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Collection of Philippe Durand
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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Aug 19, 2020 13:45 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

Eisenrose :) in the collection of my daughter.

20200819_195644.jpg

Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Les Courtes, Bassin du Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

30mm*20mm*20mm

Description:

collected by JF Astier the first days of August

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Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Les Courtes, Bassin du Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

30mm * 20mm *20mm

Description:

close up of the same specimen

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Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Les Courtes, Bassin du Talèfre, Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

30mm * 20mm * 20mm

Description:

the rose is 6mm wide

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Aug 21, 2020 13:57 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Mineral:

Quartz (variety amethyst)

Locality:

Artigas Department, Uruguay

Dimensions:

100mm x 90mm x 65mm

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Oct 24, 2020 07:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Mineral:

Quartz (variety smoky) and Hematite

Locality:

Les Droites (south face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

7,5cm x 7cm x 4cm

Description:

double terminated crystals with platy hematite micro crystals, collected in early August 2020 on the south face of Les Droites peak, at 3700m by the cristallier JF Astier

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Oct 30, 2020 06:18 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Mineral:

Hematite and Fluorite

Locality:

Les Droites (south face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

60mm x 55mm *35 mm

Description:

Collected early days of August 2020 by the cristallier J F Astier. The octahedral light purple fluorite crystals are up to 2mm ; a not so common association

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Sante Celiberti

Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany

Posted: Oct 30, 2020 07:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

Hi,Philippe. Congratulations on this fresh collected specimen. Indeed very unusual one, at least from the Alps. As an Alpines collector, I like it very much. Stay healthy. Sante

Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Oct 30, 2020 13:54 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Nov 06, 2020 07:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Les Droites (south face), Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Dimensions:

95mm x 65mm x 45mm

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Nov 28, 2020 06:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Fibbia, Fontana, Central St Gotthard Massif, Leventina, Ticino (Tessin), Switzerland

Dimensions:

80mm x 80mm x 40mm

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Sante Celiberti

Joined: 04 Oct 2019
Posts: 699
Location: Tuscany

Posted: Nov 28, 2020 06:23 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

WOW!!! Congratulations, Philippe. :-)

Volkmar Stingl

Joined: 23 Sep 2012
Posts: 1001
Location: Innsbruck

Posted: Nov 28, 2020 11:30 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

Wonderful hematite specimen! Is this self-collected?

Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Nov 29, 2020 02:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

thank you Volkmar and Sante

No it is not self collected . I would love that it was.
But I am afraid that this location is really far over my lock in range :(
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Tobi
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4248
Location: Germany

Posted: Nov 29, 2020 07:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

Really wonderful Fibbia specimen, Philippe!

Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Nov 30, 2020 12:41 Post subject: Re: Collection of Philippe Durand

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Philippe Durand

Joined: 10 May 2016
Posts: 653
Location: Normandie

Posted: Apr 03, 2021 10:09 Post subject: s

E229.jpg

Mineral:

Magnetite

Locality:

Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Dimensions:

90mm x 75mm x 60 mm

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Jordi Fabre
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Joined: 07 Aug 2006
Posts: 5076
Location: Barcelona

Posted: Apr 03, 2021 14:06 Post subject: Not Hematite but Magnetite and not from Nador

Philippe Durand wrote:

Mineral: Hematite
Locality: Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Dimensions: 90mm x 75mm x 60 mm

These strange 'Hematites' in fact are Magnetite and them are from the Zgounder Mine located on Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region.

Already changed it in the captions of the image of the Philippe Duran.

Hematite - Nador_Oriental Region_Morocco.jpg

Mineral:

Hematite

Locality:

Nador, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco

Dimensions:

6.7 × 4.9 × 0.5 cm

Description:

This is one of the classic Hematites from a small prospect located very close to the Nador city

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Magnetite - Zgounder Mine_Souss-Massa Region_Morocco.jpg

Mineral:

Magnetite

Locality:

Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Dimensions:

5.8 × 4.6 × 4.7 cm

Description:

And this is another of these peculiar Magnetites from the Zgounder Mine

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Mineral:

Magnetite

Locality:

Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Dimensions:

Crystals of about 0.7 x 0.7 cm

Description:

Detail of the same piece

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