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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 05:41 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Virginia the "Old Dominion State"
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Hematite Manassas quarry, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA Vug is 7.0 x 3.0 cm. Self-collected by Jessica Simonoff Photo: Jessica Simonoff (downloaded here -> http://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=9149#9149 )
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Pete Richards
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 10:08 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Not my best effort, but you get the idea....
Turquoise
Bishop Mine
Lynch Station
Campbell County
Virginia
My specimen #1334.
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Turquoise crystals(!) not quite 1 mm long. |
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Pete Richards
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 10:22 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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A couple more micros...
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Calcite, Blacksburg, Virginia. Crystal 1 mm across the top. RPR #4656. |
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Prehnite single crystal 1 mm long. Virginia Crushed Stone Company Quarry, Centerville, Virginia. RPR uncataloged specimen. |
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rweaver
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 12:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Sorry for the quality of the picture. I have trouble shooting white minerals.
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Apophyllite Centerville, Va. 7.3cm x 4.3cm |
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rweaver
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 12:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Pictured in the Min Record article on Lynch Station.
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Turquoise Bishop Mine, Lynch Station Campbell County, Virginia 2.0cm x 3.0cm |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 12:27 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Great Turquoise! Congratulations.
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rweaver
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Posted: Dec 23, 2010 14:17 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Jordi Fabre wrote: | Great Turquoise! Congratulations. |
Jordi
Thank you for your comment. I have had this one in my collection since 2001. It moves from my T/N collection to my U.S collection depending on what I am showing at the time. It started out life bigger then this but the dealer I got in from trimmed it down to this T/N.
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John S. White
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Posted: Dec 24, 2010 05:53 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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A wonderful fluorapophyllite on prehnite from the Fairfax quarry, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, that happily resides in my collection. It is 12 cm across.
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John Jaszczak
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Posted: Dec 25, 2010 17:11 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Pete
The turquoise photo is quite nice. I've found those notoriously difficult to photograph!.
Say- what is the black matrix on those?
John
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Posted: Apr 18, 2011 12:34 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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An apple-green Prehnite
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Prehnite
Arlington Quarry Leesburg Loudoun Co,, Virginia United States of America
86 x 68 x 21 cm overall with 5 mm crystals |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Jul 17, 2011 11:06 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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A new nice addition from John S. White collection.
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Prehnite with Epidote Fairfax quarry, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA 9.8 cm tall. Photo & Collection: John S. White |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Apr 14, 2013 13:00 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Virginia |
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Another image for the Virginia State to update this thread, using an image downloaded here by Jessica Simonoff
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Malachite on Hematite Manassas quarry, Manassas, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA 1 x 0.6 cm FOV Self-collected Photo & specimen: Jessica Simonoff |
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