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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 09:56 Post subject: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Glad to be in this beautiful forum. I will be sharing here with you my small and simple collection. Capturing the beauty of minerals in high-quality photography has always intrigued me a lot. I have recently started to photograph my minerals myself. It’s a hard, very hard work!
Be welcome to enjoy my photos!
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 10:21 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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A scalenohedral geode of Calcite dog’s dents, fine-grained. A private prospect of Jean Martin in 1980. Added in collection in 2022.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Glageon Quarry, Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France |  |
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Dimensions: | 11.5 x 9 x 4.2 cm |
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A scalenohedral geode of dog’s dents, fine-grained. A private prospect of Jean Martin in 1980. Added in collection in 2022. |
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 11:02 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Aragonite is a high pressure polymorph of calcium carbonate. Therefore, it occurs in high pressure metamorphic rocks such as those formed in subduction zones. The main crystal is 1,2 x 1,9 cm. Nice color. Added in collection in 2025.
Mineral: | Aragonite |
Locality: | Molina de Aragón, Comarca Molina-Alto Tajo, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain |  |
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Dimensions: | 5 x 5 x 3,3 cm. |
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Aragonite is a high pressure polymorph of calcium carbonate. Therefore, it occurs in high pressure metamorphic rocks such as those formed in subduction zones. The main crystal is 1,2 x 1,9 cm. Nice color. Added in collection in 2025. |
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 11:23 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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A radiating druze mass of silicate minerale, fine-grained. A privat prospect of Jean Martin in 1985. Added in collection in 2022.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Ploemeur, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany/Bretagne, France |  |
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Dimensions: | 7x5x4 cm. |
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A radiating druze mass of silicate minerale, fine-grained. A privat prospect of Jean Martin in 1985. Added in collection in 2022. |
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Posted: Mar 23, 2025 15:43 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Beautiful conglomerate of Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite on Quartz crystals. Added in collection in 2023.
Mineral: | Quartz Chalcopyrite Sphalerite |
Locality: | Borieva Mine, Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria |  |
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Dimensions: | 4,5x3,5x5 cm |
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Beautiful conglomerate of Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite on Quartz crystals. Added in collection in 2023. |
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 27, 2025 15:06 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Prehnite Epidote
A classic from Kayes, Mali.
Mineral: | Prehnite Epidote |
Locality: | Djouga diggings, Bendougou village, Commune Diakon, Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region, Mali |  |
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Dimensions: | 6,7 x 5,5 x 4,5 cm. / 153 g |
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A classic from Kayes, Mali. Added in collection 2023. |
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 28, 2025 13:42 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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A nice and not very common specimen of Baryte and Calcite on the druze of quartz with inclusions of Goethite. Added in collection in 2023. Ex-collection : Damien Courset (Lyon, France)
Mineral: | Baryte Calcite Quartz |
Locality: | Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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Dimensions: | 7 x 6,5 x 5 cm. |
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A nice and not very common specimen of Baryte and Calcite on the druze of quartz with inclusions of Goethite. Added in collection in 2023. Ex-collection : Damien Courset (Lyon, France) |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Mar 28, 2025 16:46 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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This specimen is not from 'Aouli,' Martin. It is from the Amerzgane Cercle, likely Tizirine, as evidenced by the presence of that kind of Goethite inclusions alongside this type of Baryte.
You can check this:
https://www.mindat.org/gallery.php?loc=66147&min=549
Would you like me to change the wrong locality in your post?
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 01:18 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Thank you, Jordi.
I can't edit my post myself... And I can't open the photo on your link too.
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 01:31 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Cleiophane is colorless to white or green sphalerite due to low contents of Fe2+ and Mn2+. Beautiful cleiophane crystals on the white quartz druze. Added in collection in 2023.
Mineral: | Sphalerite (variety cleiophane) Quartz |
Locality: | Krushev dol Mine, Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria |  |
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Dimensions: | 6 x 5 x 3,5 cm. |
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Cleiophane is colorless to white or green sphalerite due to low contents of Fe2+ and Mn2+. Beautiful cleiophane crystals on the white quartz druze. Added in collection in 2023. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 03:52 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Very beautiful cleiophane specimen, Martin!
Thank you for sharing your minerals and your photos here.
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Tobi
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James Catmur
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Posted: Mar 29, 2025 05:14 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Try
https://www.mindat.org/photo-703910.html
Jordi Fabre wrote: | This specimen is not from 'Aouli,' Martin. It is from the Amerzgane Cercle, likely Tizirine, as evidenced by the presence of that kind of Goethite inclusions alongside this type of Baryte.
You can check this:
https://www.mindat.org/photo-703910.html
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DanovskiM

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Posted: Mar 30, 2025 10:45 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Beautiful crystal of calcite from Pau. Added in collection 2024.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |  |
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Dimensions: | 7,5 x 4,5 x 3 cm. / 86 g |
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Beautiful crystal of calcite from Pau. Added in collection 2024. |
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Posted: Apr 05, 2025 07:05 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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A silvery metallic spinel law twin Galena with Calcite. It displays sharp, well formed flat faces Galena twins with mirror luster. Gorgeous calcite rhombs with shimmering surface. Added in collection 2022.
Mineral: | Calcite Galena Sphalerite |
Locality: | Krushev dol deposit, Krushev dol Mine, Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria |  |
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Dimensions: | 7 x 4,2 x 3,5 cm. / 117 g |
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A silvery metallic spinel law twin Galena with Calcite. It displays sharp, well formed flat faces Galena twins with mirror luster. Gorgeous calcite rhombs with shimmering surface. Added in collection 2022. |
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Posted: Apr 06, 2025 01:48 Post subject: Re: Martin Danovski Minerals Collection |
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Old collector’s item, more than 25 years, from Chaillac in France. These two-tone Fluorite cubes are sprinkled with Galena all over the room. The cubes are perfectly crystallized on all sides. There are two distinct colors present in the Fluorite, a white yellow part and a brown gray part. The Rossignol mine has been closed since 1997.
Ex-collection: I & Serge Moreno. Added in collection in 2023.
Mineral: | Fluorite |
Locality: | Chaillac Mine, rossignol vein, Chaillac, Le Blanc, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France |  |
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Dimensions: | 7 x 6 x 4 cm. / 210 g |
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Old collector’s item, more than 25 years, from Chaillac in France. These two-tone Fluorite cubes are sprinkled with Galena all over the room. The cubes are perfectly crystallized on all sides. There are two distinct colors present in the Fluorite, a white yellow part and a brown gray part. The Rossignol mine has been closed since 1997.
Ex-collection: I & Serge Moreno. Added in collection in 2023. |
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