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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: Aug 13, 2022 02:39 Post subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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| Fiebre Verde wrote: | | TamaHiguchi wrote: | | minsur wrote: | | Are you sure these calcites are not dolomites? Difficult to tell from the photo, but the mentioned twinning points to dolomite |
Here is the back, if it helps! I've never seen dolomite with this color and waxy luster, but I could be wrong. |
Looks like dolomite to me!
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I agree
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TamaHiguchi
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Aug 15, 2022 10:01 Post subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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Dolomite it is! The more you know...
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Here are a few more fun specimens to welcome the new week. This thread is making me realize I need to get back into photographing my collection... I haven't consistently photo'd any new specimens since last Denver!
| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 22 x 20 x 19 mm |
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| Mineral: | Olmiite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 23 x 21 mm |
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| Mineral: | Peridot, Magnetite |
| Locality: | | Sapat Gali (Suppat), Naran, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 37 x 26 x 14 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Aug 20, 2022 07:57 Post subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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| I really enjoy looking at your minerals! An exquisite collection of superb little treasures, thanks for sharing - and please more :-)
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TamaHiguchi
Joined: 09 Aug 2022
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2023 16:46 Post subject: Re: The Tama Higuchi Collection |
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Some new Tucson 2023 (or otherwise recent) acquisitions.
| Mineral: | Diaspore |
| Locality: | | Milâs District, Muğla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey | |
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| Dimensions: | 19 x 17 x 8 mm |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite, Lepidolite |
| Locality: | | Barra de Salinas, Coronel Murta, Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 32 x 20 x 18 mm |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Beni Bouzra (Bni Bouzra), Chefchaouen Province, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 19 x 19 x 15 mm |
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| From the 2019-2020 "Candy Cane" pocket. |
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