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 Posted: Jun 11, 2013 06:26 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
13 x 12 x 6 cm |
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Chalcopyrite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Field of view: 3.3 cm |
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Calcite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Field of view: 12.5 cm |
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Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
15 x 11 x 8.2 cm |
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Hemimorphite, Coronadite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
12 x 11 x 3-7 cm |
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45217 Time(s) |
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Hemimorphite, Coronadite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Magnified view-12 x 11 x 3-7 cm |
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Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
17 x 12.5 x 11 cm |
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Hemimorphite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Magnified view - field of view: 10 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2013 07:16 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Hi Vachik,
thank you very much for showing those spectacular specimens! I don't know much about Iranian minerals and there are not many on the market, but i suppose that this large country has a lot of beautiful minerals. I really enjoyed your first pictures and i hope there are a lot more to come!
Cheers!
Tobi
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2013 08:02 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Thanks Tobi - there are many to come. I will add them gradually. Hope you like them too.
regards,
Vachik
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Mike Wood
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2013 17:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Beautiful and large specimens, and excellent photography Vachik !
Sincerely, Mike
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jun 14, 2013 08:15 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Thanks Mike. I will upload much more images soon.
Cheers,
Vachik
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jun 14, 2013 10:55 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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wulfenite and malachite association
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Wulfenite, Malachite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Hanging glorious wulfenite crystal and malachite balls. The size of crystal measuring 3 mm along the edge. |
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Wulfenite, Malachite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Twined wulfenite crystals with balls of malachite, measuring 3.5 mm along the larger edge. |
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Welting
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2013 05:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Vachik,
Thanks for these great pictures. Iran must be a great, too much unexplored, mineralogical place. The hemimorphites and epidotes are stunning!
Here I attached some photos of a wulfenite specimen from the Ahmad Abad mine from my collection. Hope it adds to this topic.
Tim
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Wulfenite
Ahmad Abad mine, Yazd, Iran
7 cm |
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Wulfenite
Ahmad Abad mine, Yazd, Iran
fov: 3 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2013 05:51 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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| What a lovely wulfenite specimen!!!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2013 09:28 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Outstanding specimen!!
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h.abbasi
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Location: Iran,Esfahan
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2013 16:26 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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Thanks a lot Welting
For the excellent photos and your beautiful specimen . We hope there are more Iranian mineral pictures to come.
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2013 22:20 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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| Welting wrote: | Vachik,
Thanks for these great pictures. Iran must be a great, too much unexplored, mineralogical place. The hemimorphites and epidotes are stunning!
Here I attached some photos of a wulfenite specimen from the Ahmad Abad mine from my collection. Hope it adds to this topic.
Tim |
Tim, it is nice to see your Iranian wulfenite. Great add indeed.
Regards,
Vachik
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Welting
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| Posted: Jun 18, 2013 15:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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I got it from a friend some time ago, who bought it some years ago from Trinity minerals.
Don't know when these were found, but at that time John Veevaert had a couple of these that were sold very quickly. At that time I wasn't able to get one, but am happy that I have this one now some years later :-)
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2013 10:40 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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A very exceptional cabinet specimen of lustrous atacamite crystals in emerald-green colour. See child photos for closer views. Such gorgeous example of the copper species never seen before from the locale! It must be seen in person to be fully appreciated!
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Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm |
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29867 Time(s) |
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Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view)
Atacamite |
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Atacamite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view)
Atacamite
Qaleh-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran |
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29786 Time(s) |
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Atacamite
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
10 x 8.5 x 6.2 cm (closer up view) |
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vhairap
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2013 10:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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An amazing cabinet specimen of dolomite rombs with calcite and quartz crystals on pyrite balls.
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
Size is 19.3 cm in length. |
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 12 cm. |
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29798 Time(s) |
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 8.5 cm. |
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29717 Time(s) |
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 5 cm. |
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29779 Time(s) |
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Dolomite, Pyrite, Calcite, Quartz
Qale-Zari Mine, South Khorasan Province, eastern Iran
FOV is 8.5 cm. |
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2013 11:15 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through Iran |
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The locality is recorded here for a new find of the gemmy bright/dark green demantoid garnets in the metamorphics on the southern flank of Belqeys Mountain, 34 km NE of Takab, NW of Iran. Not studied in detail yet. The crystals are nicely terminated.
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Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length.
A gorgeous and impressive specimen of lustrous bright/dark green demantoid garnet from a new find. |
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Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length |
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Andradite (var: Demantoid)
Belqeys Mountain (Kuh-e-Belgheys), Takab, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran
Larger crystal is 1.6 cm. The specimen is 5 cm in length. |
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