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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 14, 2015 12:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi Jamison, yes it is, thanks!
Here is one more.
Have a good day.
Mineral: | Azurite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4.3 x 2 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 15, 2015 11:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi again, showing one more.
Mineral: | Pyrite, Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 8.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 centimeters |
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Nice very lustrous pyritohedrons over white pointed dogtooth calcite. The calcite is also pink UV fluorescent. (long wave) |
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Mineral: | Pyrite, Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 8.7 x 5.5 x 2.9 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 16, 2015 11:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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One pyrite.
Mineral: | Pyrite, Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 13.5 x 12.5 x 8 centimeters |
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Mineral: | Pyrite, Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 13.5 x 12.5 x 8 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 17, 2015 11:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one chalcedony.
Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
Locality: | Guanajuato, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6 x 5.5 x 4 centimeters |
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Red botryoidal chalcedony |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 17, 2015 17:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one more..
Mineral: | Grossular |
Locality: | Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Municipio Tatatila, Veracruz (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 19.6 x 12.2 x 7.8 centimeters |
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One side with brown crystals, the other side with black crystals. |
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Mineral: | Grossular |
Locality: | Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Municipio Tatatila, Veracruz (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 19.6 x 12.2 x 7.8 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one more piece.
regards.
Mineral: | Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 17.6 x 14.6 x 4.7 centimeters |
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A quartz plate completely covered by cubic pyrite crystals. |
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Mineral: | Pyrite, Quartz |
Locality: | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 17.6 x 14.6 x 4.7 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 22, 2015 10:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi, now one fluorite.
Mineral: | Fluorite and pyrite |
Locality: | Naica Mine, Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 6.5 x 4.3 centimeters |
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some pyrite embedded on green fluorite. |
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Mineral: | Fluorite and pyrite |
Locality: | Naica Mine, Naica, Municipio Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 6.5 x 4.3 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 28, 2015 15:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one more.
Regards.
Mineral: | Pyrite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 12 x 12 x 5 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Dec 29, 2015 13:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one calcite, with phantoms.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 13 x 12 x 6 centimeters |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 13 x 12 x 6 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 04, 2016 12:21 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi, here is another specimen from my collection.
Best regards.
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Milpillas Mine, Cuitaca, Municipio Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 3.9 x 3.5 x 3 centimeters |
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Malachite pseudomorph after azurite |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 05, 2016 12:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi, another piece.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 16.5 x 13 x 13 centimeters |
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Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 16.5 x 13 x 13 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 06, 2016 11:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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two more!
regards.
Mineral: | Tourmaline |
Locality: | Afghanistan | |
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Dimensions: | 6 x 5 x 4 centimeters |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
Locality: | Guanajuato, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 x 3.5 x 4.7 centimeters |
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Red chalcedony covered with very small quartz crystals. |
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Mineral: | Quartz (variety chalcedony) |
Locality: | Guanajuato, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 6.5 x 3.5 x 4.7 centimeters |
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Jamison Brizendine
Joined: 27 Feb 2014
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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Posted: Jan 07, 2016 10:55 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Ricardo, it is really fantastic to see some Mexican minerals from localities that we rarely get to see. I really like the sharp calcites from Hildalgo and the grossular garnet from Veracruz. Thanks for sharing those with us.
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
Posts: 70
Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 07, 2016 12:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Thank you very much Jamison, yes most minerals from central Mexico, (Hidalgo, Queretaro, Guanajuato, Puebla) are a bit less common to see than the famous ones from north Mexico, like Milpillas, Mapimi, Batopilas, Santa Eulalia, Naica etc.
Hope I can get the time to show a lot more from that localities.
Best regards.
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | El Carrizal Mining Group, La Llave, Zimapán, Municipio Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 8.5 x 6.5 x 4 centimeters |
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Mineral: | Turquoise |
Locality: | Concepción del Oro, Municipio Concepción del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 10 x 7.5 x 4.5 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 08, 2016 11:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Another specimen, this time not from México.
Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 9.2 x 6.6 x 6.6 centimeters |
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Sometimes known as "skeletal" or "window" quartz. |
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Mineral: | Quartz |
Locality: | Balochistan (Baluchistan), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 9.2 x 6.6 x 6.6 centimeters |
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same specimen, other view. |
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Ricardo Melendez
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 11, 2016 16:31 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi again, here is another specimen.
regards.
Mineral: | Topaz |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 3.9 x 3.1 x 3 centimeters |
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nice topaz with good transparency, well defined shape, undamaged. |
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Mineral: | Topaz |
Locality: | Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan | |
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Dimensions: | 3.9 x 3.1 x 3 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 12, 2016 11:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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one more specimen.
regards.
Mineral: | Quartz and Calcite |
Locality: | San Juan de Rayas Mine, Guanajuato, Municipio Guanajuato, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 13.1 x 8.7 x 6.5 centimeters |
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Jean Sendero
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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Location: Hudson Heights, Quebec
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Posted: Jan 14, 2016 17:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Nice Calcite from Guanajuato. You could make a very nice specimen out of the larger one with the right trimming.
Cheers
Jean
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 15, 2016 16:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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very sure Jean, but I do not have the expertise to do that.
here another quartz.
regards
Mineral: | Quart (variety amethyst) |
Locality: | Piedra Parada (Las Vigas), Municipio Tatatila, Veracruz (Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 5.5 x 4.3 x 2.2 centimeters |
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Ricardo Melendez
Joined: 21 Apr 2014
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Location: Estado de Mexico
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Posted: Jan 18, 2016 11:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Ricardo |
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Hi, one more.
Regards.
Mineral: | Smithsonite after Calcite |
Locality: | San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 4.5 x 4 centimeters |
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Smithsonite after calcite. |
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Mineral: | Smithsonite after Calcite |
Locality: | San Antonio Mine (San Antonio el Grande Mine), East Camp, Santa Eulalia District, Municipio Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
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Dimensions: | 9 x 4.5 x 4 centimeters |
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Detail, very sparkly crystals. |
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