15:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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| Simply calcite but from this outstanding locality its one of my preferred sample in my collection. Thank you Tobi. Have a nice week-end.
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 23, 2021 15:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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a non bleach treated anglesite from the famous place of Toussit Marroco
| Mineral: | Anglesite |
| Locality: | | Touissit, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | biggest crystal 5 cm long |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: Apr 27, 2021 15:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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Imperial topaz from Ouro Preto, the small one is a pink topaz, more difficult to get this colour
| Mineral: | Topaz (variety imperial) |
| Locality: | | Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 1.3 cm for the "big" one |
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| 3 topaz from the unique locality Ouro Preto, beautiful small town in Minas Gerais |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: May 03, 2021 07:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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association of three crystals of azurite from an old discovery in Touissit, Morocco
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Touissit mining area, Touissit District, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | main crystal 5 cm tall, 9 cm for the all piece |
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| lustrous azurite, deep blue specimen |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: May 06, 2021 03:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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Big monocristal of amazonite
| Mineral: | Amazonite |
| Locality: | | Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 15 x 13.5 X 7 cm, 2.5 kg |
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| monocristal of amazonite from Colorado |
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| Mineral: | Amazonite |
| Locality: | | Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 15 x 13.5 X 7 cm, 2.5 kg |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 06, 2021 08:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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| Jean Suffert wrote: | Amazonite
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
15 x 13.5 X 7 cm, 2.5 kg
Description: monocristal of amazonite from Colorado |
An amazing piece!!!
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: May 18, 2021 07:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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a large crystal of cerusite from Morroco on pink-orange baryte
| Mineral: | Cerusite on Baryte |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | cerusite cristal 6.5 x 5 cm |
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Jean Suffert
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| Posted: May 26, 2021 14:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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A big crystal of pyrite that has grown on small pyrite crystals from Greece
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Cassandra Mines, Chalkidiki Prefecture, Macedonia Department, Greece | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size: 14 x 14 x 14 cm / main crystal size: 5 cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 27, 2021 01:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Jean Suffert |
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| Jean Suffert wrote: |
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Mineral: Pyrite
Dimensions: 14x14x14 cm, mail cristal 5 cm
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