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am mizunaka
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 Posted: Jul 01, 2024 22:23 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
| Locality: | | Ilmenau, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia/Thüringen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | 7.3 x 5.4 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 02, 2024 07:47 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Nice piece! You dont' see many of these on the market, even here in Germany. I saw this piece some time ago on a dealer's website and if I remember correctly, there was an old label saying this was mined a hundred years ago - which makes it even better :-)
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 02, 2024 22:23 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Nice piece! You dont' see many of these on the market, even here in Germany. I saw this piece some time ago on a dealer's website and if I remember correctly, there was an old label saying this was mined a hundred years ago - which makes it even better :-) |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2024 16:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.7 x 3.4 cm |
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| Gemmy cluster of rhodochrosite. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2024 23:57 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Excellent piece! The color and transparency are outstanding. Congrats!
Volkmar
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2024 02:11 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodchrosite |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | Excellent piece! The color and transparency are outstanding. Congrats!
Volkmar |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 08, 2024 15:46 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
| Locality: | | Catuji, Mucuri Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.4 x 3.2 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 10, 2024 23:10 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Calcite |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Quartz, Ilvaite, Hedenbergite |
| Locality: | | Tochibora deposit, Kamioka Mine, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.0 x 5.4 cm |
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| Calcite with quartz and ilvaite on hedenbergite. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2024 04:07 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Winterstock , Göscheneralp, Göschenen Valley, Göschenen, Reuss Valley, Uri, Switzerland | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.8 x 6.5 cm |
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| A half open/closed gwindel on matrix with other quartz crystals. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 16, 2024 01:24 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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| Mineral: | Elbaite |
| Locality: | | Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.2 x 2.3 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2024 01:38 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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| am mizunaka wrote: | Elbaite
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 7.2 x 2.3 cm |
Great photo of a great crystal, I love it! This exquisite elbaite and your photography technique are made for each other :-)
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2024 13:46 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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| Tobi wrote: | | am mizunaka wrote: | Elbaite
Otjua Mine, Otjua Farm 37, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 7.2 x 2.3 cm |
Great photo of a great crystal, I love it! This exquisite elbaite and your photography technique are made for each other :-) |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 20, 2024 01:54 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Tourmaline |
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| Mineral: | Tourmaline |
| Locality: | | Tourmaline King Mine, Pala, Pala District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 3.8 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2024 16:18 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Spodumene |
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| Mineral: | Spodumene |
| Locality: | | Dara-i-Pech pegmatite, Chapa Dara District, Kunar Province (Konar), Afghanistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 11.0 x 3.0 cm |
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| Double terminated yellow-green spodumene crystal. |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Jul 24, 2024 02:04 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
| Locality: | | Triolet Glacier, Ferret Valley, Les Grandes Jorasses Massif, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.1 x 9.3 x 5.2 cm |
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| Cluster of lustrous glassy smoky quartz crystals. |
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