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James Catmur
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 Posted: Jan 11, 2021 12:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Albero is a type of rock.
https://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/traduccion/albero.html
There are about 5 quarries near the town (look on Google Earth). So I guess it could be from one of those quarries near the town? Or from somewhere else completely, and he names this town with quarries to help hide the locality.
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 13:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Rob
Some thoughts on where it is from, from our local Spanish collectors.
You can see similar material as you drive along the A-92 highway from Seville towards Arahal, near a place called Majadillas. It can also be found in the cement works on the right if you drive on the A-92 from Alcalá towards Seville. The latter is easier to visit during the weekends so might be more likely. There are, however, other possibilities so it is not certain where he is finding them.
Give us a few weeks and we will get the right locality for you
James
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2021 14:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Rob
This shows you all the quarries we know about, by name. We do not, yet, know which one your specimen might have come from
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2021 06:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| James Catmur wrote: | Rob
Some thoughts on where it is from, from our local Spanish collectors.
You can see similar material as you drive along the A-92 highway from Seville towards Arahal, near a place called Majadillas. It can also be found in the cement works on the right if you drive on the A-92 from Alcalá towards Seville. The latter is easier to visit during the weekends so might be more likely. There are, however, other possibilities so it is not certain where he is finding them.
Give us a few weeks and we will get the right locality for you
James |
Hello James,
Thank you very much for your replies. I am very curious if you and/or the people you are referring to, can find the right location. By the way: it is OK for me that someone wants to keep the locality secret for a period of time (that's rather usual), but it is also OK that others try to find that of course. I hope you are successful.
Again, thank you,
Cheers Rob
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2021 04:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Rob
So far, they are not sure which quarry he found them in, but they (local collectors, not me) think the find was a few years ago, so it will be hard to confirm as the area will have been worked through.
I guess your label should be 'Alcalá de Guadaira, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain'
James
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2021 07:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Hi James, Thanks again (and to the local collectors).
Cheers,
Rob
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2021 07:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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2x Quartz, 1x Vanadinite, 1x Calcite.
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Tole, Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 82 x 22 x 10 mm |
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| A fadenquartz that consists of many mixed brilliant crystals, all of which are terminated, also the one on top. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky) |
| Locality: | | Neuschwaben Farm 73 (Neu Schwaben), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 100 x 65 x 124 mm |
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| Smoky Quartz crystals on yellowish Quartz. Photo with backlight. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Warnant Quarry, Salet, Warnant, Anhée, Dinant, Namur Province, Wallonia, Belgium | |
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| Dimensions: | 80 x 45 x 65 mm |
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| Bi-terminated yellow Calcite crystal (80 mm) on matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 x 45 x 40 mm |
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| Red/brown Vanadinite on matrix. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2021 10:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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4 x Pyrite
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ambas Aguas (Ambasaguas), Muro de Aguas, Comarca Arnedo, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 40 x 38 x 35 mm |
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| Pyrite cube with intergrown pyritohedrons (pentagondodecahedrons). |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ambas Aguas (Ambasaguas), Muro de Aguas, Comarca Arnedo, La Rioja, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 x 30 mm ( the biggest) |
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| Two clusters of intergrown cubic Pyrite crystals without matrix. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Soria, Castile and León, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | ca. 25 x 25 x 25 mm (the biggest) |
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| Two single pyritohedrons. |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Cakmakkaya Mine, Murgul, Murgul District, Artvin Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 mm (the biggest) |
| Description: |
| Seven single Pyrite octahedrons. |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Jan 31, 2021 07:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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... with some details
| Mineral: | Azurite |
| Locality: | | Neubulach, Calw, Calw District, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | VOF 23 mm (whole piece 45 x 45 x 40 mm) |
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| Rosettes of Azurite crystals from the in 1924 abandoned copper mines near Neubulach in Germany. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Marcasite, Galena |
| Locality: | | Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 115 x 85 x 37 mm |
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| Calcite with Chalcopyrite and Galena. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Marcasite. |
| Locality: | | Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Marcasite and Galena. |
| Locality: | | Joplin Field, Tri-State District, Jasper County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Municipio Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 75 x 45 x 40 mm |
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| Black Sphalerite, clear Quartz, yellow Pyrite, brass Arsenopyrite and cream coloured Dolomite. |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Municipio Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Same piece as above.
Spahalerite, Quartz, Pyrite and Arsenopyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite, Arsenopyrite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Noche Buena Mine, Noche Buena, Municipio Mazapil, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2021 08:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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Request to one of the administrators : in the description of Photo 059 Calcite is Chalcopyrite mentioned as one of the accompanying minerals. I received a message from Bob Carnein who believes it is not Chalcopyrite but Marcasite. I think he is absolutely right. Looking on mindat I see a lot of these combinations, all with Marcasite. Could someone alter this? (And is this the right way to ask that?)
Bob, thanks again.
Cheers,
Rob
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James Catmur
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| Posted: Feb 01, 2021 16:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Rob Schnerr wrote: | Request to one of the administrators : in the description of Photo 059 Calcite is Chalcopyrite mentioned as one of the accompanying minerals. I received a message from Bob Carnein who believes it is not Chalcopyrite but Marcasite. I think he is absolutely right. Looking on mindat I see a lot of these combinations, all with Marcasite. Could someone alter this? (And is this the right way to ask that?)
Bob, thanks again.
Cheers,
Rob |
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2021 09:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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... some more ...
| Mineral: | Hematite |
| Locality: | | La Combe de la Selle, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Le Bourg d'Oisans Comune, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 80 x 50 x 25 mm |
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| Hematite ("Iron rose") with clear Quartz crystals with nice terminations on both sides. |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 180 x 80 x 50 mm |
| Description: |
| A big Baryte specimen with very clear and bright crystals. The flat crystallization of the Baryte is quite rare for the Clara mine. The piece is crystallized all round. |
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| Mineral: | Kutnohorite |
| Locality: | | Levane, Bucine, Valdarno (Val d'Arno), Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 31 x 23 x 16 mm |
| Description: |
| Geode with acicular white Aragonite crystals on dark-brown Kutnohorite. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Stan Trg (Stan Terg, Stari Trg) Mine, Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica District, Kosovo | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 x 70 x 60 mm |
| Description: |
| Creamy-white Calcite on multi-coloured Chalcopyrite crystals. There's also some Sphalerite. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan, China | |
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| Dimensions: | 80 x 70 x 60 mm |
| Description: |
| Transparent Calcite scalenohedrons, sitting on a grayish matrix consisting of small colourless Calcite crystals. The largest crystal is 40 mm. |
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Philippe Durand
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Feb 03, 2021 17:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | | I love that hematite. good catch |
Thank you Philippe for your reaction.
Cheers,
Rob
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Tobi
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| Posted: Feb 04, 2021 03:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Annemieke en Rob Schnerr |
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| Rob Schnerr wrote: | Calcite
Jiepaiyu Mine (Shimen Mine), Shimen County, Changde Prefecture, Hunan, China
Dimensions: 80 x 70 x 60 mm |
The perfect calcite specimen, what a beauty!!!
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