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Gail · Posted: Jun 28, 2009 08:28 Post subject: Re: jaysminerals

Your minerals AND your photography are outstanding! Beautiful.

Peter Megaw · Posted: Jun 28, 2009 10:27 Post subject: Re: jaysminerals

No picture, but there are very similar rhodochrosites from the 10th Level Silicate Orebody, Potosi Mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico. Interestingly, this orebody is remarkably similar compositionally and mineralogically to Uchucchacua. So far the major difference seem to be that 'Chacua is full of bustamite, which has yet to be identified at Santa Eulalia, there is also a siginficant difference in the tin mineralogy. The rhodos from both places are so similar that they could easily be mistaken.

parfaitelumiere · Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 153 Location: Auvergne

on my specimen there is waterclear fluo,and rhodo of secondary growth,seem to be scalenohedrons with rhomb termination,but very little.

GneissWare · Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 1287 Location: California

Your Epidotes are wonderful. Its really great that some are also self collected. Thanks for sharing.
Bob

Peter Megaw · Posted: Jun 28, 2009 13:05 Post subject: Re: jaysminerals

water-clear fluorites, often with very complex crystallography are also common with the Santa Eulalia material. I have some that are so highly modified they are nearly spherical, and others that form intricate branching towers. Some cool things like natanite and jeanbandyite sometimes form on top of these fluorites, and are very aesthetic micros

Tobi · Posted: Jun 28, 2009 15:17 Post subject: Re: jaysminerals

Hello,

very nice minerals (especially the fluorites from the Rogerley Mine) and - Gail said it already - a great picture quality! Please go on posting your specimens!

Liebe Grüße von Hessen nach Bayern :-)

Ed Huskinson · Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 318 Location: Kingman, Arizona

Hi Jay. Welcome to the party! I reiterate what Gail said. You have great minerals and your pictures are impressive. I look forward to all of your postings.

Keep up the good work!

Ed

Linda Smith · Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 65 Location: Nevada

Hi Jay,
Beautiful minerals and photos. I too look forward to more of your photos.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

Thanks so far for the feedback. I am very happy that you like the pictures and minerals. I will post more soon. I first have to note the size of some of the specimens. I do not really care about size so far so I do not have the detailed data. More next week.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

So here are some more pictures.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

and more ...

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

As I told I can only buy on my very limited budget. Here is a Rhodo from the sweethome Mine. The rest of the piece is not really a killer. But at least I was happy to get a reference sample. And the photo itself is a classic Sweet Home Mine shot.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

This locality is rather rare today. I bought this when I was at the location in the early 1990ies with my dad. Now I am happy to have a sample at all.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

Now here is an other nice piece from my collection. Although it is quite small I really love.

jaysminerals · Joined: 28 Jun 2009 Posts: 50 Location: Bavaria

Neptunite with Benitoite in combination are rather highly prized. I was able to get this for a real good price I think. A nice reference sample.

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