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Gail
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 Posted: Dec 20, 2009 18:36 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Thanks Tomasz, nice thing is that it was a gift from a good friend, so no worries on overpaying for us!
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2009 11:21 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Ed Huskinson wrote: | Hi Gail! Long time no see. Nor hear, but hey, we all figured you and Jim were decompressing from your 53 case endeavor. Anyway, welcome back.
Your gypsum (variety "Ram's Horn" if you will) is from the Crystal Cave, lower levels, (like, maybe the 300 level) Mariposa Mine, California Hill, Terlingua Mercury District, Brewster County, Texas. Pedro and I collected there together several times. Oh sorry, I meant to say Dr Peter Megaw. It's a little bit of work to get down to the level, but the rewards are gratifying. He'll probably weigh in a little later to bolster this response.
You and Jim (and all the other MAD dogs) have a safe and Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. That goes for all of the other FMF'ers as well.
Hasta la later,
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Happy Post-Christmas...now we can get down to the real New Years...February in Tucson. No doubt in my mind that this is a classic Terlingau rams-horn gypsum...there were forests of these things beneath the big coated slabs in the Crystal Cavern.
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Gail
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| Posted: Dec 27, 2009 13:37 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Peter, Jim and I wish to put in a display in Tucson for the main show, we got a letter asking us but I cannot find it in the hectic Christmas mess. How can I verify that we are committed to doing it?
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rweaver
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2009 21:43 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail
I have had this one in my collection since 1988. Came from the following collections Vance C. Tankersley, Norman Dawson and Marion Godshaw. I got it from the Graebers. Sorry about the picture not being very clear. It was taken with a video cam a long time ago.
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Gail
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2009 22:41 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| RWeaver I am so pleased you took the time to post, thank you much!
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jimB
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| Posted: Dec 28, 2009 23:05 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Superb locality piece, rweaver. I had a wonderful cabinet calcite from Terlingua, sadly, I sold it. Some of these things are not replaceable. Enjoy.
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Gail
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2009 08:48 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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I used to race my mountain bike down in Lajitas, not far from Terlingua. I did so for seven years and would take day trips to various mines with a friend. We rode our mountain bikes to all sorts of old abandoned locations. I used to wonder how anyone could live in such a desolate place.
I Found the opening to a mine that went down quite a ways, but I knew better than to go in and even come close to the opening, it was odd though, the wood was intact and many of the structures were in good shape due to the lack of moisture there.
Our whole race team would come home sick after a week of racing and pre rides, it happened every year and we figured it was the dirt we were inhaling as we raced and rode each day. Then again, it didn't help that the temps, in February, were 18 degrees F. at night and in the 80s during the day.
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jimB
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2009 00:01 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail, usually a call to the office and speak w Rose will suffice.
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2009 10:19 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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Gail, you're not the first to wonder about the lifestyle challenges at Terlingua. The largest ruin at Terlingua is the 2 story house Clay Perry built in 1906 for his bride ...a young lady from Chicago. She arrived in Terlingua, spent one night in the house and left...never to return! (maybe it was 2 or 3 nights, but she was out of there in a New York minute!). There's an excellent history of Terlingua called "Quicksilver" by Ragsdale, published by Texas A&M (gag...go 'horns!) Press. It may be out of print, but is widely available in the used market. It is a classic story of boom and bust...and putting every cent of the fortune taken out in the boom back into the ground in the bust.
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Gail
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2009 13:46 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| Peter, THANK YOU! I have sat and looked at the stars in Terlingua at night and wondered what sorts of people lived there years ago, I will have to find that book! Cheers.
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2009 16:08 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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If you can wait and think you have the time, you can read my copy during Tucson
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Gail
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| Posted: Dec 30, 2009 18:17 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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| I am a fast reader, and would LOVE to borrow your book!
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Gail
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2010 06:48 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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This bizarre looking piece is a Quartz var. Rose Quartz from Paroun, Nuristan
Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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A "Funky" looking Rose quartz.
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Gail
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2010 11:29 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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This rather jolly looking quartz is from North Carolina. 12 cm by 22 cm tall.
Ex Hauck collection, ex Larry Conklin collection.
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Quartz var amethyst with quartz
Statesville, N. Carolina |
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Gail
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2010 11:36 Post subject: Re: Gail's collection |
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This rather large plate of Wulfenite with mimetite from the San Francisco mine is similar to the Romero plate in the Houston Museum of Nature and Science that I fell in love with enough to consider starting mineral collecting.
Haven't measured it yet, so will add that shortly.
Wulfenite with mimetite
San Francisco Mine
Magdelana
Sonora, Mexico.
Ex Minette collection
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