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silvia
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 Posted: Oct 11, 2021 22:12 Post subject: Silvia's Collection |
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Best wishes to all. My name is Silvia Esteves, and I am a retired science/math teacher. I took early retirement in 2019 with the hope to do some traveling with my partner, but world events put a stop to that. I have been collecting minerals for about 40 years, but seriously for only about five years.
I hope you will enjoy what I have to offer.
I will start with my minerals from Panasqueira, a mine I hope to visit again.
I welcome all polite criticism and comments, and I will try to post a few pictures every few days.
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Muscovite, Quartz and Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal |  |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 10 cm |
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| This is one of my best Portuguese Ferberite specimens. It contains very lustrous bladed crystals of Ferberite to 12 cm in length. The crystals lie on a Muscovite and Siderite (rear) rich matrix. Crystals of Quartz to 9 cm long are also present. |
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Volkmar Stingl
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 00:02 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Welcome, Silvia! I am looking forward to see more of your treasures.
Volkmar
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 00:59 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Hi Silvia,
welcome to the community, nice to see another new member here. Your first specimen is really fine, also a very good photo! What are your focuses in collecting, any favourite minerals and localities? Besides Panasqueira ;-)
Best regards
Tobi
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James Catmur
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ALshawani
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 05:41 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Welcome Silvia, and thank you for sharing with us. We had fun!
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jose luis jara jara
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 06:38 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Hello Silvia
It is a pleasure that you want to share your pieces, it is good that you start with Panasqueira, its minerals are very good, thank you.
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Kevin Schofield
Joined: 05 Jan 2018
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Location: Beacon NY
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 08:38 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Hi Silvia!
Adding my welcome to your participation in the forum. Always a treat to see what other people treasure :-)
Kevin
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Philippe Durand
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Fiebre Verde
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 11:29 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Welcome aboard to this exciting forum Silvia!
Gérard
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Michael Shaw
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 11:42 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Welcome to the Forum Silvia. I hope you will find it a rewarding place to spend some time. As others have mentioned, we look forward to seeing more of your collection.
Regards,
Michael
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silvia
Joined: 10 Oct 2021
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 15:28 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Tobi wrote: | Hi Silvia,
welcome to the community, nice to see another new member here. Your first specimen is really fine, also a very good photo! What are your focuses in collecting, any favourite minerals and localities? Besides Panasqueira ;-)
Best regards
Tobi |
My partner and I have many specimens from many classic European localities and some from every corner of the globe.
We have 30 specimens from Panasqueira ranging in size from museum to miniature and covering all species from the mine. We have about 300 photos in all related to Panasqueira minerals, as well as over 200 site/region photos some taken by friends and family living in or near Panasqueira. So expect some nice site photos too.
We are very keen on collecting minerals with a theme, hence Panasqueira. We also like
minerals that tell us about the mineralogy/geology of the mine from which they came.
I have always been hesitant about dealing with social media, and for good reasons. Many people told me that FMF was more than just a social media site.
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silvia
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 15:39 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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I am very interested in the genesis of minerals within the Panasqueira ore-body, and I have read many scientific papers on the site, some published in late 2020 and early 2021. My partner often says that rocks do speak - you just have to listen. So I will let my Panasqueira speak by showing all aspects of the specimen.
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Quartz, Muscovite, Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 10 cm |
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| Large blocky doubly terminated crystals of Ferberite on Muscovite with Quartz. |
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 15:41 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Rear of the specimen showing Siderite
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Muscovite, Quartz, Siderite |
| Locality: | | Minas da Panasqueira, Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, Cova da Beira, Centro, Portugal | |
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silvia
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| Posted: Oct 12, 2021 15:44 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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Close-up photo (FOV 30 mm) of a portion of the specimen - Quartz terminations.
| Mineral: | Ferberite, Quartz, Muscovite, Siderite |
| Dimensions: | 16 cm x 14 cm x 10 cm |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Oct 13, 2021 03:07 Post subject: Re: Silvia's Collection |
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| Wonderful specimens and outstanding photo quality, Silvia, I hope we will see a lot more :-)
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