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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: Jan 18, 2011 13:59 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Ohio, the "Buckeye State"
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Fluorite with Celestine and Dolomite
White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA
Mined in 2007
Specimen size: 4.7 × 3.3 × 3.2 cm.
Main crystal size: 1.6 × 1.5 cm.
Intense zoned fluorescence long & short UV
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2011 14:42 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Here is my contribution for Ohio.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Put-In-Bay, South Bass Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 5.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | Stoneco Quarry (Lime City Quarry), Lime City, Wood County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Pugh Quarry, Weston, Wood County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Stoneco Quarry (Lime City Quarry), Lime City, Wood County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10.6 cm |
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| Although the current name of this quarry is the Stoneco Lime City Quarry, when this specimen was collected it was called the Maumee Stone Co. Quarry, |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2011 20:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Former collection of Dick Heck.
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Celestite
Portage, Ohio
5.3cm x 4.1cm |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Jan 18, 2011 20:18 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Purchased from Mel Dyck back in 1988.
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Fluorite
Gibsonburg, Ohio
5.0cm x 6.8cm |
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am mizunaka
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2011 07:15 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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One for Ohio.
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Fluorite with Calcite
Stoneco Auglaize quarry, Paulding Co., Ohio
Specimen size 5 x 6 cm. |
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Pete Richards
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2011 09:36 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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More Ohio....
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Apatite
Huron River near Milan, OH
Crystal is 0.56 mm across
composite of 7 images |
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Baryte and calcite
France Stone Co. Quarry
Flat Rock, Ohio
Baryte crystal group is 5.2 mm across the base. |
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Pyrite, right-angle whiskers
Huron River near Milan, OH
Field of view is 5.7 mm wide |
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Quartz, transparent and "smoky".
These crystals have very reduced prism faces.
Huron River near Milan, OH
Main crystal is 5.3 mm wide. |
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Sphalerite in fluorite
Bluffton Stone Co. Quarry
Bluffton, Ohio
Fluorite crystal is 0.83 mm wide. |
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Pete Richards
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2011 09:43 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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And three more...
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Salammoniac
Shale fire
Huron River near Milan, Ohio
Field of view is 2 mm wide.
Composite of 5 images. |
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Salammoniac, spinel-twinned dodecahedra with cube modifications
Shale fire
Huron River near Milan, Ohio
Field of view is 0.8 mm wide.
Composite of 5 images. |
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Sulphur, dendritic
Shale fire
Huron River near Milan, Ohio
Field of view is 3.6 mm wide. |
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vic rzonca
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Location: MA
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2011 10:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Pete, the last few photomicrographs are beautiful-it never ceases to amaze me, the closer you look, the more fantastic it gets. Thanks for all your posts, what a resource!
Vic
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John S. White
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Location: Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Posted: Jan 19, 2011 14:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Love the sphalerite in fluorite. What a great micro!
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Antonio Alcaide
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2011 18:49 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Amazing pictures, but especially the right-angle pyrite. Thanks, Pete.
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Ed Huskinson
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Location: Kingman, Arizona
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| Posted: Jan 20, 2011 19:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Wow Pete!
John White is correct: the sphalerite in fluorite is amazing! I cannot believe that you can take such a great photo of a specimen that is less than 1 mm wide. Fantastic work! I like all of the others specimens and photos too, but that particular one really gives me an appreciation for micros.
Thanks for your posts.
Ed
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alfredo
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2011 12:49 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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| Pete's photos are an excellent illustration of why some of us (including me) think micromounts are generally more interesting, more beautiful and more impressive than cabinet specimens. (Of course, it also doesn't hurt that I can actually afford to buy a few really good ones, whereas I can only afford mediocre cabinet specimens.)
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Pete Richards
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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| Posted: Jan 22, 2011 17:14 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Thanks for all the praise for my images. I feel like I stole the Ohio show, which was not my intent. There are many superb macro specimens of celestite, calcite, fluorite, and sphalerite with wonderful color and interesting crystal forms, only a few of which you've seen. Sorry that I and others have not been able to fill out this category more completely.
I might also mention the pyrite from the Duff Quarry, which has an amazing and confusing range of unusual forms that generally suggest a football (European style). I don't have any digital images, but these specimens are common and several descriptions have been published. My own is old but useful:
Richards, R.P. 1987. Pyrite crystals from the Duff Quarry. Mineralogical Record 18: 391-398.
Unfortunately, it does not appear to be available on the web.
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John Jaszczak
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Location: Hancock, MI
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| Posted: Jan 24, 2011 23:17 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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Here is a 1.3 mm sphalerite crystal, also from the Bluffton Stone Co. Quarry, Bluffton, Ohio. Purple fluorite and white dolomite crystals also occurred in the same fracture. I collected this on a trip in May 1989 with John Medici.
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| 1.3-mm sphalerite. Bluffton Stone Co. quarry, Bluffton, Allen Co., Ohio. |
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Antonio Alcaide
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| Posted: Mar 21, 2011 13:32 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Ohio |
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One more from Stoneco Quarry.
Regards.
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| Celestine. Stoneco Quarry, Lime City, Wood Co. 6 x 4 cm. |
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| Close-up of the previous specimen |
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