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The Best from Down Under

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Philip Perkins
Re: The Best from Down Under
October 30, 2011 05:16PM
Greg it's great to see that your still around, i was starting to wonder if you had left the planet?
That Quartz crystal looks huge in comparison to the telegraph pole in the back ground..lol

This scepter Amethyst is one that i got from Patrick last month, from the Hartz Range, NT.






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Jay Buscio
Re: The Best from Down Under
October 30, 2011 06:10PM 		us    
Here's a specimen I picked up in the late 1970's I'm fond of. Pyromorphite And Cerussite On Malachite Rum Jungle Northern Territory Australia. specimen measures 9 x 6 x 4 cm.


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Maggie Wilson
Re: The Best from Down Under
October 31, 2011 08:27PM 		ca    
I've found some time to work on the collection catalog. Finally finished the "silver" department and it would seem that the best was saved for last.

This is a 3.9 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm silver beauty from the Elura Mine, in NSW. I am so smitten with this piece that I want to show all sides at once - but there are larger views here - [www.mindat.org]


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Jay Buscio
Re: The Best from Down Under
October 31, 2011 08:38PM 		us    
Maggie, Boy, talk about razor sharp! Very nice, and I raise you a smitten!!!
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Steve Sorrell
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 01, 2011 12:38PM 		au    
There's been a few amethysts on Gail's new thread so I thought I'd throw one in here too...

Amethyst, Kuridala, Queensland© crocoite.com

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Steve
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Steve Sorrell
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 02, 2011 11:09AM 		au    
This specimen fits in this topic as well as in the pseudo one. So I am going to post it in both!

This is an unusual specimen in that you can see how the stichtite is being formed. It is replacing chromite in the serpentine.

Stichtite Hill, Tasmania© crocoite.com
Stichtite Hill, Tasmania© crocoite.com

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Steve
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Ralph Bottrill
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 03, 2011 01:12PM
Oops, the amethyst says Stichtite hill too!

Regards,
Ralph
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Toby Billing
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 03, 2011 08:49PM
Great specimen there Steve! Kind of looks like mould taking over a slice of something but in an attractive way if that makes sense. Some really nice specimens in this thread, very enjoyable viewing.
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Philip Perkins
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 03, 2011 10:00PM
Cerussite with micro Anglesite crystals.
Central Mine, Broken Hill,
NSW, Australia.
Size 11.5 x 8.5cm, crystals 2cm to 5cm long.




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Steve Sorrell
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 04, 2011 09:48AM 		au    
Ralph Bottrill Wrote:
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> Oops, the amethyst says Stichtite hill too!

I don't see that Ralph. My screen shows Kuridala.

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Steve
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Ralph Bottrill
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 04, 2011 11:42AM
Steve, This link: [www.mindat.org], like the second picture in your last post, shows amethyst labelled as Stichtite, unless my iPad got it scrambled?

Regards,
Ralph



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Steve Sorrell
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 08, 2011 11:22AM 		au    
Scrambled iPad it must be Ralph! I see the right information using my home PC or my Melbourne PC. It's also ok on my iPhone.

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Steve
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Andrew Tuma
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 12, 2011 12:31AM 		au    
Steve, Ralph,

You too are so funny, :) - you live a couple of wallaby jumps apart (OK OK they are very fit wallaby's) and yet you communicate via a website half a world away. No wonder my father just shakes his head at what we now do.

Anyway, great to see you both at Zeehan, fun show.

Andrew
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Ralph Bottrill
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 12, 2011 04:29AM
Hi Andrew, we actually caught up in person last night too. Had a fun quiz night and auction at the Min Soc. I came away with a great pentagonite (will add photo shortly, though sadly its not Australian).

Regards,
Ralph



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Patrick Gundersen
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 12, 2011 08:39AM
Here's one of the unusual Harts Range crystals that I turned up in 2009, a double terminated "reverse scepter" growth Amethyst crystal. Specimen measures 40mm x40mm.

© Patrick Gundersen
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Jim Bean
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 13, 2011 02:04AM 		us    
I'm speechless! Good thing I can still type :)
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Ralph Bottrill
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 13, 2011 02:15PM
I recently bought this nice baryte (~50mm) , labelled as "Oraparinna, Sth Australia". I hope its right, but have not seen any others like it though - has anyone else?
Ditto a nice malachite from Mutooroo, Sth Aust. (Xl about 6mm) - biggest I have seen from there.

Regards,
Ralph
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Mark Willoughby
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 13, 2011 04:25PM
Howdy Ralph,

Nice Mutooroo piece, they do get a little bigger, but I haven't see too many that size, I would suspect it is a fairly old piece.

As for the Baryte, I have never seen anything like it from anywhere in South Australia, the closest piece to that I've seen from S.A. would be a Burra piece the late Bill Arid had, but still think it would be not close enough?

Unless anyone else can help out, I think you might have an unknown one!

Cheers Mark.

We will never have all the answers, only more questions!
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Volker Betz
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 16, 2011 08:01PM
Stellerite, Gunnedah, NSW on rock matrix. 8x11 cm.

My contribution to Australia. I hope the mindat friends down under can forgive me the "creative" background.
I still play around with backgrounds and light.

Volker



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Stephen Turner
Re: The Best from Down Under
November 17, 2011 01:45AM
Ralph,

The Oraparinna barytes mine is real (there are several photos in Mindat) and i have a cabinet size example although bit more blocky than your specimen. Also called Linke's Lode at the Oraparinna mine. I'll add a photo when i get a chance. Location is 15 km NE of the Oraparinna Homestead, Bunkers Ranges, South Flinder Ranges.

Steve
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