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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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Posted: Feb 23, 2013 09:40 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hello friend Pierre, I am new to this forum English, introduce myself, my name is Joan and I live in Catalonia, I am also mineral collector.
I love this post, congratulations on showing.
Best Regards ;-)
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Pierre Joubert
Joined: 09 Mar 2012
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Feb 23, 2013 09:55 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Hello friend Pierre, I am new to this forum English, introduce myself, my name is Joan and I live in Catalonia, I am also mineral collector.
I love this post, congratulations on showing.
Best Regards ;-) |
Hi Joan. Thank you for the nice comment. Living in such a stunning area, it would be a sin not to share. Welcome to the English side. I tend to forget the prominent link at the top of the home page. I should visit the Spanish side of the forum too, it should be a whole new exciting world :-)
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Mar 10, 2013 07:24 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Here I am at it again! Yesterday, my wife was home bound with a cold and I took my little inflatable boat to visit a private dam (about 30 km from our home) to catch trout and search for crystals. I did more of the first than the last, but still had an amazing time. Hope you can enjoy the photos.
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Exploring the shores for possible quartz veins. |
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I found an interesting area to recce for crystals; also a nice place to park the boat and fish. |
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A small gecko found while looking for quartz. |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa 98 mm longest measurement
Quartz from this direct area. The yellow coloured coating is probably from Iron oxide. |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa 55 mm longest measurement |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa 35 mm longest measurement |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa 38 mm longest measurement |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa 62 mm longest measurement. |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa FOV approx. 70 mm |
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Quartz Western Cape, South Africa FOV approx. 80 mm |
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John Cornish
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Posted: Mar 16, 2013 09:47 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hi Pierre,
Thank you so much for sharing the fun of your crystal collecting adventures with us all. I love these types of reports and am especially happy that you have shared yours here. I hope you have many more opportunities for adventuring and that you'll share your newest discoveries from time to time.
Again, thank you!
All the very best,
John
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Mar 17, 2013 04:45 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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John Cornish wrote: | Hi Pierre,
Thank you so much for sharing the fun of your crystal collecting adventures with us all. I love these types of reports and am especially happy that you have shared yours here. I hope you have many more opportunities for adventuring and that you'll share your newest discoveries from time to time.
Again, thank you!
All the very best,
John |
Hi John, I am the one thanking you. It would have been useless sharing if some one did not enjoy! :-)
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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Location: Sant Esteve de Palautordera (Barcelona)
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Posted: Mar 17, 2013 06:35 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Thank you very much for sharing your friend Pierre adventures and quartz collection, I love it.
Greetings ;-)
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Mar 17, 2013 12:24 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Joan Martinez Bruguera wrote: | Thank you very much for sharing your friend Pierre adventures and quartz collection, I love it.
Greetings ;-) |
Thank you friend Joan!
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 15:50 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Since my last entry, we have been on a number of 'crystal' outings. Riana often says that she 'rides on my back'; I find the pocket and she removes the crystals. Well, that is not always the case: recently she found a nice pocket without my help. She found a single point (about 1 x 1 cm) sticking out above the ground and this resulted in more than four hours of joy. Some of these crystals had small balls of green inclusions that could be chlorite. Here are some pictures of her find.
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Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA The pocket shortly after she discovered it. |
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Some nice crystals are seeing the light. |
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A nice group of crystals after removal. |
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Yet another nice crystal waits to be removed. |
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Riana with a nice crystal. |
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The crystals keep on coming! |
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She uses a pick to remove larger quartz bearing rocks. |
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Quartz and chlorite? Ceres, Western Cape, SA 17 x 07 x 06 mm Quartz with small ball-like green inclusions. |
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Quartz and chlorite Ceres, Western Cape, SA 17 x 07 x 06 mm The same as above. |
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Quartz and chlorite Ceres, Western Cape, SA 17 x 07 x 06 mm |
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Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA Some of her crystals. |
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vic rzonca
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
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Location: MA
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Posted: Jun 24, 2013 21:17 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Pierre, I don't care who rides on who's back! It looks all to easy. Nice going, looks like great fun. Heading up to the dolostone this week, finally, hope to post.
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 01:51 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Pierre, I don't care who rides on who's back! It looks all to easy. Nice going, looks like great fun. Heading up to the dolostone this week, finally, hope to post. |
Hi Vic. I often say that the fun to find crystals far outweighs their value. Unfortunately this had led to many kg of crystals that still need to be cleaned! I thoroughly enjoy your outings and cannot wait for the next post.
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Pierre Joubert
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Location: Western Cape
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 17:03 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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The next few photos are mostly scenery where we search for crystals in our immediate area, i.a.w., close to home.
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A new pocket that I discovered a while ago that yields interesting quartz specimens, even light smokies. |
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Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA Fingers for size A partially cleaned specimen from the above pocket. |
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Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa hand for scale Yet another partially cleaned specimen from the same pocket. |
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Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA hand for scale Another specimen from the same pocket. |
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Smoky Quartz Ceres, Western Cape, SA Fingers for size Smoky crystals from our direct area are rare, and this new find is exciting. |
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The road that leads to one of our 'crystal' collecting areas, runs through a pear orchard. |
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This awkward pocket yielded some nice faden quartzes. |
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Our rainy season is in full swing and small mountain streams are running everywhere. |
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Two Klipspringer on a rock. These are extremely agile and their name means 'rock jumper' if freely translated. |
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Lovely rock formations; a very common site. |
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Another pocket discovered very recently and still has to be exploited. |
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A view over part of the Ceres valley, from a friend's farm. |
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Mike Wood
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 17:23 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Hi Pierre, thanks for sharing your collecting trip photo's. Nice collecting, by the looks of it.
Regards, Mike
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 17:27 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Some more mountain photos from our area (Ceres, Western Cape, South Africa).
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Two rock rabbits (Coneys) welcome the early morning sun on my way up the mountain. |
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Yet another mountain dweller, a Duiker. |
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A small 'seasonal' mountain stream. |
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A remarkable insect eating plant with glue on each end; a fairly common sight next to streams. |
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This promising quartz reef yielded nothing. |
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Interesting rock formation. |
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A fern grows in soil in a rock cavity. |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jun 25, 2013 17:29 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Mike Wood wrote: | Hi Pierre, thanks for sharing your collecting trip photo's. Nice collecting, by the looks of it.
Regards, Mike |
Hi Mike. It is a pleasure. I am glad you enjoy it.
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John Cornish
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Posted: Jun 26, 2013 07:43 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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A fun and enjoyable report Pierre and a pleasure to enjoy. Congratulations to you and Riana for finding treasure and thank you for sharing! All the very best,
John
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jun 26, 2013 08:09 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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John Cornish wrote: | A fun and enjoyable report Pierre and a pleasure to enjoy. Congratulations to you and Riana for finding treasure and thank you for sharing! All the very best,
John |
Thank you John.
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jul 07, 2013 12:55 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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I would like to show a few of our better (or interesting) 'self collected' specimens from the Western Cape.
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Smoky Quartz with rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 133 x 119 x 100 mm This was the first of a spectacular pocket that I found about 10 years ago. The pocket took literally days to empty. |
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Quartz and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 133 x 119 x 100 mm same as above. |
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Quartz with rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 133 x 119 x 100 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with iron oxide coating. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 98 x 48 x 25 mm |
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Quartz with iron oxide coating. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 98 x 48 x 25 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 62 x 46 x 35 mm |
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Quartz with rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 62 x 46 x 35 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with iron oxide. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 187 x 96 x 68 mm |
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Quartz with iron oxide coating. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 187 x 96 x 68 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with iron oxide. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 187 x 96 x 68 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with iron oxide coating. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 187 x 96 x 68 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with rutile. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 105 x 90 x 44 mm |
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Quartz with rutile and feldspar. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 105 x 90 x 44 mm Same as above. |
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Pierre Joubert
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Posted: Jul 08, 2013 15:31 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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A few more self collected specimens from the Western Cape.
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Quartz with feldspar and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 134 x 48 x 39 mm |
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Quartz with feldspar and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 134 x 48 x 39 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with feldspar and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 134 x 48 x 39 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with feldspar and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 98 x 95 x 52 mm |
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Quartz with feldspar and rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 98 x 95 x 52 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with rutile Van Ryn'sdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 125 x 73 x 35 mm |
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Quartz with rutile Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 125 x 73 x 35 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with rutile Van Ryn'sdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 125 x 73 x 35 mm Same as above. |
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Quartz with iron oxide and feldspar. Van Rhynsdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 55 x 47 x 45 mm |
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Quartz with iron oxide and feldspar. Van Ryn'sdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. 55 x 47 x 45 mm Same as above. |
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Mike Wood
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Posted: Jul 08, 2013 17:11 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Very cool specimens Pierre.
Ten out of ten for getting them out intact !
Regards, Mike
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Joan Martinez Bruguera
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Posted: Jul 09, 2013 00:49 Post subject: Re: Quartz collecting outings in South Africa |
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Fantastic Quartz Pierre
They are perfect!
Best Regards ;-)
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