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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 02, 2012 09:25 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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A (in my opinion) really good picture of an Indian apophyllite from my collection:
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Apophyllite Pune, Maharashtra, India Specimen width 70 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 02, 2012 11:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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And my first own photos of the last addition to my quartz collection:
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Quartz on siderite Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Specimen width 45 mm |
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Quartz on siderite Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Specimen height 45 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 03, 2012 07:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Aquamarine Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Specimen height 30 mm |
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Calcite Dal'Negorsk, Russia Specimen height 60 mm |
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Vanadinite on baryte Mibladen, Morocco Field of view 20 mm |
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Pyrite (iron cross twin) in limestone Maibolte Quarry, Lemgo, Westphalia, Germany Specimen height 40 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 04:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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This is an older specimen, but i trimmed some matrix away to make it more attractive:
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Calcite Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA Specimen width 155 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 07:50 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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I made some new pictures from a Spanish calcite i recently added to my collection:
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Calcite La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa (Herrerías), La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain Crystal size 15 mm |
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Calcite La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa (Herrerías), La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain Largest crystal 15 mm |
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Calcite La Cuerre Mine, Rionansa (Herrerías), La Florida mining area, Sierra de Arnero, Cantabria, Spain Largest crystal 15 mm |
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supertxango
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 11:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin |
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Hi Tobi!
Nice specimen from La Florida. I love calcites from this locality.
Congratulations.
Juan H
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Aug 04, 2012 12:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi wrote: | I made some new pictures from a Spanish calcite i recently added to my collection: |
Tobi,
IMG_8604.JPG is really an excellent photo.
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 05, 2012 06:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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supertxango wrote: | Hi Tobi! Nice specimen from La Florida. I love calcites from this locality. Congratulations.Juan H | Thank you, Juan. This is my only calcite from that Mine, but i really love the specimen.
Carles Millan wrote: | Tobi, IMG_8604.JPG is really an excellent photo. | Thank you too, Carles, though IMG_8618.JPG is my favourite, i like the effect with the light coming from the side ...
I will continue with my photo presentation. First some specimen full views of specimens that were not shown before (or only with lousy pictures), mostly German stuff:
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Smoky quartz (double-terminated) Neander Valley, Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Specimen width 120 mm |
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"Honigspat" fluorite Marienschacht Mine, Wölsendorf, Bavaria, Germany Specimen width 40 mm |
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Pyromorphite Tanzfleck, Freihung, Bavaria, Germany Specimen width 50 mm |
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Mimetite Pingtouling Mine, Qingyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China Specimen width 50 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 05, 2012 06:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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And some more close-ups (again German stuff except one):
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Halite Neuhof-Ellers Potash Works, Neuhof, Fulda, Hesse, Germany Field of view 55 mm |
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Fluorite Dörfel Quarry, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany Field of view 20 mm |
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Galena Stahlberg Mine, Müsen, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Field of view 40 mm |
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Pyromorphite Tanzfleck, Freihung, Bavaria, Germany Field of view 35 mm |
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Baryte Châtelguyon, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France Field of view 25 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 05, 2012 10:13 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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I manage to do quite good close-ups at the moment, so here's a new one showing the "quartz jungle" from Jinlong in detail:
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Quartz Jinlong hill, Longchuan (Lungchuan) Co., Heyuan Prefecture, Guangdong Province, China Field of view 30 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 12, 2012 11:32 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Close-up of a zoned fluorite crystal from Namibia:
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Fluorite Erongo Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia Crystal size 10 mm |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 12:17 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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New specimen, pyromorphite from China:
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Pyromorphite Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Specimen size 65 mm |
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 12:29 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorapatite on calcite Liscombe Apatite occurrence, Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada Specimen size 80 mm |
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 12:49 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorite from Blanchard Mine:
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Fluorite Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA Specimen size 90 mm |
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Posted: Aug 17, 2012 13:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Yummy, raspberry:
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Grossular Sierra de Cruces, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico Specimen height 90 mm |
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Grossular Sierra de Cruces, Mun. de Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico Specimen height 90 mm |
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Carles Millan
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Posted: Aug 18, 2012 03:39 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobias Martin |
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Your taste is improving, Tobi.
Impressive color in the Mexican garnets, a nice soon-to-be-a-classic Daoping pyromorphite and a great Blanchard mine fluorite.
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 18, 2012 04:24 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Thank you very much for that kind comment on my specimens and my taste, Carles :)
I tried some close-ups of the specimens:
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Fluorite Blanchard Mine, Bingham, Hansonburg District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA FOV 50 mm |
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Pyromorphite Daoping Mine, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China FOV 15 mm Interesting to see the structure of those tiny crystals (~ 5 mm): They are somehow hollow like a tube but completey terminated, even with many small edges on top. |
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Posted: Aug 21, 2012 08:56 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Gemmy topaz on matrix, from Thomas Range in Utah (photo © by previous owner Andreas Hein):
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Topaz Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA Specimen width: 80 mm Crystal size: 13 mm |
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Posted: Aug 21, 2012 10:06 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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My own pictures of a new addition, green octahedral fluorite from Catalonia:
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Fluorite Berta Quarry (Berta Mine), Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Specimen height 80 mm, largest crystals 4 mm |
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Fluorite Berta Quarry (Berta Mine), Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Field of view 35 mm, largest crystals 4 mm |
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Posted: Aug 25, 2012 05:20 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Thomas Range topaz, own photos:
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Topaz Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA Specimen width 80 mm, main crystal 13 mm |
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Topaz Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA Crystal size 13 mm |
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