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Collection of Michael Shaw
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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 11, 2024 10:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3008 Calcite -Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiburg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany.jpg

Mineral:

Calcite

Locality:

Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany

Dimensions:

6.9 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm

Description:

Intergrown groups of divergent silky-lustered calcite crystals to 5.6 cm in length from the Alte Elisabeth-Schacht.

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3008 Calcite 2 - Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiburg, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany.jpg

Mineral:

Calcite

Locality:

Himmelfahrt Mine, Freiberg, Freiberg District, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany

Dimensions:

6.9 x 6.2 x 4.0 cm

Description:

Reverse side

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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 14, 2024 08:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3039 Fluorite - Koh-i-Maran, Qalat District, Balochistan, Pakistan.jpg

Mineral:

Fluorite

Locality:

Koh-i-Maran, Kalat District, Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan

Dimensions:

9.5 x 6.7 x 5.5 cm

Description:

An aggregate of pale green cubic fluorite crystals to 2.6 cm on edge with lilac-colored edges and prominent mosaic textured faces.

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Michael Shaw
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Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 15, 2024 09:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3032 Getchellite - Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Humboldt Co., Nevada.jpg

Mineral:

Getchellite

Locality:

Getchell Mine, Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mountains, Humboldt County, Nevada, USA

Dimensions:

4.2 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm

Description:

Bright red platy masses of getchellite throughout a yellow orpiment matrix from the Type Locality for the species. Collected in the 1960s.

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Michael Shaw
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Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 19, 2024 08:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3038 Schorl and Quartz - Bersig Farm #167, Erongo Region, Namibia.jpg

Mineral:

Schorl

Locality:

Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia

Dimensions:

7.1 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm

Description:

Two intersecting lustrous black schorl crystals to 7.3 cm in length with associated smoky quartz crystals. The schorl crystals consist of tightly packed acicular crystals.

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3038 Schorl - Bersig Farm #167, Erongo Region, Namibia.jpg

Mineral:

Schorl

Locality:

Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia

Dimensions:

7.1 x 5.3 x 4.1 cm

Description:

reverse side

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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4248
Location: Germany

Posted: Mar 20, 2024 04:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

Very nice and good fluorite from Koh-i-Maran!

Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 20, 2024 08:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

Tobi wrote:

Very nice and good fluorite from Koh-i-Maran!

Thank you Tobi.

Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 22, 2024 08:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

2967 Calcite 2 - Nasik, Maharashtra, India.jpg

Mineral:

Calcite

Locality:

Nashik District (Nasik), Maharashtra, India

Dimensions:

8.2 x 5.6 x 4.0 cm

Description:

Stacks of flattened rhombic calcite crystals to 1.3 cm across resting on a thin crust of white laumontite on pale greenish basalt.

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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 25, 2024 13:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3034 Calcite - Dhamu Pada, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.jpg

Mineral:

Calcite

Locality:

Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India

Dimensions:

5.8 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm

Description:

Two intersecting crystals of gemmy honey-colored calcite with druzy white quartz.

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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Mar 31, 2024 09:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3022 Descloizite - M'fouati, Bouenza Dept., Republic of Congo.jpg

Mineral:

Descloizite

Locality:

M'Fouati, M'Fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo

Dimensions:

5.4 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm

Description:

Dark brown lenticular descloizite crystals forming small rosettes.

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3022 Descloizite (macro) - M'fouati, Bouenza Dept., Republic of Congo.jpg

Mineral:

Descloizite

Locality:

M'Fouati, M'Fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo

Dimensions:

5.4 x 3.9 x 2.4 cm

Description:

Detailed view.

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Michael Shaw
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Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Apr 07, 2024 08:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Pyromorphite

3021 Pyromorphite 2 - Mindouli, Pool Dept. Republic of Congo.jpg

Mineral:

Pyromorphite

Locality:

Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo

Dimensions:

6.0 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm

Description:

Bright green pyromorphite crystals to 3 mm scattered over the top surface of a country rock matrix.

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3021 Pyromorphite 3 - Mindouli, Pool Dept. Republic of Congo.jpg

Mineral:

Pyromorphite

Locality:

Mindouli, Mindouli District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo

Dimensions:

6.0 x 4.1 x 2.2 cm

Description:

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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4248
Location: Germany

Posted: Apr 10, 2024 05:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

A really nice specimen, Michael. Nice colour, good contrast and such a beautiful tiny landscape of flawless pyromorphite crystals. And it reminds me of classic pyromorphites from Germany or England. Lovely!

Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Apr 10, 2024 08:08 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

Tobi wrote:

A really nice specimen, Michael. Nice colour, good contrast and such a beautiful tiny landscape of flawless pyromorphite crystals.
And it reminds me of classic pyromorphites from Germany or England.
Lovely!

Thank You Tobi.

Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Apr 13, 2024 08:47 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3015 Mimetite - Guatomo Mine, Tham Thalu, Yala Prov., Thailand.jpg

Mineral:

Mimetite

Locality:

Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand

Dimensions:

6.7 x 5.6 x 2.4 cm

Description:

Lustrous yellow-orange hexagonal mimetite crystals to 6 mm covering the top surface of a brown limonitic matrix.

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3015 Mimetite 2 - Guatomo Mine, Tham Thalu, Yala Prov., Thailand.jpg

Mineral:

Mimetite

Locality:

Guatomo Mine (Hat Yai), Tham Thalu, Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, Thailand

Dimensions:

6.7 x 5.6 x 2.4 cm

Description:

crystal detail

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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Apr 18, 2024 10:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3019 Siderite on Hematite - Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York.jpg

Mineral:

Siderite on Hematite

Locality:

Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Dimensions:

9.1 x 7.4 x 4.0 cm

Description:

Sharp, rhombic crystals of rich honey-brown colored siderite measuring up to 5 mm covering the top of a reddish-black hematite matrix. The old iron mine dates to 1836 and was last worked in 1910.

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Michael Shaw
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Joined: 30 Apr 2008
Posts: 2253
Location: Oklahoma

Posted: Apr 23, 2024 07:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw

3018 Strontianite on Barite - Dreislar Mine, Medebach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.jpg

Mineral:

Strontianite

Locality:

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Dimensions:

9.5 x 7.4 x 5.3 cm

Description:

Compact sprays of pale yellow strontianite on a matrix of bladed white barite.

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3018 Strontianite 2 - Dreislar Mine, Medebach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.jpg

Mineral:

Strontianite

Locality:

Dreislar Mine, Dreislar, Winterberg, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia/Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Dimensions:

9.5 x 7.4 x 5.3 cm

Description:

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