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PostPosted: Nov 06, 2023 11:45    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

petroben wrote:
That's a beautiful specimen of Elbaite (Tourmaline) from the Himalaya Mine in San Diego County, California! The double-terminated crystal is quite impressive. Thanks for sharing the image!


Petroben, your nice comment is much appreciated.

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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2023 14:04    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Rhodochrosite
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 Mineral: Rhodochrosite, Pyrite, Quartz, Fluorite, Tetrahedrite, Hubnerite
 Locality:
Sweet Home Mine, Mount Bross, Alma District, Park County, Colorado, USA
 Dimensions: 132 mm x 78 mm
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2023 14:19    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

WOW Don; that is a marvelous specimen
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2023 16:16    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

A first class specimen! The color, the paragenesis, the size... A great photograph too.
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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2023 16:19    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Philippe Durand wrote:
WOW Don; that is a marvelous specimen


Philippe, thank you very much for your gracious comment.

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PostPosted: Nov 10, 2023 16:21    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Carles Millan wrote:
A first class specimen! The color, the paragenesis, the size... A great photograph too.


Carles, I appreciate your kind comment. Great to hear from you.

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PostPosted: Nov 11, 2023 13:28    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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 Mineral: Elbaite (Tourmaline Group), Albite (variety cleavelandite)
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Paprok, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
 Dimensions: 115 mm x 67 mm x 55 mm
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PostPosted: Nov 13, 2023 22:29    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Cuprian Smithsonite


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 Mineral: Smithsonite (variety cuprian smithsonite)
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79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
 Dimensions: 55 mm x 37 mm x 14 mm
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PostPosted: Nov 15, 2023 23:18    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Rhodonite


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 Mineral: Rhodonite, Franklinite
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Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
 Dimensions: 56 mm x 42 mm x 46 mm
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PostPosted: Nov 17, 2023 17:24    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Fluorite


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Les Rocs Quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
 Dimensions: 83 mm x 54 mm x 55 mm
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PostPosted: Nov 19, 2023 15:47    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Fluorite on Quartz


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Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
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PostPosted: Nov 20, 2023 03:19    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

I like the French fluorite - although at first glance I mistook it for a Swedish strengite ;-)
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PostPosted: Nov 21, 2023 00:39    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

Tobi wrote:
I like the French fluorite - although at first glance I mistook it for a Swedish strengite ;-)

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PostPosted: Nov 22, 2023 21:31    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

This is one of the first specimens that I acquired from a recently retired legendary dealer from Barcelona. Because this is a non-commercial forum, I will not reveal his name.


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 Mineral: Elbaite (variety rubellite), Tourmaline Group
 Locality:
Itatiaia, Conselheiro Pena, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil
 Dimensions: 131 mm x 73 mm x 30 mm
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Jonas Mine
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PostPosted: Nov 23, 2023 14:05    Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection  

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that is the holy grail of tourmalines collectors
a great specimen

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