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Don Lum
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 Posted: Jun 07, 2023 14:09 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Illinois Fluorite
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 147 mm x 90 mm x 86 mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 147 mm x 90 mm x 86 mm |
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| Interesting etching on the back of the specimen |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 147 mm x 90 mm x 86 mm |
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| Interesting etching on the back of the specimen |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2023 17:35 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Omehane occurrences, Otjinamewa (Otjionamewa), electoral district Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 60 mm x 50 mm x 22 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 17, 2023 17:09 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite
| Mineral: | Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite |
| Locality: | | Fengjiashan Mine, Edong, Daye, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 mm x 75 mm x 38 mm |
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| Quartz and Calcite coated by Hematite and Chalcopyrite |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Jun 18, 2023 00:23 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Excellent piece, Don! Congratulation!
Volkmar
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 18, 2023 15:52 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | Excellent piece, Don! Congratulation!
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Thank you very much, Volkmar. I have been enjoying your collection.
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 20, 2023 17:37 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Aragonite, Calcite
| Mineral: | Aragonite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Gergovie, La-Roche-Blanche, Veyre-Monton, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 114 mm x 112 mm x 79 mm |
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Jordi's description: White globular growths of Aragonite on a Limonite matrix associated with acicular crystals of transparent colorless and very lustrous Calcite. circa 1985
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| Mineral: | Aragonite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Gergovie, La-Roche-Blanche, Veyre-Monton, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 114 mm x 112 mm x 79 mm |
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Jordi's description: White globular growths of Aragonite on a Limonite matrix associated with acicular crystals of transparent colorless and very lustrous Calcite. circa 1985
ex Alain Martaud |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 23, 2023 14:04 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Topaz
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 mm x 39 mm x 41 mm |
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| Single crystal of Topaz on matrix rich in crystal form, transparent with very good luster and an intense color |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 mm x 39 mm x 41 mm |
| Description: |
| Single crystal of Topaz on matrix rich in crystal form, transparent with very good luster and an intense color |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 25, 2023 13:16 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Native Copper
| Mineral: | Native Copper (variety spinel twin) |
| Locality: | | Rocklands Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 43 mm x 27 mm x 12 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 30, 2023 13:08 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite, Calcite
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 94 mm x 62 mm x 48 mm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 94 mm x 62 mm x 48 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jul 02, 2023 16:59 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Brazilianite
| Mineral: | Brazilianite, Albite (variety cleavelandite) |
| Locality: | | Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 37 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jul 04, 2023 14:54 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hematite, Quartz
| Mineral: | Hematite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 mm x 54 mm x 37 mm |
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| Mineral: | Hematite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 mm x 54 mm x 37 mm |
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Tobi
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Jul 05, 2023 08:19 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Very nice piece. Large and well-developed crystals, beautiful shape, best contrast with the quartz and from a historic locality - I like it :-)
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jul 05, 2023 10:14 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Very nice piece. Large and well-developed crystals, beautiful shape, best contrast with the quartz and from a historic locality - I like it :-) |
Tobi, thank you for your kind thoughts about the last specimen that I posted. I always enjoy hearing from you.
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Philippe Durand
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Location: Normandie
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jul 05, 2023 14:08 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | I am an hematite fan, I must react :)
it is the first time that I see this combination form Elba: a very nice combo
it is a very aesthetic specimen
a good catch Don |
Thank you for your kind words, Philippe. I am fortunate indeed to have this specimen.
Don
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