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Joseph DOliveira

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Posted: Mar 26, 2020 08:59 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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All I can say is WOW. What an incredible copper specimen. Love seeing your collection posts Don.
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Don Lum

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Posted: Mar 26, 2020 09:24 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Joseph DOliveira wrote: | All I can say is WOW. What an incredible copper specimen. Love seeing your collection posts Don. |
Thank you very much, Joseph. It is great to hear from you. I have been enjoying your comments and posts.
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Don Lum

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Posted: Mar 27, 2020 13:26 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite. First picture with backlight.
Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Xiefang Mine, Ruijin, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 82 mm x 66 mm x 50 mm |
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Green and purple Fluorite with a sparse coating of micro quartz. Excellent example of stepped growth like a Mayan or Aztec Temple. Complete floater. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite, Quartz |
Locality: | Xiefang Mine, Ruijin, Ganzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 82 mm x 66 mm x 50 mm |
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Green and purple Fluorite with a sparse coating of micro quartz. Excellent example of stepped growth like a Mayan or Aztec Temple. Complete floater. |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Mar 28, 2020 16:53 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Wolframite
Mineral: | Fluorite, Wolframite, Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 40 mm x 33 mm x 20 mm |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 01, 2020 20:59 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Cobaltoan Calcite
Mineral: | Calcite (variety colbaltoan calcite), Malachite |
Locality: | Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) |  |
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Dimensions: | 127 mm x 70 mm x 64 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 02, 2020 01:44 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Don Lum wrote: | Calcite (variety colbaltoan calcite), Malachite
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Congo DR (Zaire)
Dimensions: 127 mm x 70 mm x 64 mm | Wonderful calcite specimen, nice colour and well-defined crystals!
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 02, 2020 07:20 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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[quote="Tobi"] Don Lum wrote: | Calcite (variety colbaltoan calcite), Malachite
Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Congo DR (Zaire)
Dimensions: 127 mm x 70 mm x 64 mm | Wonderful calcite specimen, nice colour and well-defined crystals |
Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 02, 2020 13:46 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Elbaite
Mineral: | Elbaite (Tourmaline Group) |
Locality: | Santa Rosa Mine, Itambacuri, Vale do Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  |
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Dimensions: | 42 mm x 20 mm x 17 mm |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 02, 2020 15:47 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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"Couldn't help myself," I remember John Rakovan telling me with a big smile at Tucson a number of years ago when he showed me his latest acquisition.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Mamuju area, Sulawesi Barat Province, Indonesia |  |
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Dimensions: | 34 mm x 24 mm x 20 mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety Cr-rich chalcedony) |
Locality: | Kefdag Mine, Guleman Mines, Guleman, Elazığ Province, Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |  |
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Dimensions: | 34 mm x 31 mm x 27 mm |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 03, 2020 11:17 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Hematite
Mineral: | Hematite |
Locality: | Taouz, Er Rachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |  |
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Dimensions: | 109 mm x 64 mm x 51 mm |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 03, 2020 22:20 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Barite
Mineral: | Barite, Dolomite |
Locality: | Warihuyn Hill, Puños, Miraflores District, Huamalíes Province, Huánuco Department, Peru |  |
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Dimensions: | 40 mm x 36 mm x 17 mm |
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 05, 2020 17:04 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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playing small ball today
Mineral: | Zunyite, Hematite |
Locality: | Qalat-e Payeen salt dome, Bandar Abbas, Central District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran |  |
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Dimensions: | 17 mm x 12 mm x 11 mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Yunnan Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 39 mm x 15 mm x 13 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Apr 06, 2020 02:03 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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I really like that yellow barite from Peru :-)
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 06, 2020 10:01 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | I really like that yellow barite from Peru :-) |
Thank you, Tobi. I hope you and your family are well.
Stay safe.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum

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Posted: Apr 06, 2020 13:38 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Topaz
Quartz
Mineral: | Topaz, Bixbyite, Quartz, Rhyolite |
Locality: | Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA |  |
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Dimensions: | 17 mm x 12 mm x 11 mm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Yunnan Province, China |  |
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Dimensions: | 55 mm x 19 mm x 12 mm |
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