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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 6, 2014 11:54:29 GMT -5
I would like to see the willemite calcite under a SW lamp. Rich Rich, I'll see what I can do tonight. New UV light works great. Even lit up a specimen with daylight coming in the window. I'll get set up before dark with my camera on a tripod, and get some UV practice shots in. If they come out good, I'll post them. Got 19 new specimens coming today, and another 6 tomorrow or Monday. |
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Post by pghram on Jun 6, 2014 11:56:56 GMT -5
Thanks Don, I'm look forward to the show.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 6, 2014 22:52:01 GMT -5
Here ya go Rich. Those Patterson N.J. minerals really put on a show.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 8, 2014 14:19:11 GMT -5
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Post by pghram on Jun 12, 2014 17:16:00 GMT -5
Nice one Don, they unsually make a beautiful show under SW.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 12, 2014 17:46:34 GMT -5
Nice one Don, they unsually make a beautiful show under SW. Rich Rich, when I get the time I'm going to go through all of my minerals, and see which will fluoresce. I have several sheets of little round color coding stickers. I'll pick out a color for SW, and another for LW. Once I get the plastic boxes color coded, I'll start to catalog everything. I've also ordered a good book on fluorescent minerals, so I'll be able to figure out which trace minerals cause what colors. I need to bring out my lead lined box of radioactive minerals, and put on a real light show. , |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 1, 2014 21:53:31 GMT -5
New fluorescent tonight. This one really lit up under SW UV. Very little reaction to LW UV.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 1, 2014 23:22:23 GMT -5
Just for the heck of it,I stuck the 2 halves of a Florida agatized coral under the light. Only weak reaction to SW, but when I switched to LW, it lit up.  This is the coral under natural light.  |
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Post by leadbelly713 on Jul 2, 2014 12:44:58 GMT -5
Nice specimens for sure. I don't collect thumbnails but several of those minerals do occur on my hard rock claims up in the Boise basin here in Idaho, for instance arsenopyrite, pyrite, cerussite, sphalerite, sadly most of it occurs as minute disseminations in the lode. But I do have chunks of Galena anywhere from a few pounds up to 40 lbs. I also have some olive green pyromorphite from a different area of the basin, with the basal terminations at the end that I found while prospecting a known lead area years ago, don't remember where they're at but I'm sure I still have them. Anyway! thanks for the pic's
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 2, 2014 15:47:23 GMT -5
A rare and very delicate specimen. The seller did a fantastic job packaging this one. Only found 2 tiny crystals loose in the box.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 7, 2014 17:26:34 GMT -5
New minerals today. 2 to start with. More this evening. I'll put this one under SW UV when it gets dark enough, and post the results under this pic.  While Muscovite Mica is common, in this copper color it's quite rare.  No mineral collection is complete without a piece of loadstone, if for no other reason than to entertain kids.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 10, 2014 21:08:13 GMT -5
A few new specimens arrived today. First is a pseudomorph.  Thompsonite from an uncommon location.  Rare mineral.  Very rare mineral.  Rare mineral from the type location.  That's it for tonight. Should have 3 more to post Saturday. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 12, 2014 20:06:46 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 28, 2014 21:08:39 GMT -5
New addition to my U.S. Borax Mines collection.  |
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Post by transcendental on Jul 28, 2014 21:18:55 GMT -5
If this entire thread is your collection I am thoroughly in awe!
Fantastic
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 28, 2014 22:13:05 GMT -5
Mostly mine, but others have posted on this thread too. I have 5 or 6 more to take pics of tomorrow and post.
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 8, 2014 11:35:22 GMT -5
Just for Jan. Rushed this one for you.  |
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Post by gingerkid on Aug 8, 2014 15:38:46 GMT -5
 Thank You, Don! Mr. Mexican Grossular is quite handsome with very nice crystal faces. 
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 9, 2014 13:44:40 GMT -5
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Post by deserthound on Aug 9, 2014 16:04:35 GMT -5
Just totally mind blowin like always..again thanks for sharing your on going, growing collection...i assume once you start the thumbnails collection it kinda takes a hold of you...so many different direction one can go when playing around with rocks..
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Thank You, Don! Mr. Mexican Grossular is quite handsome with very nice crystal faces. 
