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am mizunaka
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 Posted: Oct 15, 2021 22:27 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Cavnic Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania |  |
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| Dimensions: | 6.8 x 6.0 cm |
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Oct 16, 2021 15:59 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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A very nice specimen, and a great photo too. You are no doubt very proud of it, as you should be.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 16, 2021 22:58 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| silvia wrote: |
A very nice specimen, and a great photo too. You are no doubt very proud of it, as you should be. |
Thanks Silvia!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 20, 2021 22:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Chumar Bakhoor, Hunza Valley, Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.2 x 7.0 cm |
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| Twinned fluorite with muscovite. |
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2021 08:34 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Extremely beautiful specimen, Mike, the fluorite twin seems to be very transparent.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2021 16:38 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Extremely beautiful specimen, Mike, the fluorite twin seems to be very transparent. |
Thanks Tobi! The fluorite is quite glass-like and transparent.
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am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Oct 24, 2021 18:44 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Siderite, Arsenopyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.3 x 10.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Dravite-Schorl Series |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Description: |
| Unidentified mineral could be dravite. Widest crystal is around 3mm in length. |
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Oct 24, 2021 19:57 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Hello:
Very nice specimen. I have a Fluorapatite with members of the Tourmaline group. Analysis indicated that the composition lay somewhere between Schorl and Dravite.
Again nice piece.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 24, 2021 21:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| silvia wrote: |
Hello:
Very nice specimen. I have a Fluorapatite with members of the Tourmaline group. Analysis indicated that the composition lay somewhere between Schorl and Dravite.
Again nice piece. |
Thanks Silvia and thanks for the mineral information.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2021 23:40 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
| Locality: | | Curlew Emerald Mine, Shaw River, East Pilbara Shire, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 1.9 cm |
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| Small gemmy emerald on matrix. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2021 01:14 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Indonesia | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.7 x 6.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2021 01:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Stibnite |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Eleanora Mine (Hillgrove Mine), Hillgrove, Sandon County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 1.6 cm |
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| Bent stibnite with a few quartz crystals. |
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Sante Celiberti
Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2021 01:48 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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As a stibnite fan, I like this nice and interesting piece.
And... I like your collecting style, always looking for an unusual specimen...
Warm greetings from Tuscany.
Sante
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am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2021 14:17 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | As a stibnite fan, I like this nice and interesting piece.
And... I like your collecting style, always looking for an unusual specimen...
Warm greetings from Tuscany.
Sante |
Thanks Sante!
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am mizunaka
Joined: 09 Apr 2010
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Nov 09, 2021 05:17 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Mahoning No. 4 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.6 x 7.0 cm |
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| Fluorite with inclusions of chalcopyrite. |
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