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David
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 Posted: Mar 20, 2021 17:44 Post subject: Rarest beautifully crystallized minerals |
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Hello!
To your knowledge, which are the rarest minerals on Earth that are actually beautifully crystallized (not microscopic granules or some powdery stuff on a rock)? Many thanks!
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alfredo
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2021 17:54 Post subject: Re: Rarest beautifully crystallized minerals |
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| How about andyrobertsite? Beautiful blue crystal, and only one specimen in existence, plus a few tiny crumbs for the systematic rare species collectors that were broken off of the one big piece.
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David
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| Posted: Mar 20, 2021 18:04 Post subject: Re: Rarest beautifully crystallized minerals |
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Thank you Alfredo!
I think this is the first time I have heard about andyrobertsite. It is beautiful indeed, nice bluish color! To be found in Tsumeb, no surprise...
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jfc035
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| Posted: Aug 15, 2021 11:08 Post subject: Re: Rarest beautifully crystallized minerals |
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Wittichenite is a good trade off between rarity and beautiness of the (best, australian) crystals.
Published at: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon
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Mineral: Wittichenite
Locality: Cattle Grid deposit (Mount Gunson), Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Dimensions: 4,0 x 3,0 x 3,5 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 3,9 cm
Brilliant, silvery single crystal that is perfectly terminated and very rich in facets
Mim number 1383
Photographer: James Elliott (FMl)
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| Mineral: | Wittichenite |
| Locality: | | Cattle Grid deposit (Mount Gunson), Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia |  |
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| Dimensions: | 4,0 x 3,0 x 3,5 cm |
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MIM Museum, number 1383
Photographer: James Elliott (FMl) |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Aug 17, 2021 08:15 Post subject: Re: Rarest beautifully crystallized minerals |
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| jfc035 wrote: |
Wittichenite is a good trade off between rarity and beauty of the (best, Australian) crystals
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It is normal to credit other people's images when we publish them. In this case the photo of this fabulous Wittichenite should be credited as follows:
| MIM Museum wrote: |
Mineral: Wittichenite
Locality: Cattle Grid deposit (Mount Gunson), Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
Dimensions: 4,0 x 3,0 x 3,5 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 3,9 cm
Brilliant, silvery single crystal that is perfectly terminated and very rich in facets
Mim number 1383
Photographer: James Elliott (FMl)
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because this photo is in the extraordinary thread: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon
I already added the details to your post
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