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Michael Shaw
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 Posted: Nov 18, 2021 09:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
| Locality: | | Poiana Botizei Mine, Baiut, Maramures, Romania |  |
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| Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.4 x 5.6 cm |
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| Thick lead-gray stibnite crystals to 3.6 cm on a matrix of white quartz. |
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silvia
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| Posted: Nov 18, 2021 14:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Lovely Stibnite specimen. We have many minerals from some of the Romanian Mines (Turt, Boldut, Herja) and we just love Romanian Stibnites. Again - nice specimen.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 21, 2021 09:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Silvia. Here is another Romanian specimen - a classic Herja calcite.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm |
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| White calcite rhombs to 2.3 cm with small brown siderites on a matrix of black sphalerite and minor pyrite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2021 10:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 7.4 x 6.3 cm |
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| A lustrous white calcite crystal comprised of many densely packed curvilinear rhombs resting on a thin plate of pinkish dolomite covered with druzy calcite with minor green duftite on the bottom. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 7.4 x 6.3 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 01, 2021 11:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lupita Mine, Descubridora mining district, Buruguilla, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.7 x 7.5 x 3.4 cm |
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| Octahedral purple fluorite crystals with stepped growth scattered over a crystallized colorless quartz plate. Collected in early 2021. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 03, 2021 10:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Karengerenge village, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 1.2 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2021 11:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Stilbite |
| Locality: | | Riffe Lake, Kosmos, Lewis County, Washington, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 4.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 08, 2021 16:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pyrrhotite |
| Locality: | | Potosí Mine, Santo Domingo (Francisco Portillo), Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.2 x 1.6 cm |
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| Metallic pseudohexagonal pyrrhotite crystals with small dolomite crystals scattered over the surface. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 11, 2021 10:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Spinel |
| Locality: | | Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 1.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 13, 2021 12:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Boracite |
| Locality: | | Boulby Mine, Loftus, Yorkshire, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.8 x 4.5 cm |
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| Greenish blue crystals of this uncommon borate mineral. Collected in the 1990s. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 15, 2021 14:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Chrysotile |
| Locality: | | Bell Mine, Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm |
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| Silky-fibered pale green chrysotile from one of Quebec's longest continuously operated asbestos mines. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 10:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Hilltop Mine, Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm |
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| Butterscotch-yellow wulfenite crystals to 0.9 cm on drusy crystallized calcite over a limonite matrix.. |
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jose luis jara jara
Joined: 18 Apr 2019
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Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 13:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 14:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| jose luis jara jara wrote: | | What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye |
Thank you, Jose. They remind me of the wulfenites from Sidi Amer in Morocco, but I believe these are a bit more yellow. In any case I have been looking for a wulfenite from this location for about 10 years. My patience was finally rewarded.
Michael
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jose luis jara jara
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Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 15:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | | jose luis jara jara wrote: | | What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye |
Thank you, Jose. They remind me of the wulfenites from Sidi Amer in Morocco, but I believe these are a bit more yellow. In any case I have been looking for a wulfenite from this location for about 10 years. My patience was finally rewarded.
Michael |
Well, congratulations on your perseverance to get the part.
Jose Luis
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