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Don Lum
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 Posted: Apr 21, 2020 22:49 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Pyritohedral Pyrite
| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Bingham District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 30 mm x 22 mm x 22 mm |
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| Mineral: | Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Bingham Canyon Mine, Oquirrh Mountains, Bingham District, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 30 mm x 22 mm x 22 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2020 15:07 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Cobaltoan Calcite
| Mineral: | Calcite (variety cobaltoan calcite) |
| Locality: | | Bou Azzer mining district, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 46 mm x 40 mm x 30 mm |
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Enrique Llorens
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2020 16:23 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Very nice Cobaltoan Calcite.
Congratulations.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2020 18:02 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Enrique Llorens wrote: | Very nice Cobaltoan Calcite.
Congratulations. |
Thank you very much. Enrique.
Stay safe.
Don
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Philippe Durand
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Location: Normandie
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 27, 2020 13:07 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Philippe Durand wrote: | | the crystals are more elongated than the usual batch, nice ! |
Thank you, Philippe. I hope you are doing well.
Stay safe.
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 10, 2020 14:46 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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In honor of ALL mothers past and present. None of us would be here without our mothers.
| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Emma Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 mm x 52 mm x 34 mm |
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| Druse with Rhodochrosite crystals formed by a prism with rhombohedral terminal faces and where two different growth phases can be clearly seen, an inner first one (perhaps Calcite further replaced by Rhodochrosite) that is translucent and with a more intense color and a second one with a lighter pink. Small Pyrite crystals. |
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| Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Pyrite |
| Locality: | | Emma Mine, Butte, Butte District, Silver Bow County, Montana, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 90 mm x 52 mm x 34 mm |
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| Druse with Rhodochrosite crystals formed by a prism with rhombohedral terminal faces and where two different growth phases can be clearly seen, an inner first one (perhaps Calcite further replaced by Rhodochrosite) that is translucent and with a more intense color and a second one with a lighter pink. Small Pyrite crystals. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 11, 2020 14:00 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Fluorite
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Les Rocs Quarry, Buxières-les-Mines, Moulins, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
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| Dimensions: | 92 mm x 50 mm x 47 mm |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 24, 2020 17:25 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Vanadinite sandwiches and Wulfenite sandwiches
I don't know why but these two specimens remind me of sandwiches.
Served with chips or fries;-)
| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 mm x 40 mm x 22 mm |
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| Mineral: | Vanadinite |
| Locality: | | Mibladen (Mibladen mining district), Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco | |
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| Dimensions: | 52 mm x 40 mm x 22 mm |
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| Mineral: | Wulfenite |
| Locality: | | Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico | |
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| Dimensions: | 68 mm x 43 mm x 28 mm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 05:43 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Tasty sandwiches, Don!
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Volkmar Stingl
Joined: 23 Sep 2012
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Location: Innsbruck
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 06:10 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Mmm, white chocolate with nougat filling!
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: May 25, 2020 10:39 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Appreciate your comments Tobi and Volkmar.
Stay safe and well.
Regards,
Don
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 28, 2020 17:48 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Quartz Dauphine Twinning
| Mineral: | Quartz (variety Dauphine twinning, variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Sallent de Gállego area, Comarca Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 95 mm x 54 mm x 28 mm |
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| Jordi's description: Aggregate of transparent and bright crystals, with a kind of faden inclusions and a very well defined Dauphiné twinning. The sample is of the highest quality from this area. These Quartz samples are one of the more notable surprises in the Daunis collection. |
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| Mineral: | Quartz (variety Dauphine twinning, variety faden) |
| Locality: | | Sallent de Gállego area, Comarca Alto Gállego, Huesca, Aragon, Spain | |
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| Dimensions: | 95 mm x 54 mm x 28 mm |
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| Jordi's description: Aggregate of transparent and bright crystals, with a kind of faden inclusions and a very well defined Dauphiné twinning. The sample is of the highest quality from this area. These Quartz samples are one of the more notable surprises in the Daunis collection. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2020 14:05 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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Liroconite, Clinoclase
| Mineral: | Liroconite, Clinoclase |
| Locality: | | Wheal Gorland, Saint Day, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 41 mm x 39 mm x 25 mm |
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| Mineral: | Liroconite, Clinoclase |
| Locality: | | Wheal Gorland, Saint Day, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 41 mm x 39 mm x 25 mm |
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| Mineral: | Liroconite, Clinoclase |
| Locality: | | Wheal Gorland, Saint Day, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom | |
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| Dimensions: | 41 mm x 39 mm x 25 mm |
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| Mineral: | Liroconite |
| Locality: | | Wheal Gorland, Saint Day, Camborne - Redruth - Saint Day District, Cornwall, England / United Kingdom | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jun 15, 2020 03:00 Post subject: Re: Don Lum Collection |
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| Very aesthetic Spanish quartz - and a great classic liroconite!
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