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Don Lum
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Elbaite
| Mineral: | Elbaite (variety indicolite) (Tourmaline Group) |
| Locality: | | Baja California, Mexico |  |
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| Dimensions: | 31.8 mm x 31.8 mm x 28.5 mm |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite (variety indicolite) (Tourmaline Group) |
| Locality: | | Baja California, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 31.8 mm x 31.8 mm x 28.5 mm |
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| ex Karl and Anne Vossbrinck |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 14, 2022 05:24 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Elbaite (variety indicolite) (Tourmaline Group)
Locality: Baja California, Mexico |
Hi Don, in my opinion a very unique piece for two reasons: Finding a "real" indicolite with that deep blue colour is not that easy - and elbaites in general are not that common from Mexico. A really nice little jewel of great colour!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 14, 2022 10:31 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Don Lum wrote: | Elbaite (variety indicolite) (Tourmaline Group)
Locality: Baja California, Mexico |
Hi Don, in my opinion a very unique piece for two reasons: Finding a "real" indicolite with that deep blue colour is not that easy - and elbaites in general are not that common from Mexico. A really nice little jewel of great colour!
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Tobi, thank you for your assessment and opinion of the Indicolite crystal from Mexico. It is the only one I have like it. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 18, 2022 17:10 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Gold, Quartz
| Mineral: | Gold, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Lecanvey prospect, B vein, Croagh Patrick, County Mayo, Connacht, Ireland | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 mm x 23 mm x 23 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 19, 2022 01:52 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| I think I have never seen a gold specimen from Ireland - nice!
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Peter Lemkin
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Location: Prague
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| Posted: Sep 19, 2022 04:04 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Perhaps not many specimens, but there is actually a good amount of gold in Ireland....so nice specimens do occur, as above.
A likely source for Irish gold is placer mining in Ireland's rivers, including the rivers of County Wicklow and the "Gold Coast" of County Waterford.[5][6] Other likely ancient sources based on placenames include Slieveanore ("Gold Mountain", County Clare), Tullynore ("Gold Hillock", County Down), Coomanore ("Gold Hollow", County Cork), Luganore ("Gold Hollow", County Tipperary) and Glenanore ("Gold Valley", County Cork).[7][8] Note that the Golden Vale is not named for the metal, but for its high quality soil; the town of Golden, County Tipperary takes its name from the Irish gabhailín, "river fork"; and Shanagolden, County Limerick is from seanghualainn, "old shoulder".[9][10][11]
All gold in the ground in the Republic of Ireland is the property of the state. Recreational gold panning is permitted, but the gold cannot be sold and finds of over 20 flakes or 2 grams (0.064 ozt) must be reported.[12]
Between 1796 and 1860 about 300 kilograms (9,600 ozt) of gold was mined in Ireland, from places including the Gold Mines River, County Wicklow.[13]
In 2008 a major discovery was announced near Clontibret, estimated at 500,000 troy ounces (16,000 kg). The mining is run by Conroy Gold and Natural Resources and Anglo Asian Mining.[14] Total resources could be as high as 20,000,000 troy ounces (620 t).[15][12][16]
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 19, 2022 09:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I think I have never seen a gold specimen from Ireland - nice! |
Thank you Tobi.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 21, 2022 23:35 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Pyrite
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ampliación a Victoria Mine, level 1, De Alcarama Range, Navajún, Comarca Cervera, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 54 mm x 40 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 22, 2022 15:28 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | de Linde Mine, High Peak, Norman, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 mm x 35 mm |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | de Linde Mine, High Peak, Norman, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 42 mm x 35 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 25, 2022 14:43 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Quartz
| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Lac Alaotra (Lake Alaotra), Ambatondrazaka District, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 mm x 40 mm |
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| Double terminated scepter quartz crossed by a double terminated scepter/reverse scepter quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Lac Alaotra (Lake Alaotra), Ambatondrazaka District, Toamasina Province (Tamatave), Alaotra-Mangoro Region, Madagascar | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 mm x 40 mm |
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| Double terminated scepter quartz crossed by a double terminated scepter/reverse scepter quartz |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 27, 2022 16:55 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Rhodochrosite
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Oue Mine, Shakotan Peninsula, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 62 mm x 60 mm x 47 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Sep 28, 2022 16:12 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Cerussite from the Dave Haneline Memorial Mine (formerly Blue Owl Mine), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
| Mineral: | Cerussite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | S and O Claims, Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 mm x 21 mm |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | S and O Claims, Wickenburg, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 mm x 21 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 02, 2022 20:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Zunyite
| Mineral: | Zunyite |
| Locality: | | Oji Mine (Yochi Mine), Sakuho, Minamisaku, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 49 mm x 38 mm |
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| Mineral: | Zunyite |
| Locality: | | Oji Mine (Yochi Mine), Sakuho, Minamisaku, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 49 mm x 38 mm |
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| Mineral: | Zunyite |
| Locality: | | Oji Mine (Yochi Mine), Sakuho, Minamisaku, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 53 mm x 49 mm x 38 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 04, 2022 20:53 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite Dissolution Corner
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith County, Tennessee, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 47 mm x 40 mm x 35 mm |
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| Fluorite Dissolution Corner |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Oct 09, 2022 14:13 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Manebach Twin
| Mineral: | Microcline (variety amazonite) Manebach Twin, Albite |
| Locality: | | Florissant Area, Teller County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 39 mm x 30 mm x 28 mm |
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