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Tobi
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 Posted: Apr 06, 2020 09:23 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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| Great contribution, Gerhard, thank you! Really nice specimens, and of course you are right, a lot of good localities are still missing here. Especially Pasto Bueno, a wonderful locality where some specimens nearly reached Sweet Home Mine aesthetics!
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lluis
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 10:19 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Many thanks for images!
By the way, from who is the label of the Nagyag Rhodo?
It looks as one of the Lord Ferguson, but my knowledge of calligraphy in those times is pretty bad....
With best wishes
Lluís
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Gerhard Brandstetter
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 10:34 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Sorry Lluis, but i do not know the original collection. A pity - but my knowledge of old handwritings is nearly zero.
One thing is very important:
Nagyag is together with Kapnik the Co-Typelocality!
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 12:26 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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| lluis wrote: | Many thanks for images!
By the way, from who is the label of the Nagyag Rhodo?
It looks as one of the Lord Ferguson, but my knowledge of calligraphy in those times is pretty bad....
With best wishes
Lluís |
Did Lord Ferguson use German language? The label uses German: "Rhodochrosit", "Manganblende". I think it must have been a German speaking collector.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 13:46 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Rhodochrosite
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Oppu Mine, Nishimeya-mura, Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan |  |
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| Dimensions: | 11 cm x 9 cm x 6.7 cm |
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David
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 15:32 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Fabulous piece! I don't recall having seen anything like this.
Japanese minerals have something special, so amazing!
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David
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 15:35 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | David,
You are right. Rhodochrosite from the type locality deserves a place in this thread. As Tobi said, perhaps not as vivid in coloration or as big crystals as some localities have produced, but I still love that nice pastel pink color. |
Those are some amazing rhodos, great color!
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Apr 06, 2020 16:55 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Lesser known US locality for rhodochrosite.
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite |
| Locality: | | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Albite |
| Locality: | | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 3.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Fluorapatite, Albite |
| Locality: | | Foote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain District, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.6 x 5.1 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2020 01:16 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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Thank you all for your contributions - wonderful specimens!
Mike, I like that uncommon crystal on your first Foote Lithium Mine specimen (RhodoAlbite.jpg), is that a kind of twin?
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Apr 07, 2020 12:08 Post subject: Re: Favourite Rhodochrosites? |
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| Tobi wrote: | Thank you all for your contributions - wonderful specimens!
Mike, I like that uncommon crystal on your first Foote Lithium Mine specimen (RhodoAlbite.jpg), is that a kind of twin? |
I don't believe that the rhodochrosite is twinned. I have read that it is a pseudo-octahedral habit found only at the Foote Mine. The rhodochrosite in the bottom photo exhibits a similar habit.
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