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Michael Shaw
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 Posted: Dec 15, 2021 14:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Chrysotile |
| Locality: | | Bell Mine, Thetford Mines, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada |  |
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| Dimensions: | 6.4 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm |
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| Silky-fibered pale green chrysotile from one of Quebec's longest continuously operated asbestos mines. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 10:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Hilltop Mine, Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 4.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm |
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| Butterscotch-yellow wulfenite crystals to 0.9 cm on drusy crystallized calcite over a limonite matrix.. |
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jose luis jara jara
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Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 13:01 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 14:27 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| jose luis jara jara wrote: | | What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye |
Thank you, Jose. They remind me of the wulfenites from Sidi Amer in Morocco, but I believe these are a bit more yellow. In any case I have been looking for a wulfenite from this location for about 10 years. My patience was finally rewarded.
Michael
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jose luis jara jara
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Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Dec 16, 2021 15:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Michael Shaw wrote: | | jose luis jara jara wrote: | | What beautiful yellow crystals, they attract a lot of attention to the eye |
Thank you, Jose. They remind me of the wulfenites from Sidi Amer in Morocco, but I believe these are a bit more yellow. In any case I have been looking for a wulfenite from this location for about 10 years. My patience was finally rewarded.
Michael |
Well, congratulations on your perseverance to get the part.
Jose Luis
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Tobi
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2021 05:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| A perfect wulfenite specimen, Michael, very nice colour and contrast!
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 17, 2021 10:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Tobi wrote: | | A perfect wulfenite specimen, Michael, very nice colour and contrast! |
Thank you, Tobi. It's undamaged and I'm happy that I finally found one to fit my budget.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 21, 2021 09:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Chalcocite |
| Locality: | | Flambeau Mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.8 x 2.6 cm |
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| An aggregate of rounded chalcocite crystals to 1.7 cm displaying purple and gold iridescence due to a thin bornite coating. Collected from the 1030" level in June 1994 |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2021 11:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Rocklands Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.3 x 3.2 cm |
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| Interconnected elongate spinel-twinned copper crystals to 4.0 cm. |
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jose luis jara jara
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Location: Fuenlabrada
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2021 13:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Nice piece, it looks like an ancient sculpture
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 22, 2021 14:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank you, Jose. I don't know what it is about native copper, but I just love it. More coming in the next few days.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2021 12:22 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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More copper.
| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Calumet Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 x 4.8 x 1.1 cm |
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| Arborescent spinel-twinned copper crystals with a nice reddish-brown patina. |
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silvia
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Dec 26, 2021 18:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Very nice copper specimen. The mine did produce some really nice specimens. In the new year I will be posting a few photos of some coppers from the Rocklands mine that my partner and I acquired recently. Not easy specimens to photograph so thumbs up on your photo.
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 29, 2021 13:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Copper |
| Locality: | | Rocklands Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.1 x 3.5 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Dec 31, 2021 11:15 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Fluoro-richterite |
| Locality: | | Essonville roadcut, Monmouth Township, Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.4 x 5.8 x 4.4 cm |
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| Several doubly-terminated fluoro-richterite crystals partially etched from light brown calcite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 01, 2022 10:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Antigorite |
| Locality: | | Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, State Line Chromite District, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7.5 x 3.9 x 7.2 cm |
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| Coarse fibers of bluish-green Antigorite var. picrolite. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 02, 2022 10:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | 'Stilbite' |
| Locality: | | Dassu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.2 x 3.0 cm |
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| An aggregate of intergrown snow white stilbite crystals. |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 04, 2022 09:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Mindingi Mine (Mindigi Mine), Swambo, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
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| A floater specimen consisting of velvety bright green malachite displaying a chatoyant luster. |
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| Mineral: | Malachite |
| Locality: | | Mindingi Mine (Mindigi Mine), Swambo, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2022 16:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Quartz |
| Locality: | | Stanley Butte area, Stanley Butte, Stanley District, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Graham County, Arizona, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.8 x 1.9 cm |
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| Mineral: | Stilbite |
| Locality: | | Braunlage, Goslar District, Harz, Lower Saxony/Niedersachsen, Germany | |
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| Dimensions: | 2.1 x 2.1 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2022 09:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Mineral: | Cerussite |
| Locality: | | Dundas, Zeehan District, West Coast Council, Tasmania, Australia | |
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| Dimensions: | 5.0 x 4.0 x 2.0 cm |
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| Reticulated cerussite ‘snowflake’ composed of lustrous twinned milky white crystals. |
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| Mineral: | _Two of several labels that accompanied the specimen |
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| These twinned cerussites are most often associated with Tsumeb, and at first glance, that's where I thought this piece was from. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the actual location and the several old labels that accompanied the specimen. Based on the Foote label and some additional research, I believe this specimen dates to around 1890. |
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