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Michael Shaw
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| Mineral: | Dyscrasite |
| Locality: | | Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm |
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| Arborescent growths of metallic lathlike dyscrasite crystals on a white calcite matrix which fluoresces red under MW UV. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2025 12:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Goethite |
| Locality: | | Pahang State (Pahang Darul Makmur), Malaysia | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 0.8 cm |
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| A stalactite of iridescent goethite from the 2020 find. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2025 13:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm |
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A jackstraw cluster of milky white prismatic prehnite crystals to 1.5 cm
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| Mineral: | Prehnite and Wollastonite |
| Locality: | | Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.7 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm |
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| Backside view showing acicular wollasonite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2025 09:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Sulfur |
| Locality: | | Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.2 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm |
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| Equant lemon yellow sulfur crystals to 1.8 cm on a crystallized matrix of white aragonite. |
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| Mineral: | Sulfur |
| Locality: | | Agrigento (Girgenti) Province, Sicily, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.2 x 3.5 x 3.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2025 13:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Halite |
| Locality: | | Solno Mine, Inowrocław, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.8 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm |
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| Cubic halite crystals to 4 cm colored bright green by inclusions of paratacamite. Fluoresces orange on exposure to MW UV light. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2025 09:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Malachite after Azurite |
| Locality: | | Mount Painter, Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary, Northern Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.9 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 25, 2025 11:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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A couple of beryls.
| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
| Locality: | | Mount Antero, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.3 x 1.0 cm |
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| Aqua with a simple pinacoid termination. |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
| Locality: | | Akwanga, Nasawara, Kano State, Nigeria | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.4 x 1.0 cm |
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| Modified termination on this one. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 28, 2025 09:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Eagle Picher Mine, Picher Field, Cardin, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.8 x 6.1 x 5.6 cm |
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| Bright cubic galena crystals to 5.3 cm associated with scalenohedral calcite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Eagle Picher Mine, Picher Field, Cardin, Tri-State District, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.8 x 6.1 x 5.6 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2025 16:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Adamite (variety cuprian adamite) |
| Locality: | | Hilarion Mine, Hilarion area, Kamariza Mines, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion Mining District, Attikí (Attica) Prefecture, Greece | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.6 x 2.5 x 1.0 cm |
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| Rounded blue-green aggregates of cuprian adamite on cream-colored smithsonite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 13, 2025 11:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Tucson 2025 |
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Another Tucson is in the books. The weather during our visit was wonderful and it was a shock to return home to snow, sleet, ice, and freezing temperatures. There were a few new mineral discoveries (see Bob Kerr's Tucson report for details), but by and large nothing notable creating a big buzz. I continue to focus on old collections that become available, and in one such collection I was able to find a nice Bleiberg wulfenite that didn't break the bank. I have wanted to add one of these to the collection for many years, so that piece made my day. I have been busy photographing our new acquisitions and will post a photo later.
Below are a few thumbnails that we took home.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Empire State No. 4 Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.6 x 2.0 cm |
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| While there were several dealers that had calcites from the 2022 discovery, finding a thumbnail specimen proved difficult. |
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| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Little Ajo Mountains, Ajo District, Pima County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 1.4 cm |
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| A small but perfect azurite. |
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| Mineral: | Andradite (variety demantoid) |
| Locality: | | Belqeys Mountain, Takab, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.5 x 1.9 cm |
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| Deep green andradite var. demantoid crystals on a greenish matrix. The trapezohedral crystals display dodecahedral modifications. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 15, 2025 15:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | Hormuz Island, Hormozgan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.0 x 3.0 x 2.2 cm |
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| A single thick hexagonal hematite crystal with good luster and showing interesting growth lines. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 18, 2025 11:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | | Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.2 x 6.0 x 4.8 cm |
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| Lustrous emerald green dioptase crystals lining a shallow cavity with pale blue plancheite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 21, 2025 10:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Hydrocerussite on Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x x 5.3 x 4.7 cm |
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| Dull white hydrocerussite coating reticulated twinned cerussite crystals on a frothy gray matrix. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Feb 24, 2025 15:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Friedrich Mine, Schönstein (Steckenstein), Wissen, Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 6.2 x 4.9 cm |
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| Bright green acicular malachite crystals on a brownish limonite matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Friedrich Mine, Schönstein (Steckenstein), Wissen, Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 6.2 x 4.9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Friedrich Mine, Schönstein (Steckenstein), Wissen, Flammersfeld, Altenkirchen (Westerwald), Siegerland, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 9.0 x 6.2 x 4.9 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 25, 2025 07:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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That malachite is a great specimen, Michael!
Malachite from Grube Friedrich is an absolute classic from Siegerland, and many collectors consider them the best malachites from Germany.
And though I don't collect malachite, I think you are lucky that you have found such a good specimen of this classic material.
Congratulations :-)
Best regards
Tobi
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