Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 Continuing Gail's excellent thread. Here were her rules, which I totally agree with: "Hey everyone, on this thread let's stick to favorites that you have in your collection, or that you have seen in a Museum. NOT what you have for sale! The original concept of my Favourites thread is to chat about, and show, a piece that you really enjoy on that particular day. Limit ONE posting per day! It started for me when I was walking past a case in our home, stopped, turned on the lights and admired a piece in our collection that really gave me a thrill. Thus the name, Favourite of the Day. Don't worry about sizes unless you wish to add them, many new people aren't overly familiar with sizing their minerals and this is a FUN thread, sorry to the moderators who will cringe at that. This thread is about showing the mineral that THRILLS you today! " http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,241281#msg-241281 Wed, 22 May 2013 02:56:32 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294325#msg-294325 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294325#msg-294325 Leor Goldberg Scrapbook Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:50 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294316#msg-294316 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294316#msg-294316
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Vincent
A beauty Rudolf. Is there a touch of purple in the main crystal?
No, it is a water clear colorless crystal.


Martin,
outstanding color of a European Wulfenite!!!!

Cheers,
Rudolf]]> Rudolf Hasler Scrapbook Thu, 16 May 2013 23:22:46 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294050#msg-294050 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294050#msg-294050 My favourite today is an european classic: Wulfenite from Mežica, Slovenia. Crystal size is 1 cm. This specimen is in the collection of a slovenian friend. Note: the photograph shows the real colour!

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]]> Martin Rich Scrapbook Thu, 16 May 2013 22:52:43 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294035#msg-294035 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294035#msg-294035
My fave today is a grouping of light green fluorites on matrix from China. The piece is 11 cm long.
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]]> Vincent Rigatti Scrapbook Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:36 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294033#msg-294033 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294033#msg-294033 Jonathan Woolley Scrapbook Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294032#msg-294032 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,294032#msg-294032
Sceptre Quartz on Albite and Calcite from Goldberg group in Austria© Rudo


Regards
Rudolf]]> Rudolf Hasler Scrapbook Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:24 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293845#msg-293845 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293845#msg-293845
Gold, Ballarat, Victoria© crocoite.com

Gold, Ballarat, Victoria© crocoite.com

Found in the early 1990s on the railway line near the old Black Hill workings close to the site of the Welcome Nugget discovery location. The quartz boulder must have been used as ballast on the railway line until school children found it and happened to break it open. It obviously is an alluvial boulder from the deep lead workings judging from its rounded shape. Quartz is 70x60x45mm. Gold area is about 7.5mm across and is crystalline.

It made it over to New Zealand in the 1990s and has now returned home.

Regards
Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Scrapbook Tue, 14 May 2013 11:13:42 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293667#msg-293667 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293667#msg-293667 50 x 25 x 23 mm

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High Resolution Version]]> AM Mizunaka Scrapbook Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293418#msg-293418 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293418#msg-293418 Brent Lockhart (2) Scrapbook Wed, 08 May 2013 12:01:51 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293417#msg-293417 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293417#msg-293417
I also want to contribute to this thread again and present nice zoned calcites with pyrite (partly as needle pyrite) inclusions. I found this 10 cm specimen at Wuyi tunnel construction site, Wuyishan Co., Nanping Pref., Fujian Prov., China.

Volkmar

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[attachment 45325 130413WuyitunnelN02.JPG]]]> Volkmar Stingl Scrapbook Wed, 08 May 2013 11:51:54 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293410#msg-293410 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293410#msg-293410 [attachment 45322 Rhodochrosite_Peru-6a.JPG]
This is from a small rock and mineral show that was held May 4th and 5th in Brainerd, Minnesota (USA). I love it! :-)

Rhodochrosite with Fluorite
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
8.8 x 6.7 x 5 cm.

A fine small cabinet specimen of rhodochrosite crystals on matrix from the Uchucchacua Mine, in Peru. The scalenohedral crystals reach up to 1 cm (most are smaller) and have glassy luster and a deep rose-red color. Many are doubly terminated. Micro colorless fluorite cubes are visible upon close examination. Tim Blackwood specimen and photograph.

Hope it's okay to include the close-up. It's not that much closer, but I thought it would show the crystals (including the small fluorites) better.]]> Timothy Blackwood Scrapbook Wed, 08 May 2013 03:23:04 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293304#msg-293304 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293304#msg-293304
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Zincite crystal- 5 mm on calcite. Franklin, New Jersey.]]> Chris Stefano Scrapbook Tue, 07 May 2013 02:44:50 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293303#msg-293303 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293303#msg-293303
-- a multi-color tourmaline from madagascar, 78 x 34 x 33 mm

© Joo Hong
]]> Joo Hong Scrapbook Tue, 07 May 2013 02:01:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293000#msg-293000 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,293000#msg-293000 O.O I'd sell most of my collection for that rhodo..]]> Leor Goldberg Scrapbook Fri, 03 May 2013 21:26:39 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292912#msg-292912 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292912#msg-292912

Rhodochrosite © A&M
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]]> Vincent Rigatti Scrapbook Thu, 02 May 2013 18:24:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292857#msg-292857 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292857#msg-292857
Sulphur, Brazoria Co., Texas© crocoite.com

Regards
Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Scrapbook Thu, 02 May 2013 12:31:40 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292685#msg-292685 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292685#msg-292685
Regards
Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Scrapbook Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:04:03 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292684#msg-292684 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292684#msg-292684 Where's it from?
mal]]> Malcolm Southwood Scrapbook Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:54:01 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292672#msg-292672 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292672#msg-292672
Quartz coating chalcotrichite© crocoite.com

Regards
Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Scrapbook Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:05:15 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292460#msg-292460 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,292460#msg-292460 [attachment 45180 DSC_0354.jpg][attachment 45181 DSC_0356.jpg][attachment 45182 DSC_0357.jpg]]]> Gail Spann Scrapbook Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:45:33 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,291976#msg-291976 Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 2 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,17,241281,291976#msg-291976 Gail Spann Scrapbook Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:01:07 +0000