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PostPosted: Mar 27, 2019 16:28    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




092 Calcite and celestine - Chittenango Falls, Madison County, New York.jpg
 Mineral: Calcite and Celestine
 Locality:
Chittenango Falls, Fenner, Madison County, New York, USA
 Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.2 cm
 Description:
Colorless scalenohedral crystals to 1.5 cm on limestone matrix with pale blue celestite. This is one of the earliest specimens in my collection.
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PostPosted: Mar 29, 2019 14:20    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




050 Azurite - Jerome, Yavapai Co., Arizona.jpg
 Mineral: Azurite
 Locality:
United Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
 Dimensions: 9.1 x 12.0 cm
 Description:
Dark blue botryoidal azurite with minor malachite. Another very early piece in the collection, dating to 1961.
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PostPosted: Mar 31, 2019 14:13    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

The last couple of days I spent some time reviewing photos of the earliest specimens in my collection. Most were photographed about15 years ago, and many do not measure up to today's standards, so I am gradually replacing them with better images. Photos of the last two specimens are the results of this effort as will be the following few.


183 Fluorite - Xianghualing Mine, Linwu Co., Hunan Prov., China.jpg
 Mineral: Fluorite
 Locality:
Xianghualing Mine, Xianghualing Sn-polymetallic ore field, Linwu, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
 Dimensions: 6.6 x 7.3 cm
 Description:
Two blue-gray octahedral fluorite crystals to 5.6 cm on edge with flattened rhombs of colorless calcite. The fluorite has a frosted luster resulting from tiny stepped faces and the interior contains a green core.
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PostPosted: Apr 01, 2019 10:47    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




112 Sylvanite - Cresson Mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado.jpg
 Mineral: Sylvanite
 Locality:
Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
 Dimensions: 3.0 x 6.0 cm
 Description:
Bright, gold-colored, striated sylvanite crystals to 2 mm with druzy quartz from the Cresson Mine.
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 Mineral: Sylvanite
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Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado, USA
 Dimensions: 3.0 x 6.0 cm
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PostPosted: Apr 04, 2019 15:54    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

I have been interested in minerals from Romania for the past 30 years, and one of my largest sub-collections is minerals from the Maramures region in northwest Romania. In Tucson this year, I was delighted to find several Romanian specimens to add to my collection. One of the FMF members will no doubt recognize the piece shown below as it was once part of his collection. I hope he is happy it went to a good home.


2594 Calcite - Herja Mine, Baia Mare, Maramures, Romania.jpg
 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Herja Mine, Chiuzbaia, Baia Sprie, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 5.3 x 9.0 x 11.2 cm
 Description:
Creamy white to pale tan elongated calcite crystals. The bottom of the specimen consists of black sphalerite and brassy pyrite.
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PostPosted: Apr 07, 2019 14:05    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2597 Calcite - Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania.jpg
 Mineral: Calcite
 Locality:
Boldut Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 7.6 x 12.8 cm
 Description:
An intergrown group of pale pink scalenohedral calcite crystals with a secondary overgrowth of tiny colorless scalenohedral calcites giving the specimen a frosted appearance.
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PostPosted: Apr 09, 2019 13:58    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2598 Andradite - Dognecea, Caras-Severin Co., Romania.jpg
 Mineral: Andradite and Calcite
 Locality:
Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Caraș-Severin, Romania
 Dimensions: 4.2 x 6.5 cm
 Description:
Sharp reddish brown andradite crystals to 0.7 cm with rhombic white calcite crystals on a matrix of hematite/magnetite.
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PostPosted: Apr 11, 2019 07:58    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2600 Gypsum - Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India.jpg
 Mineral: Gypsum
 Locality:
Mumbai District, Maharashtra, India
 Dimensions: 4.5 x 6.1 cm
 Description:
Colorless transparent gypsum crystals to 4.5 cm on a creamy white/pink matrix of prehnite and gyrolite. There are also small acicular crystals present, perhaps mesolite or scolecite.
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PostPosted: Apr 13, 2019 02:31    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

crosstimber wrote:
I have been interested in minerals from Romania for the past 30 years, and one of my largest sub-collections is minerals from the Maramures region in northwest Romania. In Tucson this year, I was delighted to find several Romanian specimens to add to my collection. One of the FMF members will no doubt recognize the piece shown below as it was once part of his collection. I hope he is happy it went to a good home.


It is an honor that you can enjoy this piece of Romania, as I have enjoyed it, in the last 18 years.
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PostPosted: Apr 13, 2019 11:49    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Thank you Enrique. I am also enjoying this specimen which you will recognize.


2596 Quartz - Boldut Mine, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania.jpg
 Mineral: Quartz
 Locality:
Boldut Mine, Cavnic mining area, Cavnic, Maramures, Romania
 Dimensions: 5.4 x 7.9 cm
 Description:
A divergent group of milky white quartz crystals with transparent reverse-sceptered terminations.
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PostPosted: Apr 13, 2019 13:20    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

crosstimber wrote:
Thank you Enrique. I am also enjoying this specimen which you will recognize.


Yes, I also recognize it, you already have the couple
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PostPosted: Apr 14, 2019 07:18    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

I also wanted to mention the high quality of the photos, as usual.

Regards Michael.
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PostPosted: Apr 15, 2019 01:14    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

crosstimber wrote:
Andradite and Calcite
Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Caras-Severin, Romania
Sharp reddish brown andradite crystals to 0.7 cm with rhombic white calcite crystals on a matrix of hematite/magnetite.
This is such a beautiful specimen, Michael, my favourite among your recent posts. Simply perfect!
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PostPosted: Apr 15, 2019 15:43    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  

Tobi wrote:
crosstimber wrote:
Andradite and Calcite
Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Caras-Severin, Romania
Sharp reddish brown andradite crystals to 0.7 cm with rhombic white calcite crystals on a matrix of hematite/magnetite.
This is such a beautiful specimen, Michael, my favourite among your recent posts. Simply perfect!


Thanks Tobi. The mines in this district exploit skarn type deposits and minerals from the Ocna de Fier area are much less common that those from Maramures. The specimen is from a European collection and I was delighted to find it this year in Tucson.
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PostPosted: Apr 20, 2019 08:45    Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw  




2611 Aragonite var. flos ferri - Neuhoffnung Mine, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.jpg
 Mineral: Aragonite
 Locality:
Neuhoffnung Mine (Neue Hoffnung), Mercur Mine Group (Mercur Mine), Bad Ems, Bad Ems District, Lahn Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate/Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
 Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.3 cm
 Description:
An aragonite that resembles a sea anemone.
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2611 Aragonite var. flos ferri - Neuhoffnung Mine, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.jpg


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