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[Jon Mommers]

Gail I just could not believe my eyes when I saw that Leucophanite on Acmite, it is just breath taking, to me personally the aesthetics are ....? can't find the right word. Structurally beautiful and minimalistic. Thanks.

[chris]

Hi Gail,

Very good choice. I really like this one.

Christophe

[Gail]

I nice "bowtie" apophylllite that was a mineral I was seriously collecting after about a year into it. I think this is the best one we have.

[Gail]

This is one of our Apatites that has a colour I love. We also have another in a toenail size that is outstanding. This is a small cabinet sized piece displayed below.

[Gail]

Thanks Christophe, we both really enjoy this piece and have located it in a prominent area of our main cabinet. I appreciate your kindness.

[Gail]

Here is a photo of the smaller one to compliment our larger version above. This is more of a miniature than a toenail, now that I have had it out to photo.

[chris]

Another natural wonder with siderite too this time. Good choice too, you are going to convince my to get one for my own collection...

[Gail]

This is a fun photo taken to tease a fellow on mindat who uses Yukon www.spam.org as an avatar. I happened to have a figurine and took this photo of our Gold from the Mockingbird Mine as though the character had just discovered it. All in fun.

[Gail]

Pentagonite, from India. This is a miniature that I keep in my best cabinet and get to thrill at the sight of it daily.
Delicate and very rich in colour. Always one of my favourites.

[nitana2000]

Hello Gail.

I enjoy too much see your section. You have very wonderful and aesthetic minerals, and I like too your combined photos of minerals with figures.

I have a curiosity. The last photo of Pentagonite in addition of Pentagonite:
What is the other mineral that we can see?... is it Stilbite?.

Congratulations and thank you very much. Best regardas from South of Spain. Juan.

[Gail]

Greetings Juan.
Stilbite it is, yes. Glad you enjoy this mineral, I certainly do.

[Gail]

Cabinet sized Scheelite on Muscovite with Beryl. Very gemmy Scheelite with deep rich colour.

[Gail]

A lovely piece we picked up just last night from a fellow MAD member. I have always admired this piece in Wally Mann's collection and he finally succumbed to my chinese water torture and agreed to le us have it. ( Well, perhaps that's a tad bit over stated, but I did constantly express a fascination for it! )
This is now part of our pink fluorite suite from Pakistan.
( I also have Swiss, French and Peruvian pink fluorites )
So, from Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan...this fine 2002 July/August cover piece for the Mineralogical record. Cabinet size.
Wally got this from Herb Obodda straight from Pakistan.

[Gail]

I brought these other Fluorites out of the cabinet to compare them to the new one and to see the subtle differences. This is what gave me the idea of putting a shelf of some of our pink fluorites together.

[chris]

Hi Gail,

Nice collection. If you can I recommend you to add one from either Switzerland or France (Italy) with smokey quartz because of the contrast. This year the Mont-Blanc's area produced many specimens. Might worth to try to get one.

Enjoy your Holidays.

Christophe