| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
 Posted: Apr 04, 2011 18:11 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Some Saturday finds, Green Pyroxene crystals 40 cm overall and a nice orange fluorescent piece ?
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40472 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40479 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Apr 12, 2011 18:25 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
I nice group of black Augite crystals, It needs a little more cleaning but its on my favorite list
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40395 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40365 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Apr 25, 2011 20:12 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Some of this weekends finds. Spinel, largest about 3.5 cm
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40235 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40253 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40231 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: May 02, 2011 20:39 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
These are some new finds from the property, Purple Spinels We have found some nice sharp crystals largest is about 2 cm. They are with Phlogopite
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40150 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40150 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40147 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: May 07, 2011 06:51 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Some more purple Spinels, we found quite a few this past week
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40088 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40026 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
40057 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: May 15, 2011 17:07 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
a large purple Spinel 4-1/2 cm and some weird green stuff on the opposite side of the Spinels, anyone have any ideas what it is ?
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39942 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39976 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39948 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Jun 05, 2011 07:11 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
A few Spinel floaters we found sifting the dirt. 2cm + each. Last picture, spinel on the right has a little different shape.
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39750 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39731 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39780 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Jun 07, 2011 21:25 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
This is a solid mass of Spinel and Uvite 14 cm
largest crystal is about 2 cm
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39680 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39734 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39725 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Jun 12, 2011 19:19 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Some nice Spinels from Saturdays dig, they have some interesting random grouping compared to the others. all about 3 cm
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39547 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39558 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39589 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Jun 26, 2011 20:45 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
I was breaking up some marble and I found these pink crystals, anyone know what they could be ? Could it be corundum ? Third picture there is a small pink stone on mica
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39440 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39457 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
39464 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ERA Triano
Joined: 27 Feb 2011
Posts: 13
Location: Patterson NY
|
| Posted: Jul 17, 2011 19:59 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
This is in your Yard? holy smokes !
I'm in NY too.... border of Putnam and Dutchess counties. Where is Amity?
_________________
AKA lizziewriter
Danbury Mineralogical Society |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jordi Fabre
Overall coordinator of the Forum
Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 5113
Location: Barcelona
|
| Posted: Jul 18, 2011 04:33 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
| Glenn Rhein wrote: |
I was breaking up some marble and I found these pink crystals, anyone know what they could be ? Could it be corundum ? Third picture there is a small pink stone on mica
|
It looks to me like mica, maybe a litium mica like Lepidolite -> https://www.mindat.org/min-2380.html or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidolite
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Jul 23, 2011 11:48 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Here are some more pink crystals.
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
38784 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
Phlogopite, Corundum, Diopside
Amity NY
18 CM |
|
| Viewed: |
38748 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
38793 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Glenn Rhein
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
Posts: 90
Location: warwick New York
|
| Posted: Aug 05, 2011 14:23 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
Some new fluorescent pieces.
15 cm long
| Description: |
Diopside and Norbergite
Amity New York
15CM |
|
| Viewed: |
38619 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Viewed: |
38581 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
Diopside and Norbergite
Amity New York
15 CM |
|
| Viewed: |
38572 Time(s) |
|
_________________
Glenn Rhein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Peter
Joined: 16 Jan 2009
Posts: 346
Location: Sweden / Luxembourg
|
| Posted: Aug 06, 2011 12:59 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
|
|
| Thanks for showing your great interesting finds! Field collecting is always the best!!!
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ 
Register
Log in
Forgotten your password?
