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PostPosted: Feb 16, 2023 10:51    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

A few minerals from locations seldom seen on the market; the first specimen from a country rarely seen as a source of mineral specimens.


2946 Stilbite - Butha-Buthe, Lesotho.jpg
 Mineral: 'Stilbite'
 Locality:
Butha-Buthe District, Leshoto
 Dimensions: 4.1 x 3.5 cm
 Description:
An aggregate of pearly-lustered pale pink stilbite crystals.
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2946 Stilbite - Butha-Buthe, Lesotho.jpg



2947 Barite - Brukkaros Complex, Karas Region, Lesotho.jpg
 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Brukkaros Complex, Berseba, Keetmanshoop District, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
 Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.5 cm
 Description:
Creamy white, blocky barite crystals.
 Viewed:  6259 Time(s)

2947 Barite - Brukkaros Complex, Karas Region, Lesotho.jpg



Barite - Brukkaros Complex, Karas Region, Lesotho.jpg
 Mineral: Barite
 Locality:
Brukkaros Complex, Berseba, Keetmanshoop District, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
 Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.0 cm
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PostPosted: Feb 17, 2023 14:21    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2901Charoite - Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia.jpg
 Mineral: Charoite
 Locality:
Chara and Tokko rivers confluence, Macizo Murunskii, Murunskii Massif, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
 Dimensions: 10.0 x 9.6 cm
 Description:
Reminiscent of an impressionist painting, this polished slab features rich purple to white charoite fibers with embedded yellow-brown steacyite.
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2901Charoite - Murunskii Massif, Chara and Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Russia.jpg


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PostPosted: Feb 20, 2023 15:08    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Gypsum  

An often underappreciated mineral.


2855 Gypsum - Polkowice-Sieroszowice Mine, Lower Silesia, Poland.jpg
 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Polkowice-Sieroszowice mining area, Sieroszowice, Gmina Radwanice, Polkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
 Dimensions: 7.3 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm
 Description:
Prismatic gypsum crystals to 2.3 cm in length tinted black by an unknown mineral.
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2855 Gypsum - Polkowice-Sieroszowice Mine, Lower Silesia, Poland.jpg



2871 Gypsum - Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York.jpg
 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York, USA
 Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm
 Description:
Doubly-terminated transparent colorless gypsum crystal with hoppered terminations and clay/mud inclusions.
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2871 Gypsum - Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York.jpg



2949 Gypsum - Gant, Fejer County, Hungary.jpg
 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Gant, Székesfehérvár District, Fejér, Hungary
 Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.8 cm
 Description:
A textbook colorless gypsum crystal with a few small accessory crystals attached.
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PostPosted: Feb 23, 2023 09:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Natrolite  




2902 Natrolite - Tirrhist, Imilchil area, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.jpg
 Mineral: Natrolite
 Locality:
Tighiste (Tirrhist), Imilchil area, Anti-Atlas, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
 Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.0 cm
 Description:
Starburst sprays of colorless natrolite crystals. Collected in 2022.
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2902 Natrolite - Tirrhist, Imilchil area, Draa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.jpg


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PostPosted: Feb 23, 2023 12:35    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Very nice natrolite Michael
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PostPosted: Feb 23, 2023 16:12    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Enrique Llorens wrote:
Very nice natrolite Michael


Thank you Enrique. The new Moroccan natrolites were on the top of my list to acquire in Tucson this year. I'm very pleased to have found one that I could add to the collection.

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PostPosted: Feb 26, 2023 10:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




Goethite - Montreal Mine, Montreal, Iron Co., Wisconsin (3).jpg
 Mineral: Goethite
 Locality:
Montreal Mine, Montreal, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin, USA
 Dimensions: 10.5 x 6.6 cm
 Description:
Compact needles of golden-brown goethite with a chatoyant luster.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2023 09:09    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2943 Celestine - La Grasta Mine, Sommatino, Caltanissetta Prov., Sicily, Italy.jpg
 Mineral: Celestine on Sulfur
 Locality:
La Grasta Mine, Delia, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
 Dimensions: 13.3 x 10.2 x 4.7 cm
 Description:
White celestine crystals hosting a 2nd generation of colorless transparent celestine crystals with bright yellow sulfur on the reverse side.
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2943 Celestine - La Grasta Mine, Sommatino, Caltanissetta Prov., Sicily, Italy.jpg



2943 Sulfur on Celestine - La Grasta Mine, Sommatino, Caltanissetta Prov., Sicily, Italy.jpg
 Mineral: Celestine on Sulfur
 Dimensions: 13.3 x 10.2 x 4.7 cm
 Description:
Reverse side
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2943 Sulfur on Celestine - La Grasta Mine, Sommatino, Caltanissetta Prov., Sicily, Italy.jpg


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PostPosted: Mar 03, 2023 11:56    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




TN852 Siderite on Quartz - Muzo, Boyaca Dept., Colombia.jpg
 Mineral: Siderite on Quartz
 Locality:
Muzo mining district, Western Emerald Belt, Boyacá Department, Colombia
 Dimensions: 3.1 x 1.9 cm
 Description:
Rhombic siderite crystals to 1.1 cm on a transparent quartz crystal.
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PostPosted: Mar 05, 2023 09:40    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Wulfenite  

A New Mexico classic.


TN863 Wulfenite - Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico.jpg
 Mineral: Wulfenite
 Locality:
Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mountains, Organ District, Dońa Ana County, New Mexico, USA
 Dimensions: 2.6 x 1.5 cm
 Description:
Thin blades of butterscotch-yellow wulfenite with a peculiar rounded habit.
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PostPosted: Mar 07, 2023 03:54    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

A splendid wulfenite, Michael, I love it!
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PostPosted: Mar 07, 2023 09:05    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thanks Tobi, I was thrilled to be able to acquire a wulfenite from this location. I have been on the lookout for several years now.
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PostPosted: Mar 10, 2023 09:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2913 Mordenite, Heulandite - Rat's Nest Claim, Challis, Custer Co., Idaho.jpg
 Mineral: Mordenite and Heulandite
 Locality:
Rat's Nest Claim, Challis, Bay Horse District, Custer County, Idaho, USA
 Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.3 x 3.6 cm
 Description:
A divergent group of finely acicular white mordenite crystals hosting two compound crystals of salmon-pink heulandite. Collected by John Cornish in April/May of 2022.
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PostPosted: Mar 18, 2023 08:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2941 Chalcopyrite - Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Reg., Slovakia.jpg
 Mineral: Chalcopyrite
 Locality:
Banská Štiavnica (Schemnitz), Banská Štiavnica District, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovak Republic
 Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm
 Description:
Brassy-yellow disphenoidal chalcopyrite crystals to 1.5 cm scattered over small quartz crystals on a matrix of galena, quartz, and chalcopyrite.
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2941 Chalcopyrite - Banská Štiavnica, Banská Bystrica Reg., Slovakia.jpg


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PostPosted: Mar 20, 2023 09:01    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2939 Barite - Kalvaria Hill, Csolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary.jpg
 Mineral: Baryte
 Locality:
Kálvária Hill, Csolnok, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
 Dimensions: 12.0 x 8.0 x 5.8 cm
 Description:
An aggregate of silky-lustered blocky brown barite crystals to 4.7 cm.
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2939 Barite - Kalvaria Hill, Csolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary.jpg


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PostPosted: Mar 23, 2023 08:25    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2948 Dolomite - Saint-Clotilde-de-Chateuguay, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada.jpg
 Mineral: Dolomite and Calcite
 Locality:
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay Quarry, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Les Jardins-de-Napierville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
 Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm
 Description:
Curved, pearly pink dolomite rhombs with several yellow calcite crystals. Several small transparent quartz crystals are present on the underside.
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2948 Dolomite - Saint-Clotilde-de-Chateuguay, Monteregie, Quebec, Canada.jpg


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PostPosted: Mar 25, 2023 09:54    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




TN868 Malachite ps. Azurite - Mt. Painter, Flinders Ranges, Australia.jpg
 Mineral: Malachite after Azurite
 Locality:
Mount Painter, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, Northern Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
 Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.3 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 28, 2023 08:34    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




TN867 Topaz - Agnus Dei Claim, Cameron Cone, El Paso Co., Colorado.jpg
 Mineral: Topaz
 Locality:
Agnus Dei Claim, Cameron Cone, Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
 Dimensions: 2.6 x 2.0 cm
 Description:
An etched transparent crystal of sherry-colored topaz.
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PostPosted: Mar 29, 2023 08:29    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




TN854 Mesolite - Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant Co., Oregon.jpg
 Mineral: Mesolite
 Locality:
Upper Ritter Quarry, Ritter, Grant County, Oregon, USA
 Dimensions: 2.5 x 2.0 cm
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PostPosted: Mar 31, 2023 09:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2945 Siderite - Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.jpg
 Mineral: Siderite
 Locality:
Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de Săo Francisco de Assis, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal
 Dimensions: 12.3 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
 Description:
Rosettes of light brown siderite to 1.5 cm composed of stacked lenticular crystals with dark green clinochlore covering the underside.
 Viewed:  4377 Time(s)

2945 Siderite - Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.jpg



2945 Siderite (back) - Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.jpg
 Mineral: Siderite and Clinochlore
 Locality:
Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de Săo Francisco de Assis, Covilhă, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal
 Dimensions: 12.3 x 5.1 x 3.1 cm
 Description:
Underside showing dark green clinochlore crystals.
 Viewed:  4370 Time(s)

2945 Siderite (back) - Panasqueira Mines, Covilha, Castelo Branco, Portugal.jpg


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