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PostPosted: Jan 04, 2010 15:13    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

It's a very good photo. The sample looks like a chandelier.
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PostPosted: Oct 14, 2010 10:37    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

The Denver Show was very good in terms of finding new things for my quartz collection. Here are some of what I added.

Oops, should have removed the price tag on the last photo. This is Vic's photo and $900 is not what I paid for it.



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PostPosted: Oct 14, 2010 10:44    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Here is another angle for the quartz in the last photo.


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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2011 07:22    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Hello Mr. White:

I'm really impressed with your collection.

Its minerals are truly interesting and quite different to the ones I'm used to seeing in Spain.

That quartz with inclusions of hematite is spectacular and the other bent, it seems that the sun melted like wax.

Beautiful!

Do you take many years collecting?, When I grow up I want to be like you!! ^-^

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2011 08:24    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Hi Nimfiara:

Good to hear from you and I enjoy your postings. I have been collecting since I was about 14 years old. At that time one was forced to collect more or less in isolation, things like FMF did not exist. I was a member of the local mineral club and that was my only contact with other collectors. There were not even large minerals shows that I could go to in order to meet other collectors. I believe that today, with all of the resources now available, a person can become a very effective mineral collector in a very short time. There is so much information about minerals and mineral collecting that is no further away than your computer, all you have to do is want to learn and the rest is easy.

Good luck! But don't rush it, take your time. Let your focus evolve slowly. You have a whole lifetime of collecting ahead of you, enjoy it.

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PostPosted: Jan 13, 2011 11:18    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

I'm glad you like my messages.

John S. White wrote:
But don't rush it, take your time. Let your focus evolve slowly. You have a whole lifetime of collecting ahead of you, enjoy it.


I completely agree with this statement, I know some collectors who make their collection in a competition "to see who has the best piece"

I think that this attitude instead of making yourself happy, cause otherwise.

Minerals are to enjoy!
That's why I admire people like you who keep the illusion of the first years of their collection and that despite his vast experience are still able to enjoy the beauty of each and every piece, whether or not "best"

So, I reiterate what I wrote in my previous post: When I grow up I want to be like you!! :-)

Kisses from Spain

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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2012 08:10    Post subject: John S. White collection - John White Mineral Collections  

For some reason Jordi wanted to post this on FMF and I have agreed. What is included here is but a small portion of my collection, I will add photos as I take them. In the meantime I hope that what is shown here will be of interest to some of you.

To see it click on the image or in this link and you will access to the PDF with all the images



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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2012 09:06    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection - John White Mineral Collections  

John S. White wrote:
To see it click on the image or in this and you will access to the PDF with all the images

Many thanks, John, for your impressive work to build a document that brings hours of enjoyment.

Congratulations,
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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2012 10:47    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Dear John,

i fully agree with Carles: I just browsed your PDF file and i admire your passion to share your collection's treasures with us other collectors!

Thanks :)
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PostPosted: Aug 07, 2012 11:52    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

John S. White wrote:
At Jordi's urging I am going to post some more photos of pieces from my quartz collection. I believe I posted a very poor photo of this one already, this is a much better photo. This curved quartz with light chlorite inclusions is from the Chivor mine, Colombia and it measures almost 7 cm across. Jeff Scovil photo.

Excellent example of bent quartz. I have handled thousands of quartz specimens from various areas and have a number of bent quartz specimens, but specimens like these are very very uncommon.

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PostPosted: Aug 08, 2012 10:57    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Holy cow John !!!!!!

Even though I am not supposed to browse and graze at work, I couldn't resist. What fun to scroll through your garden of earthly delights !!!!!

I particularly like the Wheatley Mine pyromorphite. And the Mt Pleasant wavellite as well.

Say, is the CaCO3 from the Thomasville Quarry an interpenetrant twin? Maybe not, as you didn't put it in your 'Twins" division. It just looks like it to me. Killer rock, regardless of nomenclature/classification.

The apophyllite & prehnite from the Fairfax Quarry is also outstanding, (Let's face it, they're all outstanding)

And your crazy quartzes are especially entertaining, particularly the Minaret. I also like the Waziristan faden ON MATRIX (!!) There're not a lot of those around.

Thanks for sharing. The work you put into this shows through - one can see how much you must have enjoyed building this presentation to share with everyone. Again, many thank-you's.

Saludos desde Shafter Texas.

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PostPosted: Aug 08, 2012 13:24    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Hi Ed:

Such nice comments coming from you are especially appreciated. The calcite is indeed twinned, but it is a contact twin on C, like so many of the Elmwood calcites are twinned. It is not in my twin collection because it is on matrix and too large. My twin collection consists essentially of floater twins, sans matrix.

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PostPosted: Aug 09, 2012 23:53    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

John, I enjoyed seeing the posted collection - very interesting and unusual pieces! Single crystals/"floaters" and quartz are two favorites of mine also. We all look forward to seeing more!
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PostPosted: Aug 10, 2012 09:52    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

Wow!

What a true inspiration you are! These are beautiful. I love how so many of them are portrayed in their natural form. It give's the beginner such as myself something to aspire to. Did you collect all the specimens yourself or did it involve trading and purchasing as well?

Congrats on such a marvelous work of art!

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PostPosted: Aug 11, 2012 05:22    Post subject: Re: John S. White collection  

It would be quite impossible for anyone to collect such a diversity of specimens from so many places around the world by himself. Nearly all were purchased, some were gifts.
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