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Michael Shaw
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 Posted: May 23, 2017 13:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Viburnum Trend Calcite |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm. |
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| A honey-colored scalenohedral calcite crystal set on a small breccia matrix associated with small white dolomite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0 x 7.0 x 7.5 cm. |
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| Doubly terminated translucent gray calcite scalenohedron with a dark gray phantom associated with brassy chalcopyrite crystals. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 24, 2017 10:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Viburnum Trend |
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More from the Viburnum Trend.
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 4.0 cm |
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| Scalenohedral honey-colored calcite with chalcopyrite. |
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| Mineral: | Chalcopyrite |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.9 cm |
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| Iridescent chalcopyrite from mining in late 2011. |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 26, 2017 11:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw - Viburnum Trend |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 1.8 cm |
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| Mineral: | Galena |
| Locality: | | Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.0 cm |
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| A small group of galena crystals from the Viburnum No. 28 Mine (Casteel Mine). |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Buick Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron County, Missouri, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.2 x 2.1 cm |
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| These so called pyrite bars were collected from a unique find in the Buick Mine in the mid 1970s. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 27, 2017 15:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Spodumene (variety kunzite) |
| Locality: | | Urucum Mine, Galiléia, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.7 x 6.2 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: May 30, 2017 13:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Datolite |
| Locality: | | Centennial Mine, Centennial, Houghton County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 9.5 cm |
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| Large nodule of datolite with a porcelaineous white rim and green interior resulting from oxidized copper inclusions. |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Adventure Mine, Greenland, Greenland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.1 x 5.2 cm |
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| Intergrown group of copper crystals with a rich dark brown patina. The topmost crystal measures 8 mm and is a sharply formed dodecahedron. Self collected on the poor rock piles in the mid 1960s |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: May 30, 2017 19:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael, I like your gemmy kunzite from Brazil.
Don
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 01, 2017 13:44 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Don Lum wrote: | Michael, I like your gemmy kunzite from Brazil.
Don |
Thanks for your comment Don. Hope you and Gwen are well.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 02, 2017 15:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Mesolite |
| Locality: | | Lonavale (Lonavala), Pune District (Poonah District), Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 11.7 cm |
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| Divergent sprays of colorless mesolite on a thin rind of basalt with small pink stilbite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorapophyllite-(K) |
| Locality: | | Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.2 x 6.0 cm |
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| Glassy prismatic fluorapophyllite crystal on a matrix of intergrown pale brown stilbite crystals. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 04, 2017 15:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Axinite-(Fe) |
| Locality: | | New Melones Dam, Jamestown, Calaveras County, California, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Axinite-(Fe) |
| Locality: | | Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.8 x 2.9 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2017 16:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Ross County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 0.7 x 2.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 3.2 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2017 10:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Hemimorphite |
| Locality: | | Summit Mine, Radersburg District, Broadwater County, Montana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Barite |
| Locality: | | Elk Creek, Dalzell, Meade County, South Dakota, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.3 x 3.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.1 x 3.0 cm |
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Philippe Durand
Joined: 10 May 2016
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Location: Sainte Adresse
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2017 13:19 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| superb gemmy barite
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 08, 2017 19:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | | superb gemmy barite |
Thank you Philippe, I appreciate your comment.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 10, 2017 12:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Prehnite |
| Locality: | | O&G Woodbury Quarry, Orenaug Hills, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.4 x 2.5 cm |
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Tobi
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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Location: Good Old Germany
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2017 06:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| I really like that small "bubble" specimen from O&G Woodbury Quarry!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 11, 2017 15:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I really like that small "bubble" specimen from O&G Woodbury Quarry! |
Thanks Tobi. It's one of my favorites and I have to chuckle every time I look at it.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 12, 2017 14:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Vesuvianite |
| Locality: | | Bellecombe, Châtillon, Aosta Valley (Val d'Aosta), Italy | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.0 x 2.0 cm |
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| Mineral: | Beryl var. aquamarine |
| Locality: | | Erongo Mountain, Usakos, Erongo Region, Namibia | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.0 x 2.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 15, 2017 13:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Baryte |
| Locality: | | Warihuyn Hill, →2850 m., Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.0 x 2.6 cm |
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| Mineral: | Wardite |
| Locality: | | Rapid Creek area, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.1 cm |
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| Mineral: | Zoisite |
| Locality: | | Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.0 x 2.6 cm |
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Jim
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| Posted: Jun 15, 2017 13:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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As usual, lovely specimens... keep them coming!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jun 16, 2017 09:14 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks Jim. Here are a few more.
| Mineral: | Analcime |
| Locality: | | Cape Blomidon, Bay of Fundy, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.7 x 3.5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Celestine |
| Locality: | | Stoneco Quarry (Lime City Quarry), Lime City, Wood County, Ohio, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.6 x 2.9 cm |
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| These prismatic white celestine crystals with light blue/gray cores are unique to the Stoneco Quarry. Fluoresces light green under SW UV. |
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| Mineral: | Adamite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 1.9 x 2.4 cm |
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