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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Mar 09, 2009 08:15 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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The actual situation is the same as it was: https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=1474#1474
I had a talk with Les and Gail in Tucson and both said that they would love to visit the collection as well as Barcelona city. Of course is not easy to manage a trip like this with a group, so we should let Les to work on it. I assume that if he arrive to manage the trip, he will announce here and then Xavier, Peter and James could join the group.
Also, as before the end of this year an article with photos about the Folch collection will be published in the Rock & Minerals magazine, then probably still more people could be interested to visit the collection... _________________ Audaces fortuna iuvat |
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Tobi
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Posted: Nov 25, 2009 06:58 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Though the entire Folch collection is absolutely outstanding, this red fluorite from Switzerland is a class of its own: A nearly 20 cm matrix specimen of perfect red fluorite octahedrons from the Alps - this is one of the most aesthetic, most precious and most thrilling mineral specimens i've ever seen. |
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Peter
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Posted: Nov 25, 2009 07:49 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Thank you for the wonderful images.
Those specimens are truly some excellent ones!!!
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Jordi Fabre
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GneissWare

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Posted: Nov 25, 2009 15:52 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Jordi,
I just finished reading the article on Sr. Folch's collection. Well done. And Joan's photos are superb. Thanks for the link.
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James Catmur
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Posted: Nov 25, 2009 16:31 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Jordi
It is great to see it published and I cannot wait to get my copy on paper. It is good to see the photos along with the text that I had all that fun with!
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jimB
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Posted: Nov 29, 2009 18:45 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Hello Tobias, after reading your glowing report on the Swiss fluorite I had to sort through and see it for myself. Yep, it is GOOD! Thank you for drawing my attention to it. Today. I'm feeling earthy so I will regard the Michigan copper, the one on the right ! _________________ JimB |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Nov 30, 2009 03:03 Post subject: Re: The Folch Collection |
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Following the topic, I strongly recomend everybody to adquire the paper copy of the Rock & Minerals magazine ( https://www.rocksandminerals.org ) as it is much, much nicer than the version on line!... |
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