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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: Mar 06, 2012 02:25 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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| Yes Glenn, it looks like Zircon.
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: May 06, 2012 09:39 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Norbergite, Diopside and Fluor-edenite altering to Mica and possibly Fluorite
SW UV 6 by 6 inches
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Jun 26, 2012 17:50 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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I found these today with some really nice Pargasite crystals, I think they are Graphite sphere's
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Graphite ?
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John Jaszczak
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Location: Hancock, MI
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| Posted: Jun 26, 2012 21:47 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Hi Glenn
Wow- indeed those do look like graphite spheres. Remarkably nice for their size,
unusual locality, and breaking free of matrix without splitting. Wonderful find!
Best regards,
John
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Jun 29, 2012 16:39 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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I'm finding these Graphite spheres right at the contact point of calcite and weathered granite mixed in with some nice Pargasite crystals.
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Graphite
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5 mm
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Pargasite
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Graphite
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3.5 mm
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2012 19:30 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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7 mm Graphite rosette/sphere . Bottom is a sphere and top lis a rosette. Perfect
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7mm
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Graphite
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7mm |
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Graphite
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John Jaszczak
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Location: Hancock, MI
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| Posted: Jul 03, 2012 20:18 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Lovely. That kind of variety reminds me of some of the rosettes that occur at the
Gouverneur Talc Company #4 quarry, Harrisville, NY. Great variety- great micromounts
and thumbnails of graphite in/on calcite.
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Jul 07, 2012 17:30 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Thanks John,
You might need to take a trip out here to NY one day !
A pair of graphite sphere twins and a neat 12mm crystal group.
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Jul 21, 2012 12:49 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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This is the largest Graphite sphere yet.. 8mm
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Aug 27, 2012 19:48 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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I found this giant 3-3/4 inch spinel today. Its sitting next to a bigger one but its more crude. These giants made Amity famous over 150 years ago and they are still here.
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Gregory Wahl
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Location: New York
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2012 13:18 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Glen this is really cool. You must have enjoyed finding it. For me, finding something and being the first person to see it is so fun! Amity is full of unique minerals and is a beautiful place just to visit.
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2012 08:53 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Some recent finds....
Thanks Greg.
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Pink Spinel
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Giant spinel |
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Glenn Rhein
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Location: warwick New York
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2012 07:49 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Two of my favorite new Spinel specimens, first one is 1-1/2 inches high and 2 inches at the widest point. Second is five inches overall and has sharp spinels up to 3/4 of an inch
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Spinel , Chondrodite, Norbergite
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crystals up to 20mm |
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Glenn Rhein
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2012 09:43 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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Hundreds of well formed dark green Spinel in marble.
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Spinel
Amity NY
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Spinels up to 5 mm |
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Spinel
Amity NY
16cm
Spinels up to 5mm |
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Glenn Rhein
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| Posted: May 24, 2013 14:48 Post subject: Re: New find of minerals from New York |
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At first I thought they were graphite spheres with unusual facets but they turned out to be a new mineral for Amity, Geikielite a fairly uncommon mineral in the ilmenite family. They are small but very cool looking under a microscope
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Geikielite
Rhein property, Amity NY
1 to 2 mm
Geikielite
Rhein property Amity New York USA
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Geikielite
Rhein property amity ny
8 mm |
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Geikielite
Rhein property amity ny USA
16mm |
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