We use cookies to show content based on your preferences. If you continue to browse you accept their use and installation. More information. >

FMF - Friends of Minerals Forum, discussion and message board
The place to share your mineralogical experiences


Spanish message board






Newest topics and users posts
27 Mar-19:47:08 Re: 2 unknowns co-occurring with caledonite, grand reef mine, az (Pete Richards)
27 Mar-16:15:44 Re: 2 unknowns co-occurring with caledonite, grand reef mine, az (Cfrench58)
27 Mar-15:18:59 Re: 2 unknowns co-occurring with caledonite, grand reef mine, az (Alfredo)
27 Mar-14:39:29 2 unknowns co-occurring with caledonite, grand reef mine, az (Cfrench58)
27 Mar-05:21:48 Re: the mim museum in beirut, lebanon (Mim Museum)
27 Mar-05:03:26 Re: trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. (Ning)
27 Mar-02:39:50 Re: the mim museum in beirut, lebanon (Tobi)
27 Mar-00:23:28 Re: collection of volkmar stingl (Volkmar Stingl)
26 Mar-00:53:41 Re: collection of volkmar stingl (Volkmar Stingl)
25 Mar-13:32:10 Re: collection of michael shaw (Michael Shaw)
25 Mar-00:25:58 The mizunaka collection - quartz (Am Mizunaka)
23 Mar-13:35:22 Re: collection of firmo espinar (Firmo Espinar)
22 Mar-08:32:28 Re: collection of michael shaw (Michael Shaw)
22 Mar-04:20:41 Re: the mim museum in beirut, lebanon (Mim Museum)
21 Mar-22:49:19 Re: green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. (Ning)
21 Mar-22:47:40 Re: green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. (Ning)
21 Mar-22:45:25 Re: green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. (Ning)
21 Mar-15:34:23 Re: the mizunaka collection - quartz (Am Mizunaka)
21 Mar-14:35:08 Re: jim’s mineral collection (Jim Wilkinson)
21 Mar-14:15:36 The 4th phoenix heritage mineral show (phms) hosted by mineralogical society of arizona (m (Chris Whitney-smith)
21 Mar-04:36:10 Re: the mizunaka collection (Tobi)
21 Mar-04:11:47 Re: jim’s mineral collection (James Catmur)
20 Mar-23:34:15 The mizunaka collection - quartz (Am Mizunaka)
20 Mar-18:13:16 Re: jim’s mineral collection (Jim Wilkinson)
20 Mar-14:06:43 Re: dry gill mine, caldbeck fells, cumbria, uk (Forrestblyth)

For lists of newest topics and postings click here


RSS RSS

View unanswered posts

Why and how to register

Index Index
 FAQFAQ RegisterRegister  Log inLog in
 {Forgotten your password?}Forgotten your password?  

Like
111802


The time now is Mar 28, 2024 08:48

Search for a textSearch for a text   

A general guide for using the Forum with some rules and tips
The information provided within this Forum about localities is only given to allow reference to them. Any visit to any of the localities requires you to obtain full permission and relevant information prior to your visit. FMF is strictly against any illicit activities related to collecting minerals.
Collection of Tobi
  Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 58, 59, 60  Next
  Index -> Collection photos and Collector's page
Like
3315


View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message

parfaitelumiere




Joined: 02 Mar 2008
Posts: 153
Location: Auvergne


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Dec 25, 2009 08:02    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Hi Tobias,

I have seen similar garnets as your big crystal,I don't remember wher it come from,but I will find and tell it in a couple of days.
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Dec 25, 2009 08:11    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Thank you very much, it would be great to have a reliable information about the locality.

The next photo is a better shot of a fluorite that i posted some time ago in much lower resolution. It comes from the Erongo Mountains, Namibia, crystal size 1 cm.



erongo12.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35876 Time(s)

erongo12.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Dec 26, 2009 09:50    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Another fluorite miniature from Namibia (Uis). Height of the octahedron 25 mm.


uis_fluo.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35850 Time(s)

uis_fluo.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Feb 07, 2010 09:51    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Another miniature from the Erongo Mountains: A cluster of two aquamarine crystals, the larger one has a width of 20 mm.


AquaNAM002.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35649 Time(s)

AquaNAM002.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Dawn MinetteCooper




Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Posts: 14
Location: Boron, CA

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Feb 07, 2010 12:10    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

A good material for showcase liners that I like to use is natural colored burlap. It has a matt shine and the tan color sets off most crystals very well. In yardage it is relatively inexpensive, but gives a good appearance in the show case.

Black Lyons velvet and off white velvet are also good, though the white tends to show stains from mineral crumbles.

_________________
Happy Collecting--

Dawn
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Feb 08, 2010 09:07    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Thank you for your advice, i'm anyway thinking about how i can find a liner that goes better together with the minerals than this bright wood ...

Next photo shows a pyrite cluster from the Huanzala Mine, height 55 mm.



huanzala2.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35523 Time(s)

huanzala2.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 07, 2010 08:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Azurite from Aouli (near Midelt), Morocco. 100 x 95 x 40 mm. Common material, but a stunning blue colour in person, picture doesn't show it good enough. Associated with some malachite and even some tiny fluorite cubes on the backside.


azurit_aouli.JPG
 Description:
 Viewed:  35399 Time(s)

azurit_aouli.JPG


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 07, 2010 09:22    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Scalenohedral calcite from Allmendingen (near Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). Height 90 mm.


allmendingen.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35401 Time(s)

allmendingen.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 21, 2010 10:05    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

40 mm schorl crystal on cleavelandite, from Shigar Valley, Pakistan. Overall size 60 x 40 x 30 mm.


schörl_pakistan.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35317 Time(s)

schörl_pakistan.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 21, 2010 10:12    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Cluster of mostly transparent fluorite from Xianghuapu Mine (Hunan, China). The largest crystal edge measures 42 mm, overall size is 115 x 75 x 60 mm.


xianghuapu1.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35311 Time(s)

xianghuapu1.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 21, 2010 10:59    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Another shot which focuses on the largest crystal. This cube measures 4 x 4 x 4 cm.


xianghuapu2.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35319 Time(s)

xianghuapu2.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
2
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 22, 2010 05:04    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Sulphur on matrix from El Desierto Mine (Potosí, Bolivia). Actually i find the specimens from there rather boring (compared to the classics from Sicily which i really like), but this one features quite good terminated and transparent crystals (longest are about 1 cm in lenght) for that locality, instead of the crusty yellow masses which make the majority of El Desierto specimens. Overall size is 85 x 65 x 60 mm.


desierto_schwefel.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35206 Time(s)

desierto_schwefel.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
2
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 23, 2010 07:32    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Two better shots of the schorl from Shigar Valley which show the upper termination.


schorl_new.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35096 Time(s)

schorl_new.jpg



schorl_termination.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35117 Time(s)

schorl_termination.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 27, 2010 12:15    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Tarbuttite, Skorpion Mine, Karas Region, Namibia. 50 x 35 x 30 mm.


tarbuttit.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35067 Time(s)

tarbuttit.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 27, 2010 12:36    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

A calcite from a locality most of you will not know: Alme, near Brilon, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This specimen is neither spectacular nor very aesthetic, but the crystal form is quite interesting. I've seen such a form never before on a calcite specimen, and it rather reminds me of some topaz crystals i've seen. Size 45 x 30 x 30 mm.


Calcit_Alme1.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35140 Time(s)

Calcit_Alme1.jpg



Calcit_Alme2.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35119 Time(s)

Calcit_Alme2.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Luiz Menezes




Joined: 10 Dec 2009
Posts: 140
Location: Belo Horizonte

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 28, 2010 10:14    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Hello Tobias:

I think that your garnet from "Brazil" is likely a rhodolite (a variety of pyrope) from a mine in Tocantins state. I read the comment made by Granate (Nov.18, 2009) about a material he saw with Leonilde Piovesan that might have came from Juazeiro, Bahia; it may be possible that garnets were found there but it is not a famous locality, whilst that mine in Tocantins has produced a large quantity of garnets for many years.

Rhodolites have a purplish-red color; if your specimen is just red or brownish-red it is not a rhodolite. I have checked "rhodolite" on Mindat and this important locality is not mentioned; the owner of the mine is Osório Neto, as his business is named Colorgemas (Belo Horizonte and Hong Kong), I could not talk to him to get more details about it, as soon as I get it I will inform you and I will also post a photo and a note on Mindat.

Luiz
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Carles Millan
Site Admin



Joined: 05 May 2007
Posts: 1463
Location: Catalonia


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 28, 2010 10:31    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Tobias Martin wrote:
the crystal form is quite interesting. I've seen such a form never before on a calcite specimen, and it rather reminds me of some topaz crystals i've seen.

Interesting crystallography. Calcite is often surprising.
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Tobi
Site Admin



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4092
Location: Germany


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 28, 2010 12:29    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Yes, Carles, but it's a pity that these crystals occur not very large and not in really fine quality there. But at least they have a strange form ;-)

Luiz, thank you for your information. But i finally decided to take the large garnet crystal out of the displayed collection. I don't like to have specimens without locality on display, and i will not present a specimen which could be from Idaho OR "somewhere from Brazil". I had several infos about various localities, and each time my garnet fitted them theoretically, due to the similarity to the reference specimens. But nevertheless i would appreciate to be informed about useful news. I don't have much hope of finally finding the locality without doubts, but any hint is welcome, thank you in anticipation! Even to know that it is really from Brazil (without further information) would be great, for it was displayed at the museum with a label that said "Brazil".

Here's another specimen from Namibia: Sceptre amethyst on matrix from Brandberg, Erongo region. The longest crystals measure 25 mm, overall size of the specimen is 80 x 50 x 40 mm.



brandberg2.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35033 Time(s)

brandberg2.jpg



brandberg1.jpg
 Description:
 Viewed:  35025 Time(s)

brandberg1.jpg


Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
1
   

jamesb




Joined: 16 Jan 2010
Posts: 18
Location: Arizona

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 29, 2010 00:24    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

I like it !
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   

Andreas Gerstenberg




Joined: 04 Mar 2010
Posts: 336
Location: Chemnitz


Access to the FMF Gallery title=

View user's profile

Send private message

PostPosted: Mar 30, 2010 06:02    Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin  

Nice Alme calcite! Did only know the reddish almost opaque scalenohedrons there...
Back to top
Reply to topic Reply with quote
Like
   
Display posts from previous:   
   Index -> Collection photos and Collector's page   All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 4 of 60
  Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... 58, 59, 60  Next  

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


All pictures, text, design © Forum FMF 2006-2024


Powered by FMF