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silvia
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 Posted: Oct 27, 2021 15:12 Post subject: Re: Fluorite Panasqueira style - Silvia's Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | silvia wrote: | | Fluorite in collector quality specimens is not too common at Panasqueira, but a representative sample must be included in all collections of Panasqueira minerals |
That's right, not too common. The more I like this sample, the fluorites are well developed with an interesting structure (kind of intergrown cuboctahedral crystals?) and have a wonderful dark blue colour in contrast with the associated minerals. Panasqueira is not a main focus of mine but I like the minerals from that deposit - especially when they are combined in such a colourful piece!
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Pity Panasqueira is not your mine too. :)
I will be posting some pictures of another Fluorite specimen soon in which the Fluorite occurs as frosted blue cubic crystals with Fluorapatite.
We also have some very nice Cassiterite specimens from Panasqueira too, nothing like the material we have from Viloco, but still an important addition to our suite of Panasqueira minerals.
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2021 13:18 Post subject: The Crystal Shop - Silvia's Collection |
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Mineral Collecting at Panasqueira
During most of the life of the Mine, its owners and operators have had a strict no mineral collecting policy. One of the conditions of employment requires all workers in the mine to have bags, helmets and work clothing checked before they leave the mine.
In Barroca Grande, the mine operates a mineral shop. Mine workers are encouraged to take any specimens they find in the mine during the course of their working activities to the crystal shop. The proceeds of the sale of the minerals so found benefit the shareholders and the local community. This is a really fine win-win situation for all parties.
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal |  |
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| Entrance to modern mine - note Security Office. |
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| Worker being checked for minerals, circa 1960's - Old mine entrance, Barroca Grande |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Workers being screened in the 2000's at new mine entrance. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Crystal Shop - large specimens in locked cabinet |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Crystal Shop - lots of Quartz |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Crystal Shop - mixed specimens |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Crystal Shop - Quartz specimens |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Crystal Shop - young lady showing some Ferberite crystals for sale. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| A very large plate of Ferberite crystals - note scale in lower right |
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| The Crystal Shop - Bottles showing concentrates produced at the mine. We have been promised some of these too for our collection. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| The Crystal Shop - sets of all the main minerals recovered from the mine. This would be a great gift for a young person with an interest in minerals. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| A newspaper article about a vendor in Panasqueira minerals. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Oct 28, 2021 13:32 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Tantas lembranças!
Saudinhas ao Zé da tropa
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 29, 2021 17:29 Post subject: Cassiterite - Silvia's Collection |
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The specimen has lustrous black sharp crystals of Cassiterite to 2 cm in size with bright metallic crystals of Arsenopyrite to 2 cm. Gemmy green tabular crystals of Fluorapatite to 1.5 cm are scattered across the backside of the piece with Muscovite and Chalcopyrite. The Fluorapatite crystals exhibit bright orange fluorescence in the presence of UVA light.
| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Cassiterite is one of the economic minerals mined at Panasqueira. The association of Cassiterite with Arsenopyrite and Chalcopyrite is no too common at the mine |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Detail of the Cassiterite crystals |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Detail of the Cassiterite crystals |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Detail of the Chalcopyrite crystals |
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| Mineral: | Cassiterite, Arsenopyrite, Fluorapatite, Chalcopyrite, Muscovite |
| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 6 cm x 3 cm |
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| Detail of the Fluorapatite crystals |
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2021 13:45 Post subject: Siderite - Silvia's Collection |
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Siderite, Quartz, Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite
The specimen exhibits large rhombohedral crystals of siderite to 8 cm in size with glassy translucent crystallized Quartz and colorless crystals of Dolomite to 1.3 cm in size. Microcrystals of Pyrite are scattered throughout the specimen.
| Mineral: | Siderite, Quartz, Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 8 cm x 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Quartz, Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 8 cm x 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Quartz, Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Quartz, Dolomite, Muscovite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 8 cm x 7 cm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite and Dolomite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Dolomite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2021 19:04 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Outstanding piece. One of my favorites thus far!
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 31, 2021 21:22 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | | Outstanding piece. One of my favorites thus far! |
Thanks Michael.
We have tried very hard to get collector quality material of all the significant minerals from Panasqueira.
Our emphasis has been on quality pieces that highlight the unique paragenesis that has occurred at the deposit. Ferberite, Siderite, Sphalerite and Fluorapatite are among our best. We have a few pictures of some of our Cassiterite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Fluorite, Topaz and Goyazite specimens still to upload. We still consider these significant as they tell a lot about how the deposit was formed.
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2021 17:16 Post subject: In and about the Panasqueira mines – A pictorial Adventure; Silvia's Collection |
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Treatment of water from the Panasqueira Mine.
Quality control of the mine water is very high, and twice a week samples are taken and analysed in the mill laboratory. Once a month samples are taken and sent to an independent laboratory. These results are checked every 6 months by the local authorities.
The original Salgueira water treatment plant was designed in 1957 for a peak capacity of 300 cubic meters of water per hour. In 2011 the plant was upgraded to handle 500 cubic meters of water per hour.
The plant comprises treatment tanks, multilevel building, and a lime storage and hopper system.
Lime is mixed with a small quantity of water by gravity feed from storage tanks. Manganese and other metals are precipitated out using suitable flocculants in the form of sludge. Precipitated sludge is then pumped to the tailings pond, and treated water is either discharged to the nearby creek or held in storage tanks for use in the mill or mine.
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Photograph based on company reports and regional geography |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Grey scale photography of mine water discharge portal. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Lime concentrator looking towards water discharge portal. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Another view of the lime conditioner unit |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Clean water being discharged to the nearby creek. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| The creek near the river Zêzere |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Bridge over the river Zêzere, near Cabeço do Pião. The road to Panasqueira Mines. |
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| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| The road to Panasqueira Mines - dumps in the background |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2021 05:00 Post subject: Re: In and about the Panasqueira mines – A pictorial Adventure; Silvia's Collection |
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Silvia, thank you for the information and photos, I always love to get background stories and footage of famous mineral localities! Great to have someone new here in the community with so much knowledge and material of one of Europe's great localities!
| silvia wrote: | | We have tried very hard to get collector quality material of all the significant minerals from Panasqueira. |
You tried hard - and you were successful :-)
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2021 17:10 Post subject: Ferberite - Silvia's Collection |
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Lustrous bladed doubly terminated crystals of metallic black Ferberite to 7 cm standing on a matrix of bright lustrous crystals of Arsenopyrite to 3 cm. Quartz and Muscovite present too.
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Muscovite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm |
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| The bottom tells a lot about how the top was formed |
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| Mineral: | Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 8 cm |
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| Detail of the Quartz crystals. Very gemmy Quartz crystals but most of the crystal is obscured with a layer of crystallized Muscovite |
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| Mineral: | Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Muscovite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 03, 2021 21:53 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Wonderful specimens, superb photography.
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2021 16:30 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | Wonderful specimens, superb photography. |
Thank you Don.
The pictures are taking using very basic equipment. My partner and I use a very inexpensive Coolpix 20.1MP camera, a few 6500K led house lights and a white plastic light box 300mm square.
We ignore what our own eyes see, and let the camera LCD view finder define what we see. This way if the camera sees a good shot, it will also produce a good photo.
To achieve good depth of field for close-up shots as many as 80 shots are taken at different focal points, and then stacked using software. Here we aim to get every aspect of the photograph in focus.
The three important things to get a good photo are lighting, lighting and lighting. The plastic box enables us to exclude all exterior light so we can control the interior light of the box.
If there is enough interest we could put together an article on how we take each photo, but please note that we are amateur photographers.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2021 18:06 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Silvia, I am interested in learning more about how you are taking your pictures, although I don't have any stacking software. 🙂
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 04, 2021 19:50 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | Silvia, I am interested in learning more about how you are taking your pictures, although I don't have any stacking software. 🙂 |
Hello Don:
I am more than happy to share, and my partner is more than happy to help to – he does most of the hard work :)
The camera we use is a Coolpix A100
We use a standard tripod, nothing fancy
The camera we use for the close-ups is a USB based microscope/camera with a long focal length. This enables the photographer to focus on any part of the specimen and move the focus in and out without changing the primary focus on the specimen. In most close-up photographs using a traditional optical microscope the background is often very much out of focus, but with this camera we can take multiple shots involving background, specimen and foreground. We take up to 80 shots and move from the focused background to the focused foreground. We then stack the individual shots using Helicon Focus. The result is the sort of pictures I have uploaded. Note that we also use the light box to do this so we can have much greater control over lighting.
The USB Microscope/Camera was once a very expensive piece of equipment, but now you can pick them up Ex-China for less than $200USD.
I will organize a few photos – you should find them interesting.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Nov 05, 2021 04:30 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Great work, loving each photo and report of the superb mine
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2021 14:37 Post subject: Siderite2 - Silvia's Collection |
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Large lenticular crystals of Siderite to 8 cm forming a cluster hosting bluish green crystals of Fluorapatite to 2 cm. Minor quartz and pyrite present as well. Arsenopyrite present on the base of the piece.
The Fluorapatite crystals display bright orange fluorescence in the presence of UVA light.
| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| Large lenticular crystals |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| Detail of Arsenopyrite and other crystals |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| The bottom of a specimens tells a lot about how the top was formed. |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Siderite, Fluorapatite, Quartz, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 14 cm x 11 cm x 8 cm |
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| Detail of crystals on bottom of specimen |
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
Posts: 253
Location: UK
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| Posted: Nov 06, 2021 18:41 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| James Catmur wrote: | | Great work, loving each photo and report of the superb mine |
Thanks James.
We have many fine specimens from other European localities too – Romania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Russia – along with fine specimens from Morocco, Congo, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, China and Australia.
At the moment Panasqueira is the focus, and we hope to create a picture book on the mine based on our collection and the photos we have uploaded to FMF. We were thinking about self-publishing it in A4 landscape mode on premium glossy paper with one picture per page with detailed explanation. Like our FMF contributions all areas will be covered – history, geography, mining and our minerals.
When done we are more than happy to provide it in PDF format for free. I was a teacher for many years, and it is hard to stop being one!
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4102
Location: Germany
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2021 03:39 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| silvia wrote: | | At the moment Panasqueira is the focus, and we hope to create a picture book on the mine based on our collection and the photos we have uploaded to FMF. We were thinking about self-publishing it in A4 landscape mode on premium glossy paper with one picture per page with detailed explanation. Like our FMF contributions all areas will be covered – history, geography, mining and our minerals. |
I think everyone who reads this is eagerly awaiting your publication as much as I do. I'm not even that much into Panasqueira as a personal collecting focus, but your appearance in the forum changed this during the last weeks :-)
| silvia wrote: | | When done we are more than happy to provide it in PDF format for free. I was a teacher for many years, and it is hard to stop being one! |
Being a teacher, I know exactly what you mean. In this case, I'm the student and I'm eager for more Panasqueira knowledge!
Best regards
Tobi
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
Posts: 253
Location: UK
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2021 18:35 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | silvia wrote: | | At the moment Panasqueira is the focus, and we hope to create a picture book on the mine based on our collection and the photos we have uploaded to FMF. We were thinking about self-publishing it in A4 landscape mode on premium glossy paper with one picture per page with detailed explanation. Like our FMF contributions all areas will be covered – history, geography, mining and our minerals. |
I think everyone who reads this is eagerly awaiting your publication as much as I do. I'm not even that much into Panasqueira as a personal collecting focus, but your appearance in the forum changed this during the last weeks :-)
| silvia wrote: | | When done we are more than happy to provide it in PDF format for free. I was a teacher for many years, and it is hard to stop being one! |
Being a teacher, I know exactly what you mean. In this case, I'm the student and I'm eager for more Panasqueira knowledge!
Best regards
Tobi |
Hello Tobi
The mineral diversity of the Panasqueira ore body makes the mine one of the great mineral localities of the modern era.
The book will be in the form of a landscape format picture book. The emphasis will be on pictures and diagrams along with a little discussion of each item shown.
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
Posts: 253
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2021 18:56 Post subject: Cubic crystals of Fluorite - Silvia's Collection |
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Collector quality specimens of Fluorite were never common at Panasqueira. Thus it was a challenge to obtain a matrix specimen of Fluorite displaying distinct crystals of Fluorite, along with a few other minerals common at the Panasqueira ore-body.
The specimen we acquired contains frosty translucent purple crystals of Fluorite to 2 cm on edge across the top of a crystallized Muscovite and Siderite matrix. Tabular green Fluorapatite crystals to 2 cm are present, as well as micro Pyrite.
The Fluorapatite exhibits bright orange fluorescence in the presence of UVA light.
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Siderite, Muscovite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Siderite, Muscovite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm |
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| Another View of the Fluorites |
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11985 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Siderite, Muscovite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm |
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| Another view of the Fluorites |
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11984 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Siderite, Muscovite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm |
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11986 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Fluorapatite, Siderite, Muscovite and Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm |
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11981 Time(s) |
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