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Montanpark
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... and another one: Aurichalcite, specimen 8.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm
cheers
Roger
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Les Presmyk
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2009 14:35 Post subject: Re: Aurichalcite |
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| I believe Roger's aurichalcite is on smithsonite and if so, is from the 79 mine is Arizona. Peter, your thoughts?
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2009 15:06 Post subject: Re: Aurichalcite |
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I agree with Les, that looks like 79 Mine to me too...especially the green smithsonite.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Dec 23, 2009 03:32 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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| Montanpark wrote: | Les, Peter,
u are rite sirs! I just got back to my old access database and it is 79 ... sry, i puzzled it in the new database (from Carles) with an older Ojuela specimen. Sorted this out. Have to change loc at mindat too. I remember i got this from Philipp Becker few years ago, i think he has met you Peter at Tucson this year. So nevermind .. but anyway i like the spec ;-)
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 11:58 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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So here the first for 2010 - last weekend i attended the first mineral show for this year and got a nice selcetion of minerals for my collection. One of those is this vanadinite on black coated Baryte (manganese oxides) from a quite recent find at Mibladen, Morocco. A fellow collector brought a very nice lot from the Munich show 2009 and i couldn´t resist to pick some specimens. Image width approx 4 cm, just a quick shot. I will try to get the new stuff photographed these weeks.
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Roger
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 16:09 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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| Nice crystals with excellent color, and good photo. Please, try to post other shots of the same specimen.
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 17:16 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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Carles,
ty! Here the overall view ... as said a quick shot which unfortunately overemphasizes the small bruises at the margin of the specimen due to intense lighting.
Overall size is 8 x 3 x 1.8 cm.
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Roger
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 17:31 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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Another quick´n´dirty: Grossular from Jeffreys mine, Asbestos, Canada. Bourbon Whisky coloured highly lustrous and complex crystals form a nice merely pefect mini. Hard to photograph by nature i hope to get this one nailed if i find more time to get the setup and lighting right.
Size 3.3 x 1.8 x 2.2 cm.
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vic rzonca
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 19:47 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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hi Montanpark,
Your specimens are beautiful. And the photography is impeccable! Could I trouble you for info on camera, lens used, and lighting setup?
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vic rzonca
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2010 19:59 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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Roger,
I just saw your photography info on camera, etc in an earlier post. Sorry to trouble you with a question you already answered!
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:01 Post subject: New Manganite in the collection |
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Hi folks,
yesterday i was very lucky to finally acquire a specimen of a species and locality that had been on my list for long time - i had a nice example from there before but this one got me a bit on cloud no. 9. Encouraged by Joan i will post it here and share with you although the quality of the pictures is quite poor, don´t have my regular camera with good macro capabilities here .. but it gives the impression of this nice Manganite from Ilfeld, Harz Mts., Germany, the type locality..
Size is 12.5 x 10 x 8 cm.
Hope you enjoy
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Roger
P.S. the specimen needs some professional cleaning still and maybe some preparation .. i will keep you updated!
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Joan Massagué
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:16 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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Nice classic stuff, Roger! Congratulations. The Baryte adds the full paragenesis touch. As I mentioned elsewhere, you will enjoy the monographic article on Ilfeld in the current issue of the MR.
Looking though your other specimens, I also like the Panasqueira ferberite with siderite and apatite. Wasn't this specimen features in Le Regne Mineral vol 43 a few years ago?
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Nov 27, 2010 19:24 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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| Joan Massagué wrote: | | Looking though your other specimens, I also like the Panasqueira ferberite with siderite and apatite. Wasn't this specimen features in Le Regne Mineral vol 43 a few years ago? |
Hi Joan,
no i don´t think so ... i took the photograph last year and i have this specimen since the mid 1980s ... but would have been nice ;-) ...
It is one of my favourite collection specimens and i never regretted that i had to pay quite a lot of money for it as a student then...
The manganite looks terrible in the picture unfortunately .. better in person,
cheers
Roger
P.S. a friend of mine in Mainz is a MinRec subscriber so i will have the chance to read the Ilfeld article next week or so..
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Montanpark
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2010 09:49 Post subject: Roger Lang collection |
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Hi all,
another new entry in my collection, got this one recently at the Munich show. Size is 10 x 7 x 4.5 cm.
cheers
Roger
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| Pyromorphite, Mine Les Farges, Ussel, France. 10 x 7 x 4.5 cm. |
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Joaquin Montoro
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2010 14:44 Post subject: Re: Roger Lang collection |
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Fantastic piece. Solid, large, just as I like. Congratulations!
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