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Tobi
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 Posted: Jan 15, 2020 12:34 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| I know these Spanish dolomites and yes, they look a litle bit similar ... but I also think my specimen looks first of all like a Tsumeb calcite ;-)
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2020 13:11 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | I know these Spanish dolomites and yes, they look a litle bit similar ... but I also think my specimen looks first of all like a Tsumeb calcite ;-) |
Calcite Tobi, you be right... 😏
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jose luis jara jara
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2020 15:12 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | James Catmur wrote: | | It would be hard to photograph - I love it too |
Thank you, James :-)
| jose luis jara jara wrote: | | Hi Tobi, that piece sure is Calcite, it sounds more like Dolomite |
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean. This is a typical and distinctive Tsumeb calcite, what do you mean with "sounds like dolomite"? |
Tobi, I just wanted to comment that the piece looked like Dolomite
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2020 03:52 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| jose luis jara jara wrote: | | Tobi, I just wanted to comment that the piece looked like Dolomite |
Ok Jose, now I understand ;-) And yes, there's some similarity, many carbonate minerals appear in such a shape (calcite, dolomite, ankerite, rhodochrosite, siderite).
By the way, what the photo doesn't show: The calcite is not colourless but pale light-pink, I think this is caused by hematite.
Regards
Tobi
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 06:05 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Fluorite from England - new find from a classic locality:
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Greenlaws Mine, Daddry Shield, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 18 cm, largest crystal 8 cm |
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| original photo © Günther Gerndt |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 06:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Hello, Tobi.
A wonderful fluorite for size, shape and colors.
Many compliments.
Stay safe.
Sante
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 08:10 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Fluorite from England - new find from a classic locality: |
Tobi - very nice Greenlaws fluorite and a wonderful addition to your collection. Check out the fluorescence if you have a UV light. The Greenlaws fluorite in my collection shows a beautiful purple fluoresce.
Michael
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Rob Schnerr
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 11:46 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Fluorite from England - new find from a classic locality: |
Wow, that’s quite a specimen, and from England! Very beautiful.
Cheers,
Rob
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 12:42 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Thank you guys!
Michael, I don't have a UV lamp, but I know that Greenlaws fluorite shows a beautiful blue/purple fluorescence.
Here's another new fluorite, from China, it's from Zhejiang Province and the provided locality was "Suichang Co., Lishui Pref." but I never heard of that, can anyone confirm this or tell me the exact locality?
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lishui Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 18 cm, largest crystal balls 1,5 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 14:03 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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The last addition so far, another fluorite from China:
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Sanming Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 14 cm, largest crystal 3,5 cm |
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Apr 13, 2020 17:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Tobi, very beautiful additions to your Fluorite sub-collection.
The shape and color of the Lishui Prefecture's one are unusual.
And, since I like big pieces, I see with pleasure that you are more and more increasing the size of your specimens.
Warm greetings.
Sante
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2020 04:40 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Thank you Sante! All of them are really nice fluorites, yes, and I appreciate them very much as additions to my collection. I also like big(ger) pieces but money and space are limited so I already struggle with where to place them without the showcase looking too crowded. I only have one showcase and because many of the latest additions were larger I'm at the space-limit ... But that will force me to discard some minor specimens and that will increase the quality of the whole collection :-)
Best regards & stay safe!
Tobi
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Dany Mabillard
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2020 05:36 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Some beautiful fluorites. The English one was collected by German people, no ? Ì think I met them in SMAM 2019.
Take care Tobi.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2020 07:16 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Dany Mabillard wrote: | | Some beautiful fluorites. The English one were collected by German people, no? I think I met they in SMAM 2019. |
Hi Dany, as far as I know the new mining workings at Greenlaws that started some years ago are done by Peter Ward, and I'm sure he's from England ...
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Dany Mabillard
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| Posted: Apr 14, 2020 10:38 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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| Tobi wrote: | | Dany Mabillard wrote: | | Some beautiful fluorites. The English one were collected by German people, no? I think I met they in SMAM 2019. |
Hi Dany, as far as I know the new mining workings at Greenlaws that started some years ago are done by Peter Ward, and I'm sure he's from England ... |
Thank you for your information. You're right. Maybe it was the 39 degrees in SMAM that cooked my brain.
Have a nice evening.
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 26, 2020 14:00 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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I finally managed to make my own photos of my new fluorites (photos above were made by the previous owner):
| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Sanming Prefecture, Fujian Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 14 cm, largest crystal 3,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Lishui Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China | |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 18 cm, largest crystal balls 1,5 cm |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Greenlaws Mine, Daddry Shield, Weardale, North Pennines Orefield, County Durham, England / United Kingdom | |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2020 04:02 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi - one million views :-) |
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I just realized that I got the Red Star for one million views in this thread, THANK YOU ALL for so much interest in my humble collection! I hope this forum will last, it's a great community of mineral friends and I feel really honored that this topic has so many views. There are many collections here that are better and many of you make better photos of their specimens, the more it's an honor!
Thank you so much!
Best regards from Germany, I hope you all will stay safe!
Tobi
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2020 04:28 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi - one million views :-) |
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| Tobi wrote: |
I just realized that I got the Red Star for one million views in this thread, THANK YOU ALL for so much interest in my humble collection! I hope this forum will last, it's a great community of mineral friends and I feel really honored that this topic has so many views. There are many collections here that are better and many of you make better photos of their specimens, the more it's an honor!
Thank you so much!
Best regards from Germany, I hope you all will stay safe!
Tobi
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Congratulations Tobi!
🙌⚒
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Sante Celiberti
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2020 06:37 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Hi, Tobi.
It's with great pleasure that I congratulate on this new star.
Just your enthusiasm, beyond the beauty of your minerals, would have been enough to deserve it...
A very warm greeting.
Sante
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Firmo Espinar
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2020 11:09 Post subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
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Hi Tobi.
Congratulations on your Red Star one million hits.
Very nice collection and all large pieces.
We always learn something from your contributions.
Please keep posting looking for the following level.
Regards.
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