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javmex2
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 Posted: Apr 24, 2011 04:01 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Some parts more of my collection.
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Cuprian Adamite, Mapimí Durango Mexico.
Size: 10cm. |
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Azurite, Milpillas Sonora Mexico.
Size: 13cm. |
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Brochantite, Milpillas Sonora Mexico. This piece boasts its place of origin because of its shape.
Size: 16cm. |
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Calcite and Goethite, Mapimi Durango Mexico.
Size: 2.6cm. |
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Jean Sendero
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2011 08:18 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Javier,
I always like your specimens, always nice to look at. I have a question about the 4.5 cm austinite, are you sure it is austinite and not smithsonite?
jean
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javmex2
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2011 14:02 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| Thanks Jean, I'm always looking for three things in the minerals for my collection, with good brightness, color and especially aesthetics, is the size for my second term, is more interesting to my one piece with these three qualities. And as for the Austinite I check some parts in Mindat and match all these characteristics.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2011 15:35 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| javmex2 wrote: |
And as for the Austinite I check some parts in Mindat and match all these characteristics.
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Javier,
I believe that just comparing images with your specimen is not enough to determinate species. In my opinion your "austinite" is colorless Adamite. I had some very similar (analyzed) from China.
The best would be to analyze it if you have the chance to do it.
Jordi
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javmex2
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2011 21:02 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| Jordi Thanks for your advice, I will seek to analyze the way to send this piece.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Apr 25, 2011 07:20 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Sounds good. On the meantime I changed in your post "Austinite" by "Austinite?"
Jordi
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javmex2
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| Posted: May 18, 2011 01:12 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Some parts more than the cabinet.
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| Quartz, calcite and chalcopyrite, Naica Chihuahua Mexico. Size: 7cm. |
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| Another view of the piece. |
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| Double-generation calcite, San Antonio El Grande, Chihuahua Mexico. Size: 7cm. |
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| Hemimorphite, San Antonio El Grande, Chihuahua Mexico. Size: 5cm. |
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| Mimetite, Mapimi Durango Mexico. Size: 13cm. |
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javmex2
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| Posted: May 27, 2011 22:28 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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More pieces to the cabinet.
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Smithsonite
San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Size: 7cm |
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Hemimorphite fire
San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Size: 4.5cm |
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Perimorphic Fluorite -> Calcite
San Antonio, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Size: 7cm |
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Garnet on matrix of calcite
Santa Gertrudis, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Size: 6cm |
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javmex2
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| Posted: Jun 19, 2011 15:54 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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My latest acquisition.
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Green quartz.
San Antonio El Grande Chihuahua Mexico.
Size: 9 cm. |
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javmex2
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2011 00:32 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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One more for the cabinet.
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Brochantite
Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico.
3x3.5 cm. |
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Brochantite
Milpillas, Sonora, Mexico.
3x3.5 cm. |
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John S. White
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| Posted: Sep 04, 2011 13:38 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Your "garnet" sure looks like a vesuvianite.
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javmex2
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| Posted: Sep 09, 2011 10:22 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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This if a piece of Vesuvianite ...
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Vesuvianite
Hercules, Coahuila, México
13 cm. |
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javmex2
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| Posted: Nov 17, 2011 16:00 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Exceptional piece
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Galena, Mimetite, Wulfenite and Goethite.
Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
8cms x 7 cms . |
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javmex2
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| Posted: Nov 23, 2011 22:18 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Some parts more to the case.
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Bipyramidal wulfenite on green mimetite.
Mapimí, Durango, Mexico.
7 cm. |
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Vanadinite
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
9 cm. |
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Smithsonite
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
10 cm. |
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Matt_Zukowski
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 04:44 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| The main mineral on your vanadinite from San Antonio looks orthorhombic or tetragonal. Am I wrong? Is it hexagonal?
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 05:11 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| Matt_Zukowski wrote: |
The main mineral on your vanadinite from San Antonio looks orthorhombic or tetragonal. Am I wrong? Is it hexagonal?
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javmex2 proposed this specimen for discussion here -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=2045 and is still unclear for me what species it is. I'm waiting the opinion of Peter Megaw or Dennis Beals whom with their great knowledge about Mexican minerals maybe could help.
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javmex2
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 10:48 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| Thanks Jordi you can move this photo, if in doubt-
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 11:08 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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you can move this photo, if in doubt
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Lets see what Peter or Dennis will say...
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 11:18 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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| If the question is " Is this a vanadinite?" I would say Yes. I have seen crystals like this - I think the San Carlos Mine in Chihuahua produced crystals very much like this.
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Matt_Zukowski
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| Posted: Nov 24, 2011 22:43 Post subject: Re: Mexican Mineral Collection javmex2 |
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Gneiss - yes I guess I really was questioning if it was vanadinite. I spent some time on mindat looking for pictures of vanadinite that looked like javmex's specimen but couldn't find any. Your reference to the San Carlos mine brought up many pictures that look just like javmex's specimen. Very interesting. What a crazy vanadinite habit.
Thanks javmex for bringing this interesting habit to my attention, and thanks to gneiss for showing that vanadinite can look like that.
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