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am mizunaka
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 Posted: May 08, 2023 21:57 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Marvelous - all of them! |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 09, 2023 04:16 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Schorl |
| Locality: | | Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 9.4 x 8.2 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 10, 2023 16:52 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.4 x 5.6 cm |
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Richard Arseneau
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| Posted: May 10, 2023 23:36 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Agreed, this is fantastic for a lot of reasons. I have seen a bit from this locality, but that red hue is great. Congrats indeed.
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 11, 2023 00:07 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Richard Arseneau wrote: | | Agreed, this is fantastic for a lot of reasons. I have seen a bit from this locality, but that red hue is great. Congrats indeed. |
Thanks Richard! The lighting for this piece influences and amplifies the color of the rhodochrosite.
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 11, 2023 05:50 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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I agree with Richard, this specimen is fantastic for a lot of reasons. The famous locality, the very good condition and perfect colour, also the size and perfection of the crystals, not to forget the overall aesthetics and the contrast between the rhodo crystals and the different colours of the matrix.
I have seen many pieces from Grube Wolf and as a person with a bit of knowledge concerning German minerals I can congratulate you on a top piece, Mike! If you look into the Lapis Extra No. 56 "Rhodochrosite" or into the exceptional Siegerland & Westerwald Book* (maybe only famous in Germany but one of the greatest mineral & mining books of all times about German minerals!) you will see the best rhodochrosites ever mined at Wolf Mine. And this piece could easily be pictured among them!
I found the piece on Mindat and the photo from a previous owner demonstrates again the brutal quality of this piece: https://www.mindat.org/photo-183777.html
An outstanding piece of German mineralogy - mined more than 60 years ago.
Awesome!
(* https://www.bodeverlag.de/shopg/de/siegerland-westerwald.html - highly recommendable)
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 11, 2023 21:42 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | I agree with Richard, this specimen is fantastic for a lot of reasons. The famous locality, the very good condition and perfect colour, also the size and perfection of the crystals, not to forget the overall aesthetics and the contrast between the rhodo crystals and the different colours of the matrix.
I have seen many pieces from Grube Wolf and as a person with a bit of knowledge concerning German minerals I can congratulate you on a top piece, Mike! If you look into the Lapis Extra No. 56 "Rhodochrosite" or into the exceptional Siegerland & Westerwald Book* (maybe only famous in Germany but one of the greatest mineral & mining books of all times about German minerals!) you will see the best rhodochrosites ever mined at Wolf Mine. And this piece could easily be pictured among them!
I found the piece on Mindat and the photo from a previous owner demonstrates again the brutal quality of this piece: https://www.mindat.org/photo-183777.html
An outstanding piece of German mineralogy - mined more than 60 years ago.
Awesome!
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Thanks Tobi for the kind words and the information about the journal and book!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 12, 2023 21:32 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Torrington mining district, Clive County, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.2 x 7.5 cm |
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| Tabular "candle" quartz crystal. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 15, 2023 22:33 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Barite |
| Locality: | | Lead Hill mines, Lead Hill, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 13.6 x 10.0 cm |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: May 15, 2023 22:54 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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A wonderful,aesthetic and impressive fluorite, I also admire the photo quality! Congratulation!
Volkmar
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 16, 2023 03:42 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | A wonderful,aesthetic and impressive fluorite, I also admire the photo quality! Congratulation!
Volkmar |
Thanks Volkmar!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 20, 2023 17:24 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
| Locality: | | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.3 x 5.8 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 24, 2023 00:56 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Berbes mining area, Berbes, Ribadesella, Comarca Oriente, Principality of Asturias (Asturias), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.8 x 8.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 26, 2023 02:49 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Stibnite |
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| Mineral: | Stibnite |
| Locality: | | Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.3 x 1.9 cm |
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| Stibnite with a colorful patina. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: May 31, 2023 01:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz, Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
| Locality: | | Rist Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.2 x 2.2 cm |
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| Quartz scepter with a tint of amethyst on smoky quartz. |
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