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What Photos to Show All Minerals - in my collection - that I collected - Photo of the Day Locality Photos Other Photos	Which Locality All Alto do Felix Mine, Parelhas, Borborema mineral province, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region, Brazil Alto do Giz pegmatite, Equador, Borborema mineral province, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region, Brazil Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Alto Ligonha pegmatites, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Ambatofotsikely pegmatite, Fidirana Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Ambatofotsy pegmatite, Mahavelona Commune, Soavinandriana District, Itasy Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Ambatoharanana-Ambony (South) pegmatite, Berere Pegmatite Field, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar Åmot Quarry, Modum, Buskerud, Norway Ampangabé pegmatite, Faratsiho District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Andakatany, Manandriana Commune, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Ankazobe District, Ankazobe Pegmatite Field, Analamanga Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Apache No. 1 Mine, La Jarita-Apache area, Petaca District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA Aspen Mine (Claim: Aspen), Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA Aspen, Aspen District (Roaring Fork District), Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA Beaver Brook pegmatite (Brandt pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Clear Creek Co., Colorado, USA Betroka District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar Big Bertha Mine (Big Bertha pegmatite), South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Big Boulder Mine (Big Boulder Beryl Mine), Crystal Mountain Pegmatite District (Storm Mountain District), Larimer Co., Colorado, USA Bigger Mica Mine (Sweitzer Lode), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Black Cloud Mine (Black Cloud pegmatite; Spillman Prospect), Teller Co., Colorado, USA Bob Cat Mine, Crestone District, Saguache Co., Colorado, USA Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA Brown Derby No. 5 Mine, Brown Derby Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA Buenópolis, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Burroughs Mine (Traut-Rudin-Anderson Pegmatite; Sunrise Peak Mine), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Cady Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, USA California Mine, Upper Browns Creek area, Nathrop, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA Centennial Cone pegmatite (K. L. Green Ranch), Centennial Cone, Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA Chief lithium pegmatite, Texas Creek Area, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Clora May Mine (Mina Blanca; Clara May Lode), Trout Creek Pass pegmatite District, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia Cotopaxi feldspar mine (Henry pegmatite), Cotopaxi District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Cressmans Gulch Mine (Cressmans Gulch pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Crocker Well (Crocker's Well), Plumbago homestead, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia Crystal Lode pegmatite, Fulford District, Eagle Co., Colorado, USA Crystal No. 8 Mine (Luella Mine), Trout Creek Pass pegmatite District, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA Dazie Bell claim, South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Devils Hole Mine (Wild Rose Mine), Devils Hole Area, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Divinésia (ex-Divino de Ubá), Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Evje og Hornnes, Aust-Agder, Norway Fairview, Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA Fanny Gouge Mine (Spruce Pine Mica Company No. 10 Mine), Micaville, Celo, Spruce Pine District, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA Frikstad (Frigstad), Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Garfield Co., Colorado, USA Genesee Park calc-silicate locality, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Globe Pegmatite, Alamos area, Petaca District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA Golconda pegmatite, Governador Valadares, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Grape Creek area, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Grover Mine (Grover pegmatite; Windsor), Clear Creek Co., Colorado, USA Håverstad, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Herbb No. 2 Mine, Flat Rock, Powhatan Co., Virginia, USA Hidra (Hitterø), Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway J.G. Gole Quarry, Madawaska, Murchison Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada Junco do Seridó, Borborema mineral province, Paraíba, Northeast Region, Brazil Kåbuland 1 (Amerika) pegmatite, Kåbuland, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Katydid Mine (Rogers Publishing Company Mine), Wilkerson Pass Area, Park Co., Colorado, USA Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia Lindvikskollen quarry, Lindvikskollen-Kalstadgangen pegmatite, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway Little Friar Mountain Mine (Massie Mine), Amherst Co., Virginia, USA Little Patsy pegmatite (Patsy pegmatite), South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Lueshe Mine, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) Luster No. 1 pegmatite (Lester pegmatite; Oregon No. 3 pegmatite; Ytrrium No. 1 pegmatite), South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Luswishi River, South East Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia Madagascar Manuel Balduino claim, Junco do Seridó, Borborema mineral province, Paraíba, Northeast Region, Brazil Marijao pegmatite, Ankazobe District, Ankazobe Pegmatite Field, Analamanga Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Mavusi (Mavuzi), Tete Province, Mozambique McGuire pegmatite (Lone Lode; Lonesome pegmatite), Park Co., Colorado, USA Meyers quarry (Meyers Quarry; Meyers-Halstead Quarry; Suzana Claims; Suzanna Claims; Royal Gorge No. 2), Eight Mile Park pegmatite District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Meyers Ranch, Guffey District, Park Co., Colorado, USA Mica Lode mine (Mica Hill Mine), Eight Mile Park pegmatite District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA Mocking Bird Claim (Little Joe), Hayden Pass Area, Saguache Co., Colorado, USA Mølland, Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Mt Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi Muiâne pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Mwami, Karoi (Urungwe; Hurungwe) District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe Naipa mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Namivu, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Nancy Hanks Mine (Nancy Hanks claim), Nancy Hanks Gulch, Unaweep Canyon, Unaweep District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA Opportunity Mine, Ohio City, Quartz Creek District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA Oregon No. 3 Mine (Quartz Knob; White Cap-Raleigh Peak group), South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Panco Manganese Deposit, Snowmass Area, Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA Parelhas, Borborema mineral province, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Region, Brazil Petaca District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA Petaca, Petaca District, Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico, USA Pine Creek pegmatite area, Douglas Co., Colorado, USA Pitkin Co., Colorado, USA Ploskaya Mt, Western Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia R. A. Kosnar claim, Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, Lake George, Park Co., Colorado, USA Rifle Mine (Oriole Claims; Rifle Creek Mine; North Star Claims), East Rifle Creek area, Garfield Co., Colorado, USA Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy Rose Dawn Mine (Rose Dawn Mica Mine; North Mine), Micanite District, Park Co., Colorado, USA Rossås (Rosås), Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Rusty Gold Mine (Copper Blush Occurrence), Jamestown District, Boulder Co., Colorado, USA Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Satil, Tangir Valley, Diamar District (Diamir District), Northern Areas, Pakistan Seerie pegmatite (Cooper pegmatite), South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Silver Crater Mine (Basin Property), Faraday Township, Bancroft District, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Slobrekka (Frikstad 7) pegmatite, Frikstad (Frigstad), Iveland, Aust-Agder, Norway Snowflake Feldspar mine, Teller Co., Colorado, USA South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Spinelli Quarry (Spinelli prospect), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA St Peters Dome Pegmatite Prospect, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA Standpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA Swede Gulch pegmatite, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Terrible mine (Ilse Lead Mine), Oak Creek District (Ilse District), Custer Co., Colorado, USA Tie Gulch Pegmatite, Trout Creek Pass Pegmatite District, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA Tsaramanga (Tongafeni; Itongafeno) pegmatite, Mahaiza Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Tvedestrand, Aust-Agder, Norway Unnamed Pegmatites, Jerome Craig Ranch, Unaweep District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USA Upper Farview area, Mount Rosa, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA Vohimena deposit (Vohimena Nord), Tranomaro Commune, Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar White Cloud pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson Co., Colorado, USA Yard Mine, Trout Creek Pass Pegmatite District, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA Ytterby, Resarö, Vaxholm, Uppland, Sweden Ytterlida pegmatite, Överlida, Svenljunga, Västergötland, Sweden Zagi Mountain (Zegi Mountain), Mulla Ghori, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan
	Which Order Most Recent First Oldest Photos First By Mineral Name/Photo Title By Locality Name By Region Name Most Viewed First Least Viewed First Most Recently Viewed Least Recently Viewed	Which Mineral All Aeschynite-(Y) Allanite-(Ce) Almandine Amethyst Apatite Apatite-(CaF) Bastnäsite-(Ce) Beryl Beryllonite Betafite Beyerite Biotite Bismutite Bismutomicrolite Bismutotantalite Brannerite Braunite Britholite-(Ce) Chalcopyrite Chevkinite-(Ce) Clarkeite Columbite Columbite-(Fe) Columbite-(Mn) Cyrtolite Davidite Davidite-(Ce) Davidite-(La) Elbaite Euxenite-(Y) Fergusonite Fergusonite-(Y) Fluocerite-(Ce) Fluorite Gadolinite Gadolinite-(Y) Gahnite Genthelvite Goethite Grayite Hellandite-(Y) Hematite Hibonite Hornblende Ilmenite Ilmenorutile Ilvaite Ishikawaite Lepidolite Lueshite Magnetite Microcline Microlite Monazite-(Ce) Monazite-(Sm) Parisite-(Ce) Phenakite Phosgenite Plumbomicrolite Pollucite Polycrase-(Y) Pyrochlore Group Riebeckite Rose Quartz Rubellite Rutile Samarskite-(Y) Samarskite-(Yb) Scandian Ixiolite (of von Knorring) Simpsonite Spessartine Stibiotantalite Strüverite Synchysite-(Y) Tantalite-(Fe) Tantalite-(Mn) Tapiolite-(Fe) Thalénite-(Y) Thorite Thorogummite Thortveitite Titanite Topaz Triplite Tyuyamunite Uranopolycrase Uranpyrochlore Wodginite Xenotime-(Y) Yttropyrochlore-(Y) Yttrotantalite-(Y) Zircon	Keyword(s)

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