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am mizunaka

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Posted: Aug 10, 2022 01:26 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety red beryl) |
Locality: | Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 2.1 x 1.4 cm |
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Red beryl on a tiny bit of matrix. |
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Aug 14, 2022 17:23 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.3 x 9.0 cm |
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Quartz replacing andradite. Unidentified tan/brownish and black minerals. Front view. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.3 x 9.0 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Detail of tan/brownish mineral |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.3 x 9.0 cm |
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A side view of the specimen. |
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Aug 16, 2022 18:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Malkhan (Malchan), Krasnyi Chikoy, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.1 x 2.0 cm |
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Posted: Aug 18, 2022 21:44 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 8.3 cm |
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Quartz "cross" with a bit of attached matrix. Front view. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 8.3 cm |
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Posted: Aug 20, 2022 03:37 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz Pseudomorph |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Chala Mine, Spachievo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Oblast, Bulgaria |  |
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Dimensions: | 17.5 x 11.7 cm |
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Plate of stubby quartz with quartz replacing an unidentified mineral. Most of the replaced mineral has been broken revealing the interior. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Chala Mine, Spachievo, Mineralni Bani Municipality, Haskovo Oblast, Bulgaria |  |
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Detail of one of the open cavities. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 20, 2022 07:47 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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I love that Malkhan tourmaline, Mike, what a colourful beauty!
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Aug 20, 2022 19:41 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | I love that Malkhan tourmaline, Mike, what a colourful beauty! |
Thanks Tobi!
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Posted: Aug 26, 2022 17:39 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety red beryl) |
Locality: | Ruby Violet Claims, Wah Wah Mountains, Beaver County, Utah, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.3 x 4.4 cm |
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Small cluster of beryl crystals on matrix. |
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Posted: Aug 29, 2022 19:48 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
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Dimensions: | 10.0 x 7.2 cm |
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Cluster of double terminated crystals. |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2022 15:40 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Stibnite |
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Mineral: | Stibnite, Barite, Pyrite |
Locality: | Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.1 x 7.4 cm |
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Patches of stibnite on barite with scattered clusters of tiny pyrite crystals. |
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Posted: Sep 02, 2022 01:47 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Gypsum |
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Mineral: | Gypsum |
Locality: | Great Salt Plains, Jet, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 6.4 x 6.0 cm |
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Included gypsum from a classic US location. |
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Posted: Sep 04, 2022 14:17 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Calcite |
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Mineral: | Calcite, Realgar |
Locality: | Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 7.2 x 4.8 cm |
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Posted: Sep 05, 2022 17:39 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Obira Mine, Bungo-Ohno City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.8 x 2.8 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Sep 09, 2022 06:01 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Very nice quartz crystal, I think the small spheres inside are chlorite?
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Sep 10, 2022 00:00 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | Very nice quartz crystal, I think the small spheres inside are chlorite? |
Thanks Tobi! Many believe that they are a member of the chlorite group. I don't know if they have been analyzed.
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