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Posted: Mar 17, 2025 17:47 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Cryptomelane |
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Mineral: | Cryptomelane |
Locality: | Mályi, Miskolc District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.1 x 4.0 cm |
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Mar 19, 2025 22:51 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Rist Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 12.1 x 6.4 cm |
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Mar 21, 2025 03:02 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Malyshevo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.8 x 4.6 cm |
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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 15:34 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Erongo Region, Namibia |  |
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Dimensions: | 5.0 x 4.8 cm |
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Small plate of amethyst reverse scepters. |
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Posted: Mar 26, 2025 16:39 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 11.5 x 13.5 cm |
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Very glassy fluorite cluster. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 28, 2025 06:29 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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What a spectacular scepter amethyst from Goboboseb, I love it!
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am mizunaka

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Posted: Mar 28, 2025 15:55 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | What a spectacular scepter amethyst from Goboboseb, I love it! |
Thanks Tobi! Older material that surfaces on the market from time to time.
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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 00:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Calcite |
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Mineral: | Calcite, Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | La Palma-Yacopí mining district, La Glorieta Mine, Municipio Yacopí, Western Emerald Belt, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia |  |
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Dimensions: | 4.8 x 4.0 cm |
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Small calcite included with emerald crystals. |
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Posted: Mar 30, 2025 18:30 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Aksu, Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 8.5 x 6.0 cm |
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Posted: Apr 01, 2025 01:20 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Gypsum |
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Mineral: | Gypsum, Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | Hotazel Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa |  |
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Dimensions: | 3.1 x 1.8 cm |
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Rhodochrosite crystals embedded in gypsum. |
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Posted: Apr 03, 2025 01:36 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 7.5 x 11.5 cm |
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Faden quartz from an unusual locality. |
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Posted: Apr 04, 2025 15:24 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz Twins |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Rumsby's shaft, The Gulf, Gough County, New South Wales, Australia |  |
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Tiny twinned quartz. One stacked and one double. The largest twin in the upper left is 2.8 x 1.4 cm. |
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Posted: Apr 06, 2025 15:51 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
Locality: | N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa |  |
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Dimensions: | 4.7 x 1.1 cm |
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Small rhodochrosite stalactite. |
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Posted: Apr 07, 2025 21:11 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Smoky Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 7.7 x 7.1 cm |
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Glassy smoky quartz cluster. |
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Posted: Apr 10, 2025 14:39 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Dravite |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal |  |
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Dimensions: | 15.8 x 9.6 cm |
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Quartz crystal group that has a slight bend in the main crystal. Backside is covered with siderite, chalcopyrite, and thin dravite crystals. |
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Mineral: | Quartz, Siderite, Chalcopyrite, Dravite |
Locality: | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal |  |
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