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Don Lum
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Posted: Nov 19, 2016 22:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congratulations Michael. We have all been enjoying your minerals and posts for a long time. Very well done.
Regards,
Don
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 20, 2016 13:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thank you Carles and Don, and especially Jordi for providing a platform to connect with and interact with fellow mineral enthusiasts around the world.
Michael
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 20, 2016 13:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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This is a remarkable thread. I NEVER get bored!
Thanks for sharing Michael.
Gérard
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 20, 2016 20:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Fiebre Verde wrote: | This is a remarkable thread. I NEVER get bored!
Thanks for sharing Michael.
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Thanks so much for the kind words Gérard.
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 12:35 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congratulations for your 100 000 views.
Your thumbnail collection is awesome and desirable
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Fiebre Verde
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 12:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Philippe Durand wrote: | Congratulations for your 100 000 views.
Your thumbnail collection is awesome and desirable |
5 * 100 000 views
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 12:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Thanks again Gérard and also Philippe.
Mineral: | Silver |
Locality: | Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 2.5 x 3.5 cm |
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Dendritic, twinned native silver crystals on a small amount of calcite matrix. |
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Mineral: | Silver |
Locality: | Bouismas Mine, Agdz, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Enrique Llorens
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 12:59 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Congratulations Michael for your first half million views..
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 13:04 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Enrique Llorens wrote: | Congratulations Michael for yours first half million views.. |
Thank you Enrique. I love your optimism as to the first half million views :>)
Michael
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James Catmur
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Posted: Nov 21, 2016 16:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Michael
Not optimism, but reality! 502 thousand and counting
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Nov 22, 2016 12:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Oh yes, I was wrong by 5 times.
Thank you for the correction, Fiebre Verde
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Nov 22, 2016 13:53 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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An incredible body of photographic work not to mention the shear tonnage of your collection! Well done and continue, I hope you shall.
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 22, 2016 14:48 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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vic rzonca wrote: | An incredible body of photographic work not to mention the shear tonnage of your collection! Well done and continue, I hope you shall. |
Thank you Vic,
Rest assured I plan to continue until I run out of specimens. As for tonnage, it does take up quite a bit of room, but it is still a relatively modest collection in terms of size. I often marvel at those of us who are afflicted with this passion and who build collections of 10,000 or more specimens. The one thing that I am proud of is that everything is photographed and well catalogued.
Michael
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 23, 2016 10:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Dolomite |
Locality: | Timmins area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada | |
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Dimensions: | 1.8 x 2.3 cm |
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Dolomite rhombs sprinkled with tiny chalcopyrite crystals from the ASARCO Aquarius gold mine. |
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Mineral: | Skutterudite |
Locality: | Tamdrost Mine, Bou Azzer mining district, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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Dimensions: | 1.7 x 2.3 cm |
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A small group of bright well-formed crystals of skutterudite. |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite |
Locality: | Berg Aukas, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 1.8 x 2.6 cm |
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Tsumeb is justly famous for producing many colors of smithsonite, but Berg Aukas also produced some wonderful smithsonites. These yellow hexagonal prisms are colored by cadmium. |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 28, 2016 15:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Elbaite
Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 1.8 x 2.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
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Nunzio
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Posted: Nov 28, 2016 15:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Very interesting specimen of Smithsonite. It's very similar to the Tsumeb Mimetites.
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Nov 28, 2016 17:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Nunzio wrote: | Very interesting specimen of Smithsonite. It's very similar to the Tsumeb Mimetites. |
Somewhat similar. Here's a Tsumeb mimetite for comparison.
Mineral: | Mimetite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia | |
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Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.3 cm |
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Dec 01, 2016 10:07 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Malbunka copper Mine, Western Aranda, Ltalaltuma, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 1.5 x 2.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Cerussite |
Locality: | Nakhlak Mine, Madan-e Nakhlak, Anarak District, Nain, Isfahan Province, Iran | |
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Dimensions: | 1.8 x 2.9 cm |
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Philippe Durand
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Posted: Dec 01, 2016 15:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Wow, the Russian elbaite is wonderful !
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Michael Shaw
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Posted: Dec 02, 2016 09:51 Post subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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Philippe Durand wrote: | Wow, the Russian elbaite is wonderful ! |
Thank you Philippe. I thought the same when I saw it and knew I had to add it to the collection :>)
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