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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 09, 2021 02:12 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Scapolite |
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Mineral: | Scapolite |
Locality: | Morogoro Region, Tanzania | |
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Dimensions: | 4.8 x 4.3 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 10, 2021 04:40 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Outstanding scapolite crystal, wow!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 10, 2021 04:52 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Tobi wrote: | Outstanding scapolite crystal, wow! |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 10, 2021 04:59 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz), Wavellite |
Locality: | Slate Mountain, Slate Mountain District, El Dorado County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm |
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Mineral: | Wavellite |
Locality: | Slate Mountain, Slate Mountain District, El Dorado County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 11, 2021 02:36 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Morganite |
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety morganite) |
Locality: | Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 4.2 x 4.4 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 11, 2021 23:49 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Elbaite |
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Mineral: | Elbaite |
Locality: | Cryo-Genie Mine, Warner Springs, Warner Springs District, San Diego County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 2.4 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 12, 2021 20:15 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | September Mine (9th of September Mine) , Madan mining area, Rhodope Mountains, Smolyan Oblast, Bulgaria | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4.5 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 13, 2021 02:28 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rose Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety rose quartz) |
Locality: | Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 4.8 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety rose quartz) |
Locality: | Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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Dimensions: | 8.6 x 4.8 cm |
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Strong back lighting of the specimen. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 14, 2021 00:35 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Copper |
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Tiny copper wires on clinochlore.
Mineral: | Copper, Clinochlore |
Locality: | Beaver Valley Quarry, Shine, Jefferson County, Washington, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 3.1 x 2.2 cm |
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The copper wire is around 3-4 mm long. The overall matrix is around 3.1 x 2.2 cm. |
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Mineral: | Copper, Clinochlore |
Locality: | Beaver Valley Quarry, Shine, Jefferson County, Washington, USA | |
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This images shows other copper crystals near the wire. |
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Bob Morgan
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Posted: Feb 14, 2021 13:21 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Very nice filamental crystal, if it is like pyrite filaments that turn right angle corners. If so this is one crystal with most growth in one dimension - probably due to a screw axis dislocation that makes right angle turns.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 14, 2021 15:47 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
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Bob Morgan wrote: | Very nice filamental crystal, if it is like pyrite filaments that turn right angle corners. If so this is one crystal with most growth in one dimension - probably due to a screw axis dislocation that makes right angle turns. |
Thanks for the information. I received a number of these interesting specimens as a gift from John Cornish.
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 14, 2021 18:49 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6.2 x 3.6 cm |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6.2 x 3.6 cm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Feb 15, 2021 05:18 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rose Quartz |
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am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.6 x 4.8 cm
Strong back lighting of the specimen. | Really good specimen for a rose quartz, I love that spectacular photo with back lighting!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 15, 2021 17:05 Post subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Rose Quartz |
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Tobi wrote: | am mizunaka wrote: | Quartz (variety rose quartz)
Taquaral, Itinga, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.6 x 4.8 cm
Strong back lighting of the specimen. | Really good specimen for a rose quartz, I love that spectacular photo with back lighting! |
Thanks Tobi!
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 00:46 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Smoky Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Tiefen Glacier, Galenstock Mountain, Realp, Uri, Switzerland | |
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Dimensions: | 5.2 x 5.3 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 21:52 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety amethyst), Quartz (variety smoky quartz) |
Locality: | Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 8.7 x 10.1 x 2.8 cm |
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Thin quartz cluster with pale smoky and amethyst hues. |
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Posted: Feb 17, 2021 14:53 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning mining area, Kuruman, Kalahari manganese field (KMF), Northern Cape Province, South Africa | |
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Dimensions: | 8.0 x 9.6 cm |
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Unusual spherules of quartz varying in color from lavender to purple to blue/purple. |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 18, 2021 16:16 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Quartz |
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Mineral: | Quartz with Chlorite Inclusions |
Locality: | Shingle Springs, Shingle Springs District, El Dorado County, California, USA | |
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Dimensions: | 10.2 x 6.8 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 03:58 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Beryl |
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Cluster of emeralds on matrix.
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Mineral: | Beryl (variety emerald) |
Locality: | Curlew Emerald Mine, Shaw River, East Pilbara Shire, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 8.1 x 4.8 x 3.8 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Posted: Feb 20, 2021 16:47 Post subject: The Mizunaka Collection - Rhodochrosite |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrite |
Locality: | Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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Dimensions: | 6.0 x 4.5 cm |
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Rhodochrosite on quartz possibly after fluorite. |
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Mineral: | Rhodochrosite, Quartz, Pyrite |
Locality: | Wutong Mine, Liubao, Cangwu, Wuzhou Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China | |
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Dimensions: | 6.0 x 4.5 cm |
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