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James Catmur
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Tobi
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 Posted: Sep 29, 2020 03:09 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Wonderful fluorite specimens and photos, Niels!
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Niels Brouwer
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| Posted: Sep 29, 2020 12:36 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Thanks very much James! I actually sent that very page to one of specimen owners, it's such a great resource!
| Tobi wrote: | | Wonderful fluorite specimens and photos, Niels! |
Thanks Tobi, glad you enjoy them!
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Sep 29, 2020 14:21 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Hi, Niels. How are you?
I like systematic collections and I really appreciate you baryte collection, as well as the superb quality of your photos.
Also, being a lover of 3D images, I am so trained to look at them that it takes me less than a second to focus them. You can imagine my very pleasing surprise of today to see these beautiful fluorites so well reproduced.
Thank you for this nice gift you give us and "please, more...", if that is not abusing your kindness.
Congratulations and a warm greeting from Gavorrano.
Sante
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 01, 2020 02:32 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Sante Celiberti wrote: | | Also, being a lover of 3D images, I am so trained to look at them that it takes me less than a second to focus them. |
Like Sante, I'm also able to see the 3D effect immediately (I know some people don't) and thus I love those stereo images!
Great work, I hope to see more :-)
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2021 05:18 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-)
I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that I added to my collection and I would call it the best fluorite specimen I ever had:
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen height 18 cm, largest fluorite 3,5 cm, largest calcite 5 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2021 10:27 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Tobi - you are correct, it has been quiet here for too long. I think some of us have been in hibernation for a while, however!
Few mineral shows and not much travel, but I did make it to the "Mini-Tucson" show in early April and came back with this one.
| Mineral: | Fluorite and Quartz |
| Locality: | | Blue Circle Cement Quarry (Eastgate Quarry), Eastgate, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 9x5x3 cm |
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| From the recently established Lady Annabella Mine, located in the old Eastgate (Blue Circle) cement quarry. Recovered in August 2020. |
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Philippe Durand
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2021 13:35 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Tobi wrote: | Nothing new here for 9 months - this is far too long for a favourite fluorite thread ;-)
I think this specimen from Xianghualing Mine in China must have a place here, it's the latest fluorite that I added to my collection and I would call it the best fluorite specimen I ever had: |
Oh yes, it is a wonderful specimen; very good catch
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2021 01:58 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | Fluorite and Quartz
Blue Circle Cement Quarry, Eastgate, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom
9x5x3 cm
From the recently established Lady Annabella Mine, located in the old Eastgate (Blue Circle) cement quarry. Recovered in August 2020. |
Wonderful specimen!
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jul 09, 2021 10:01 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Another find at the recent "Mini-Tucson" show. This location produced some interesting specimens about 30 years ago, but I have not seen anything since. This one came from an old collection and was in a dealer's "double-keystone" room. I usually don't spend much time looking at this sort of stuff as there's a reason that most of it is being offered at very inexpensive prices (at least by today's standards). Once in a great while there's an exception.
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Kara-Oba, Betpak-Dala (Bet-Pak-Dala) Desert, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2021 04:54 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Another find at the recent "Mini-Tucson" show. [...] This one came from an old collection and was in a dealer's "double-keystone" room. I usually don't spend much time looking at this sort of stuff as there's a reason that most of it is being offered at very inexpensive prices (at least by today's standards). Once in a great while there's an exception. |
A wonderful exception, Jesse - lovely little specimen with a wonderful crystal and the pyrite matrix makes it even better!
Please mooooooore!!! :-)
Tobi
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jul 13, 2021 13:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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Well, I guess there's always room for a nice Hilton Mine piece!
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Hilton Mine, Scordale, Hilton, North Pennines Orefield, former Westmorland, Cumbria, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 4x4x4 cm |
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| Ex Greenbank collection, recovered in the early 1970s. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2021 00:10 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Well, I guess there's always room for a nice Hilton Mine piece! |
"Nice" is an understatement, Jesse! This is a real beauty!
Volkmar
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Jul 14, 2021 01:14 Post subject: Re: Favourite Fluorites? |
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| Volkmar Stingl wrote: | | Jesse Fisher wrote: | | Well, I guess there's always room for a nice Hilton Mine piece! |
"Nice" is an understatement, Jesse! This is a real beauty!
Volkmar |
Danke! I just feel lucky that I was in the right place to acquire a few things like this when they were still available! A little piece of mineral collecting history from around 50 years ago!
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