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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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 Posted: Dec 22, 2020 12:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Some small specimens.
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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| Dimensions: | 18 x 15 x 10 mm |
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| Lustrous Vanadinite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Opal-CT (variety lussatite) |
| Locality: | | Lussat, Aigueperse, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme Department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 10 x 10 mm |
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| Lussat is the type locality for Opal-CT. C stands for Cristobalite and T stands for Tridymite. |
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| Mineral: | Strengite |
| Locality: | | Leveäniemi Mine, Svappavaara, Kiruna District, Lappland, Sweden | |
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| Dimensions: | 19 x 13 x 10 mm |
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| Amethyst-colored Strengite crystals in spherical aggregates with green Rockbridgeite crystals, both in spherical aggregates, on a yellow-brown colored Beraunite-coated matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Crocoite |
| Locality: | | Adelaide Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | VOF appr. 10 mm |
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Rob Schnerr
Joined: 17 Mar 2019
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Dec 23, 2020 12:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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More micro specimen.
| Mineral: | Cornetite |
| Locality: | | Kasompi Mine, Swambo, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | VOF appr. 3 mm |
| Description: |
| Deep blue translucent Cornatite crystals. In 1976 I received 100 micromounts as a gift from a friend who had a very interesting and huge collection. This is one of those gifts. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Schlackental, bockswies veins, Oberschulenberg, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar District, Harz, Lower Saxony/Niedersachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV appr. 6 mm |
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| Mineral: | Mullite |
| Locality: | | Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV appr. 4 mm |
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| Purplish Mullite crystals in a cavity. |
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| Mineral: | Goethite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Barros Cassal, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV appr. 4 mm |
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| Goethite needles on Quartz. |
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| Mineral: | Warwickite and Fluorphlogopite |
| Locality: | | De la Aljorra Quarries, Cerro de la Cabezuela (de la Aljorra Volcano), La Aljorra, Cartagena, Comarca Campo de Cartagena, Region of Murcia (Murcia), Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | FOV appr. 4 mm |
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| Red Warwickite with brown Fluorphlogopite. The white crystals are probably Sanidine. Specimen from the 70's. |
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2021 13:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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4 more, a bit bigger again.
| Mineral: | Heulandite-Ca |
| Locality: | | Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 100 x 55 x 55 mm |
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| Heulandite xl cluster colored green by Celadonite inclusions. |
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| Mineral: | Mimetite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 55 x 35 x 15 mm |
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| Yellow Mimetite in botryoidal form with one Wulfenite on top. |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite after Calcite |
| Locality: | | Dahisar Quarry, Mumbai (Bombay), Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 210 x 75 x 55 mm |
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| The only point of attachment is the small layer in the front. |
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| Mineral: | Beryl (variety aquamarine) |
| Locality: | | Bergsig Farm 167 (Hohenstein), Omaruru, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 80 x 60 x 55 mm |
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| Blue Aquamarine with black Schorl on white Orthoclase. |
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2021 10:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Mineral: | Smithsonite |
| Locality: | | El Refugio Mine, Choix, Municipio Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 x 70 x 40 mm |
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| Bi-coloured botryoidal Smithsonite. Fluoresces green under UV short wave. |
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| Mineral: | Allargentum |
| Locality: | | Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 35 x 32 x 10 mm |
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| Allargentum on Calcite. Jordi Fabre said on Mindat :"A novelty at Tucson 2010. The Allargentum appears intergrown with Silver and Dyscrasite. It is clearly differentiated and dominant in the analysis of the sample, so the right label is Allargentum." |
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| Mineral: | Tetrahedrite |
| Locality: | | Santa Rita Mine, Morococha District, Yauli Province, Junín Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 30 x 30 mm |
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| A combination of black Tetrahedrite, pink Rhodochrosite, yellow Pyrite and white Quartz crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Saint-Laurent-du-Pape, La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 75 x 55 x 12 mm |
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| Honey-coloured Baryte crystals from France. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2021 10:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Really wonderful, all of them, I especially love that large prehnite after calcite pseudomorph from India, stunning specimen!
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2021 11:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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The Smithsonite reminds me of the small intestines and colon and ileocecal junction ;-)
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 05, 2021 05:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | The Smithsonite reminds me of the small intestines and colon and ileocecal junction ;-) |
Thanks for that connotation, Doc - I hope Rob will still enjoy this specimen ;-)
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Rob Schnerr
Joined: 17 Mar 2019
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2021 12:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Really wonderful, all of them, I especially love that large prehnite after calcite pseudomorph from India, stunning specimen! |
Thank you Tobi, we bought it from an old man with a beautiful collection whose family is not interested in this part of his legacy, so he sells his collection piece by piece. The two Ferberites we posted earlier come from his collection too.
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2021 12:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | The Smithsonite reminds me of the small intestines and colon and ileocecal junction ;-) |
Hi Don, now you mentioned it : yes indeed. So that's what they call a aesthetic mineral!
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2021 12:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Don Lum wrote: | | The Smithsonite reminds me of the small intestines and colon and ileocecal junction ;-) |
Thanks for that connotation, Doc - I hope Rob will still enjoy this specimen ;-) |
Yes, but it will never be the same for me.
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2021 12:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Gibraltar Mine, Cueva de las Espadas, Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 x 85 x 40 mm |
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| Twinned crystals of Gypsum. |
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| Mineral: | Andradite (variety melanite) |
| Locality: | | Arrondissement Diakon, Bafoulabé Circle, Kayes Region, Mali | |
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| Dimensions: | 50 x 40 x 30 mm |
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| Group of Melanite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Gypsum |
| Locality: | | Las Salinas, Otume, Paracas District, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 x 70 x 40 mm |
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| Water clear yellow Gypsum crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 70 x 50 x 45 mm |
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| A cubic Galena crystal of 32 mm, with terminated Calcite crystals and a crust of Dolomite. On the backside some minor Chalcopyrite. |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 08:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Very nice specimens, Rob. The Naica gypsum is quite unsual, a great natural sculpture. And I just love that Joplin Field galena, simply perfect!
Regards
Tobi
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 09:58 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Thank you Tobi for your nice words. On the label it says that it's from "The Cave of Swords", but I doubt if that is true so I did not mention it. I hope not, they better leave that cave alone!
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 10:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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A question:
The next piece I bought on the internet at an auction. The seller says he has a mineral shop in Sevilla and has 30 years experience with minerals.
I could not find any reference to the location "Albero Quarrys, Alcalá de Guadaira, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain", but the seller says it is a new find of 2019. He also mentioned that the matrix is "calcarenita" which contains small fossil remains formed by the accumulation of detritic materials.
Question : can anybody confirm this (especially the location)?
Greetings,
Rob
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Alcalá de Guadaira, Comarca Los Alcores, Seville, Andalusia, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 140 x 100 x 75 mm |
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| Bevelled dog's teeth Calcite with hundreds of needle-shaped crystals. |
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Rob Schnerr
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Location: Nieuwe Niedorp
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 10:26 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Two minutes ago I received a mail from the seller. He wrote the following:
"Hello, the provenance is correct. I have discovered them myself and extracted them from the quarry. It is not in Mindat because it is a new, exclusive, and currently secret discovery.
Kind regards, Salvador Álvarez"
So I think "Albero quarries" is a temporary name.
Greetings,
Rob
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