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James Catmur
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The Hunterian Museum in Glasgow is open again so I must get back and visit it to see what they have done to the mineral collection. For those who are interested to see some of what they have without a visit you can search the collection and see photos of some of the specimens by using this link:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/collections/searchourcollections/
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Apr 05, 2012 09:00 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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This is a wonderful museum curated by a delightful man, John Faithful. Have spent many happy hours there...the Lanarkshire lead fields suites they have are staggering!
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Apr 05, 2012 10:24 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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... and you can see some via that search function.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Sep 07, 2012 16:10 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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I managed to spend a few hours in the museum this summer so attach some photos. They do not allow flash photography and I had no tripod but see what you think.
James
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Bournonite
Herodsfoot Mine, Cornwall, England
About 3 cm crystal |
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Calcite
Cornwall, England
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Calcite, Sphalerite
New Glencrieff Mine, Wanlockhead, Scotland |
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Harmotome, Calcite
Strontian, Scotland |
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Stilbite
Sgurr nam boc, Skye, Scotland |
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Leadhillite, Caledonite, Linarite, Lanarkite, Pyromorphite
Leadhills-Wanlockhead, Scotland (see next image) |
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Beryl (variety aquamarine)
Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland (left), Adun-Cholon, Siberia (right) |
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Lanarkite coated with susannite? crystals
Leadhills, Scotland
The last one and a bit blurry - all the rest came out too blurry for me to include, sadly |
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Sapphires
Mull, Scotland
And just to end the report - sapphire collecting on Mull with wet suits! It brings a whole new approach to mineral collecting. It was VERY cold but we did find some gemmy sapphires (well one rock with some 3mm gem ones in it). It was SO cold, but she does love the sea no matter how cold it is and I love my minerals. |
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Peter
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2012 03:51 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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| Thanks for nice report! I have been a few times to the Hunterian Museum, love the University building itself and the view. When I swim the waters of Scotland people always look as if I am crazy! Clear fresh waters! but I never had a wet suit.
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Riccardo Modanesi
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2012 07:18 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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Hi James!
Where are the sapphires then? Still inside the river? Or did you succeed in picking up any of them? If so, I would be so curious to see any of them! it's always a potential European gem, different from the Burmese or Cingalese ones!
Greetings from Italy by Riccardo.
| James wrote: | I managed to spend a few hours in the museum this summer so attach some photos. They do not allow flash photography and I had no tripod but see what you think.
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Hi! I'm a collector of minerals since 1973 and a gemmologist. On Summer I always visit mines and quarries all over Europe looking for minerals! Ok, there is time to tell you much much more! Greetings from Italy by Riccardo. |
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Sep 08, 2012 15:05 Post subject: Re: Hunterian museum in Glasgow |
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Riccardo
They are not in the water but in the house. That said there are no visible crystals (yet) as they are in a matrix from the dyke they were in. I will have to see if I can release them.
James
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