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Don Lum
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 Posted: Oct 22, 2021 16:40 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Silvia, thank you very much for your comment about my collection and photographs. I am enjoying your minerals.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 24, 2021 21:41 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Azurite, Malachite Flower
| Mineral: | Azurite, Malachite |
| Locality: | | Chizhou Prefecture, Anhui Province, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | 96 mm x 79 mm x 41 mm |
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Tobi
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Oct 25, 2021 01:32 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Azurite, Malachite Flower
Azurite, Malachite
Chizhou, Anhui Province, China
96 mm x 79 mm x 41 mm |
Very beautiful combination, the azurites seem to be very lustrous. And the specimen has a very aesthetic shape, I really like it!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 25, 2021 08:29 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Don Lum wrote: | Azurite, Malachite Flower
Azurite, Malachite
Chizhou, Anhui Province, China
96 mm x 79 mm x 41 mm |
Very beautiful combination, the azurites seem to be very lustrous. And the specimen has a very aesthetic shape, I really like it! |
Thank you very much for your nice comment Tobi. The opening in the azurite nodule gives us a good look inside.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 26, 2021 22:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Calcite, Fluorite
| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 96 mm x 88 mm x 85 mm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 96 mm x 88 mm x 85 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 01, 2021 23:10 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Native Element
| Mineral: | Gold (variety leafy gold), Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
| Locality: | | Potosí claim, La Tosca cut, Municipio Vetas, Soto Province, Santander Department, Colombia | |
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| Dimensions: | 29 mm x 31 mm x 26 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2021 21:00 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Magnetite (Ti-bearing)
| Mineral: | Magnetite (variety Ti-bearing), Microcline |
| Locality: | | Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 39 mm x 22 mm |
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silvia
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2021 22:24 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | Magnetite (Ti-bearing) |
very nice specimen. Great photo - as always.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 02, 2021 22:49 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| silvia wrote: | | Don Lum wrote: | | Magnetite (Ti-bearing) |
very nice specimen. Great photo - as always. |
Silvia, thank you so much for your kind comment. I am enjoying your posts.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 07, 2021 22:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Gitter Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz, Feldspar, Opal (variety hyalite) |
| Locality: | | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 114 mm x 114 mm x 75 mm |
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Quartz, Feldspar, Hyalite Opal (fluorescent)
Epitaxial growth of Gitter Quartz on a sharply terminated Orthoclase Feldspar crystal |
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Bob Morgan
Joined: 18 Jan 2018
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Location: Savannah, Georgia
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2021 07:46 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Wow! what a 'gitter' quartz - interesting and beautiful too.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 08, 2021 09:52 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Bob Morgan wrote: | | Wow! what a 'gitter' quartz - interesting and beautiful too. |
Bob, thank you for your nice comment about the gitter quartz. I am very happy to have this piece in my collection. It is really good to hear from you.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2021 12:26 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Siderite, Pyrite
| Mineral: | Siderite, Pyrite (octahedral) |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, level 2, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 100 mm x 78 mm x 65 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2021 22:03 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Muscovite
| Mineral: | Muscovite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 64 mm x 61 mm x 54 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2021 23:52 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz, Fluorite, Chlorite |
| Locality: | | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 123 mm x 52 mm x 50 mm |
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