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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 07.12.2024 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted excellent new specimens in this Europe Update with many classics, including superb Alpine smoky quartz, pyromorphite from several localities, fluorite, hematite, specimens from the German silver mines and more.
Tags: Aachen, Alberoda, Alicante, Allerdale, Ambas Aguas, Ambasaguas 1 Mine, Andalusia, Antequera, Aosta Valley, Argentière Glacier, Arnsberg, arsenic, arsenic specimen, Asturias, Attica, Aue-Bad Schlema, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, azurite, azurite crystal, azurite fine mineral, azurite specimen, Bad Ems, Bad Ems-Nassau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Beihilfe Mine, Berbes District, Bigrigg, Branes Quarry, Braunlage, Bulgaria, calcite, calcite crystal, calcite fine mineral, calcite specimen, Caldbeck, Camino Cabezo Agudo, campylite, Castres, Cavardiras Valley, Cerro Canaleja, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Clara Mine, Cologne, Copeland, Córdoba, Cornish olivenite, Cornwall, Corrèze, Courmayeur, Covera De Asturias, Cumbria, Disentis, Djurkovo Mine, Driggith Open Cut, Dry Gill Mine, East Attica, Egremont, El Ponton de Solis, Elba, England, English mimetite, Erzegebirgskreis, Eschweiler, Felsenmeer, ferruginous quartz, Florence Mine, fluorite, fluorite Clara Mine, fluorite crystal, fluorite fine mineral, fluorite Germany, fluorite specimen, fluorite twin, France, Freiburg, Galena, galena crystal, galena fine mineral, galena Germany, galena specimen, German galena, Germany, Ghiac, Goslar District, Greece, green pyromprphite, Grisons, gwindel, Gwindel Chamonix, Gwindel fine mineral, gwindel France, Gwindel smoky quartz, Gwindel specimen, Halsbrücke, Hastenrath, hematite fine mineral, hematite specimen, Hemer-Sundwig, Italy, Konski Dol Mine, la rioja, Laki, Lavreotiki, Lavrion Mining District, Les Farges Mine, Los Vives, Lower Saxony, Madan District, Madan Ore Field, magnesioriebeckite, magnesioriebeckite inclusion, Málaga, Marciana, Meyer Quarry, mimetite, mimetite crystal, mimetite fine mineral, mimetite specimen, mimetite variety campylite, Mittlesachsen, Moscona Mine, Muro de Aguas, native arsenic, native arsenic specimen, native silver, negative crystal inclusions, North Rhine - Westphalia, Nouvelle-Aqiuitane, Oberwolfach, Occitanie, Olivenite, olivenite crystal, olivenite specimen, Orihuela, Oviedo, Piz Cavardiras, Plovidiv, Procchio, pseudomorph after silver, purple fluorite, pyrargyrite, pyrargyrite crystal, pyrargyrite fine mineral, pyrargyrite specimen, pyrite, pyrite crystal, pyrite cube, pyrite fine mineral, pyrite specimen, pyromorphite, pyromorphite crystal, pyromorphite fine mineral, pyromorphite specimen, quartz, quartz crystal, quartz epimorph, Quartz epimorph after Calcite, quartz fine mineral, quartz inclusions, quartz negative crystal inclusions, quartz pseudomorph, quartz pseudomorph after calcite, quartz specimen, Resuperferolitica Mine, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhodope Mountains, Riebeckite, Riebeckite Inclusions, Russein Valley, safflorite, safflorite pseudomorph, safflorite pseudomorph after silver, safflorite specimen, Saint-Salvy Mine, Saint-Salvy-de-la-Balme, Santa Eufemia, Sauerland, Saxony, scorodite, scorodite crystal, scorodite fine mineral, scorodite specimen, Shaft 366, Silver, silver pseudomorph specimen, smoky quartz, smoky quartz crystal, smoky quartz fine mineral, smoky quartz specimen, Smolyan Oblast, spain, Spanish fluorite, spanish pyrite, St. Andreasberg, Sursleva, Swiss gwindel quartz, Swiss Quartz, Swiss smoky quartz, Switzerland, Tarn, Tracy Kimmel Collection, Triolet Glacier, Tuscany, twinned fluorite, UK mimetite, Ussel, Val Ferret, var. Smoky Quartz
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 11.08.2022 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted a new update featuring the first of many specimens to come, from the collection of my friend Tracy A. Kimmel. Tracy built an excellent, substantial collection of fine minerals, and I acquired it this year. I have also written a post about Tracy (see Profiles and Tributes), and I really hope you’ll enjoy reading about her – she was a remarkable person.
Tags: Adamite, adamite crystal, adamite fine mineral, adamite for sale, adamite specimen, Alsace, Ambatofinandrahana, Amborompotsy, amethyst, amethyst crystal, amethyst crystals, amethyst fine mineral, amethyst for sale, amethyst specimen, Amoron'i Mania, Aosta Valley, Arbaz, arsenic, arsenic and silver, Arsenolamprite, arsenolamprite fine mineral, arsenolamprite specimen, Arsenopyrite, arsenopyrite crystal;, arsenopyrite fine mineral, arsenopyrite for sale, arsenopyrite specimen, Artigas, Aue-Bad Schlema, Austria, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bad Schlema, Bagmati Pradesh, Baia Sprie, bent quartz crystal, beta-roselite, Bonneville, Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Brezouard Massif, Bunker Hill, Bunker Hill Mine, Bunker Hill Mine (9th Level, calcite specimen, California, Castello Branco, Challand-Saint-Anselme, Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Chenzhou Prefecture, Chihuahua, china, chlorite inclusions, cinnabar, cinnabar crystal, cinnabar for sale, cinnabar specimen, Col de Talèfre, Covillhã, curved quartz crystal, dendritic silver, Dhading District, Diamond Willow Mine, Durango, Egypt, Egypt pseudomorph, elbaite crystal, elbaite specimen, elbaite tourmaline, epitactic roselite, epitactic talmessite, Erongo Mountains, Erongo Region, erythrite, erythrite crystal, erythrite specimen, Erzgebirgskreis, Flor de Peña Mine, fluorite, Fluorite (penetration twin), fluorite crystal, fluorite fine mineral, fluorite inclusions in quartz, fluorite octahedral inclusions, fluorite phantom, fluorite specimen, fluorite twin, France, French hematite, Ganesh Himal, Georgia, Germany, goethite pseudomorph after marcasite, goethite specimen, green fluorite, green quartz, green quartz crystal, gwindel, Hartenstein, Haut-Rhin, Haute Savoie, hematite, hematite crystal, hematite fine mineral, hematite specimen, Himalaya Mine, Himalaya tourmaline, Himalayan quartz, Huamachuco, Hunan Province, Idaho, Idaho pyromorphite, Italy, Jacksons Crossroads, Jersey Vein), John White, John White personal mineral collection, Karibib, Kellogg, Kosovo, La Libertad Dept., Lampazos de Naranjo, Le Haicot, Legrandite, legrandite and smithsonite, legrandite crystal, legrandite fine mineral, legrandite specimen, legrandite type locality, Madagascar, Madagascar fluorite, malachite-included quartz, Mapimi, Maramureș, marcasite specimen, Mesa Grande District, Mesa Grande Mining District, Mexican fluorite, Mexico, mimetite, mimetite crystal, mimetite fine mineral, mimetite specimen, Mitrovica, Morocco, Mundo Nuevo Mine, Naica, Namibia, native arsenic, native silver, Nepal, North of Farafra Oasis, Northern Cape Province, Nuevo Leon, Ojuela Mine, Ontario, Ontario Amethyst, Orange River, Otjikoto Region, Ouarzazate Province, Panasqueira Mines, Peru, Peter Bancroft Collection, phantom quartz, pink tourmaline, Portugal, Proustite, proustite crystal, proustite fine mineral, proustite specimen, proustite thumbnail, pseudomorph for sale, pyromorphite, pyromorphite crystal, pyromorphite fine mineral, pyromorphite specimen, quartz, quartz crystal, quartz crystal Nepal, quartz fine mineral, quartz fluorite inclusions, Quartz gwindel, quartz specimen, Quartz var. amethyst with calcite, quartz variety amethyst, quartz with malachite inclusions, Quartz with Red Phantoms, Rauris, red quartz, Romania, Roselite, roselite crystal, roselite fine mineral, roselite for sale, roselite specimen, rubellite, rubellite crystal, rubellite specimen, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Salzburg, San Diego Co., Sanchez Carrion Province, Santa Clara Co., Saucillo Municipality, Saxony, Shaft 371, Shoshone Co., Silver, silver crystal, silver fine mineral, silver specimen, Smithsonite, smoky quartz, smoky quartz gwindel, South Africa, sphalerite crystal, sphalerite fine mineral, sphalerite specimen, stibnite, stibnite crystal, stibnite fine mineral, stibnite specimen, Tazenakht, tennantite, tennantite crystal, tennantite for sale, tennantite specimen, Thunder Bay Amethyst, Thunder Bay District, tourmaline crystal, tourmaline fine mineral, tourmaline specimen, Tracy A. Kimmel, Tracy Kimmel, Tracy Kimmel Collection, Tracy Kimmel mineral collection, Trepca Complex, Tsumeb mimetite, Tsumeb Mine, twinned fluorite, Uruguay, US, USA, var. Amethyst, variety smoky quartz, Vorsterbach Valley, White Desert, Wilkes Co., Wörth, Yaogangxian Mine, Yizhang Co., Zacatecas, Zell am See District, Zwickau District
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 08.05.2021 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve added great specimens from the Pete Richards collection, from localities around the world, including Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Spain, Greece, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico and more.
Tags: actinolite, actinolite crystal, actinolite inclusions, Adamite, adamite crystal, adamite fine mineral, adamite for sale, adamite specimen, almandine crystal, almandine fine mineral, almandine garnet, almandine specimen, andradite, andradite crystal, andradite fine mineral, Andradite Garnet, andradite specimen, Aragonite, aragonite crystal, aragonite fine mineral, aragonite fluorescence, aragonite specimen, Austria, Austrian almandine, Austrian garnet, barite, barite crystal, barite fine mineral, barite specimen, Baryte, baryte crystal, baryte specimen, Basque Country, Bolivia, Boulangerite, boulangerite crystal, boulangerite specimen, bournonite, Buffalo, calcite, calcite crystal, calcite fluorescent, calcite helictite, calcite specimen, Canutillos Subdistrict, Capodarso, Carinthia, Cavnic, Charcas, Chihuahua, danburite, danburite crystal, danburite fine mineral, danburite specimen, Dos de Mayo province, Durango, Enna, Erzgebirge, Gaisberg Tal, garnet crystal, garnet fine mineral, garnet specimen, Germany, Giumentaro Mine, Granatenkogel, Greece, helictite, Huallanca District, Huancavelica Dept., Huanuco, Huanzala mine, Huaron Mining District, Imst District, Iowa, Italy, Japan Law Twin, La Libertad Department, la rioja, Linwood Mine, Machacamarcha District, Mallnitz, Mapimi, Marmures, Mega Horio, Mexico, Mezica, Mezica Mines, Milos, Mun. de Charcas, Mutiloa Guipuzcoa, native silver, navajun, Navajun pyrite, Obergurgl, Ojuela Mine, Pampa Blanca District, Pasco, Peru, Pete Richards collection, Pöhla Mine, Potosí, pyrite, pyrite crystal, pyrite cube, pyrite fine mineral, pyrite specimen, quartz, quartz crystal, quartz fine mineral, quartz specimen, quartz twin, Quiruvilca Mine, Romania, San Luis Potosí, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Santiago de Chuco Province, Saxony, Scott Co., Serifos Island, sicily, Silver, silver crystal, silver fine mineral, silver specimen, Slovenia, Sölden, South Aegean, spain, spanish pyrite, sphalerite, sphalerite crystal, sphalerite fine mineral, sphalerite specimen, Spittal an der Drau District, tetrahedrite, tetrahedrite crystal, tetrahedrite fine mineral, tetrahedrite specimen, Tomokoni Mine, Troya Mine, Tyrol, USA, victoria mine, vivianite, vivianite crystal, vivianite fine mineral, vivianite specimen, West Camp, wulfenite, wulfenite crystal, wulfenite fine mineral, wulfenite for sale, wulfenite specimen, Zacatecas
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 06.12.2019 | Filed under: Latest, Mineral Shows
The Rochester Mineralogical Symposium is one of the best mineral events of the year. Here’s my report from RMS 2019, with lots of great mineral photos.
Tags: 2020, albite on orthoclase epitactic epitaxy, Ambatofinandrahana, amethyst, Amoron'i Mania, Arizona, azurite, Bahia, Baja California Sur, Balochistan, barite, beryl, Bill Pinch book, Bill Pinch mineral collection, Bill Severance, Bill Severance mineral collection, Bill Severance minerals, Bill Severance Rochester, Bill Severance Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Bisbee, Boleo Mine, Bolivia, Brazil, Bristol, Bristol Copper Mine, Brumado Mine, Bulgaria, calcite crystal forms, Calcite on Fluorite, Calcite St. Andreasberg, Calcite Tsumeb, calcite twin, California, Canadian quartz, Cananea, Carl Francis Quartz Collection, Carl Francis Rochester, Cave-in-Rock, Cliff Mine, Co. Galway, Cochise Co., Colorado Quartz Mine, colours of calcite, Colton Hill, Connecticut, Connecticut Chalcocite, Copper, copper crystal, Copper Falls mine, Copper Queen Mine, Cordierite, crystals parked cars, Cummengeite, Curuglu workings, Cylindrite, Czar shaft, David Joyce mineral music, David Joyce mineral songs, David Joyce Rochester, Denton Mine, Dioptase, Doce Valley, Droujba Mine, epidote, Fedenstock, fluorapatite, fluorite, Geology, George Thompson mineral collection, George Thompson Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Grand Reef Mine, Illinois, incommensurate modulation, Ireland, Jeff Scovil, Jeff Scovil photo MetaAutunite Meta-Autunite, Jeff Scovil photo PinkEuclase Euclase, Jeff Scovil Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Joe Larkin's Quarry, john betts, John Betts Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, John Betts What's New Rochester, John Betts What's New Rochsester, John jaszczak, John Jaszczak Criminal Minerals: Investigating Minerals that Break the Law, john jaszczak Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, John rakovan, John Rakovan Crystal Growth, john rakovan rochester mineralogical symposium, Keweenaw County, Kharan, Klondyke, La Paz Co., Les Presmyk, Les Presmyk Arizona, Les Presmyk Arizona Sulfates, Linarite, Madagascar, Magma Mine, Maine, Mandrosonoro, Mariposa, marshalsussmanite, Meshberger Quarry, Mexico, Michael bainbridge Rochester, Michigan, Minas Gerais, Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University, Mineralogy, Minerals of the Grenville Province, Mont Saint-Hilaire: History, Namibia, native copper, native silver, Nevada, new Grenville book, New Hampshire, new mineral books, new Mont Sainte-Hilaire book, new Mont St Hilaire book, Owl Creek fissure, pakistan, Panasqueira, Pete Richards, Pete Richards Distorted Crystals, Pete Richards Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Petersen Mt., Poopo, Porcupine Hill, Portugal, Presmyk mineral collection, pyrite, Pyrite Cananea Mexico, quartz crystal Switzerland, Quartz gwindel, quartz sceptre, R. Peter RIchards, R. Peter Richards Distorted Crystals, R. Peter Richards Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Ray McDougall, Raymond McDougall, Red Cloud Mine, Rhone Glacier, Richmond, Richmond Soapstone Quarry, RMS 2019, Rochester 2019, Rochester Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy, Rochester displays, Rochester mineral, Rochester mineral displays, Rochester mineral symposium, Rochester mineral symposium dates April 20-23, Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Rochester Technical Session, Rochseter Mineralogical Symposium Technical session, San Francisco Mine, Santa Rosalia, Sarah Hanson Contributed Papers Specimen Mineralogy, Sarah Hanson Coordinator Technical Session, Sarah Hanson Rochester, Sarah Hanson Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, schizolite, schizolite Mont St Hilaire, Serandite, serandite Mont St Hilaire, Shannapheasteen, Silver, silver crystal, Spangolite, stepped growth, Swiss quartz crystal, Switzerland, Terry Huizing, Terry Huizing calcite collection, Terry Huizing Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Terry Huizing Variety and Appeal of Calcite, Topsham, Trigo Mountains, Tsumeb, Tsumeb Mine, Uri, Wallis, Warren District, Washoe, what's new in minerals, William Severance, wulfenite
