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Robert Seitz
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 Posted: Apr 09, 2021 09:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Robert Seitz wrote: | Vanadinite
Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
210 mm X 115 mm X 75 mm |
Really impressive vanadinite specimen, Robert! |
Tobi
Thanks. An interesting aspect of this specimen, not seen in these pictures, is areas where the mineral growth likely initiated at matrix surface. The clean separation provides a perspective I don't often look for.
Bob
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Robert Seitz
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| Posted: Apr 17, 2021 18:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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a time to post, some odds and ends
| Mineral: | Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Turt Mine, Turt, Negresti-Oas, Oas Mountains, Satu Mare, Romania |  |
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| Dimensions: | 120 mm x 100 mm x 60 mm |
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| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | M'Cissi, Alnif Commune, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 160 mm x 135 mm x 95 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 133 mm x 108 mm x 75 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 245 mm x 112 mm x 85 mm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 233 mm x 240 mm x 140 mm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Apr 17, 2021 19:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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| Robert, you forgot to post the location of the azurite/malachite specimen.
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Robert Seitz
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| Posted: Apr 17, 2021 19:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | | Robert, you forgot to post the location of the azurite/malachite specimen. |
Apparently clicked insufficiently, Morocco -- will you add?
M'Ssici, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Ta,
Bob
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Done. Thanks!
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Apr 22, 2021 15:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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Now for some postings from collection.
| Mineral: | Tarbuttite |
| Locality: | | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Kabwe-Ka Mukuba), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia | |
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| Dimensions: | 110 mm X 58 mm X 53 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite, Libethenite |
| Locality: | | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Kabwe-Ka Mukuba), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia | |
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| Dimensions: | 103 mm X 75 mm X 55 mm |
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| Mineral: | Baryte, Sphalerite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 162 mm X 130 mm X 80 mm |
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| Picture 1 of 2. Great to see what the barite hides. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte, Sphalerite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 162 mm X 130 mm X 80 mm |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: May 05, 2021 15:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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some more from collection
| Mineral: | Hydrozincite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 110 mm X 110 mm X 95 mm |
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| Mineral: | Hydrozincite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 110 mm X 110 mm X 95 mm |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Pachapaqui mining district, Pachapaqui, Aquia District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 185 mm X 97 mm X 75 mm |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Pachapaqui mining district, Pachapaqui, Aquia District, Bolognesi Province, Ancash Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 185 mm X 97 mm X 75 mm |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2021 11:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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Time to take pictures and post.
| Mineral: | Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 114 mm X 82 mm X 45 mm |
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| Mineral: | Tetrahedrite, Quartz, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Casapalca, Chicla District, Huarochiri Province, Lima Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 114 mm X 82 mm X 45 mm |
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597 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Covellite |
| Locality: | | Summitville Mine, Summitville District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 195 mm X 88 mm X 70 mm |
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| Picture 1 of 2. Providing side and edge views of the covellite blades. |
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| Mineral: | Covellite |
| Locality: | | Summitville Mine, Summitville District, Rio Grande County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 195 mm X 88 mm X 70 mm |
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| Picture 2 of 2. Providing side and edge views of the covellite blades. |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Oct 20, 2021 00:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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Two pyromorphites...
| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Des Farges Mine (Les Farges Mine), Ussel, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 113 mm X 75 mm X 70 mm |
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| Mineral: | Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Mine La Vidale area, Asprières, St. Martin de Bouillac, Aveyron, Occitanie, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 167 mm X 120 mm X 160 mm |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2021 01:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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A few more - shattuckite & plumbogummite / pyromorphite.
| Mineral: | Shattuckite |
| Locality: | | Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 235 mm X 125 mm X 113 mm |
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Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau Region, Namibia
Picture 1 of 1. It's interesting to see how widely the color varies between these two pictures of shattuckite specimen with slight differences in the lighting. |
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| Mineral: | Shattuckite |
| Locality: | | Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 235 mm X 125 mm X 113 mm |
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Onderra Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau Region, Namibia
Picture 2 of 2. It's interesting to see how widely the color varies between these two pictures of shattuckite specimen with slight differences in the lighting. |
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| Mineral: | Plumbogummite, Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 158 mm X 150 mm X 90 mm |
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| Picture 1 of 2. The views of the transformation plumbogummite - pyromorphite are interesting to follow with this specimen. |
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| Mineral: | Plumbogummite, Pyromorphite |
| Locality: | | Yangshuo Mine, Yangshuo, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 158 mm X 150 mm X 90 mm |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2021 18:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of ras |
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Two more - malachite & smithsonite.
| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | Wenshan, Wenshan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 150 mm X 120 mm X 55 mm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 163 mm X 117 mm X 76 mm |
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| Picture 1 of 2. Malachite ps after Azurite. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 163 mm X 117 mm X 76 mm |
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| Picture 2 of 2. Malachite ps after Azurite. |
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