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Confessions of a mineral nerd

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I am a physicist who has been collecting minerals from around the world for about 20 years now. I have traveled to Sri Lanka and Brazil multiple times, and to Madagascar, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria for collecting once.

My main interests are gem mineral crystals and phenomenon stones (e.g. stars, cats-eyes, pleochroic and color-change stones), although I also collect rare minerals, radioactives and just about anything else that catches my fancy. I've also started collecting faceted stones--hey, they're a whole lot lighter than the 30 kilos of rocks, crystals and minerals I used to haul home.

My collection includes material from the US, Africa (Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria), Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Canada and a few odds and ends from elsewhere. I do have some extras and am happy to trade.

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Total messages posted:396
New threads started:22
First message posted:26th Aug 2006
Latest message posted:1st Mar 2024

My Latest Discussions and Replies

Nov 2023Red Beryl in Madagascar?Posted by Ray Ladbury. 17 replies in General.Jun 2023Cleaning phosphophyllitePosted by Ray Ladbury. 4 replies in General.Mar 2023Columbo-Tantalite(Fe) from Minas Gerais (among other things)Posted by Ray Ladbury. 2 replies in Mineral Exchanges.Nov 2022cleaning schist matrix from Carnaiba alexandritePosted by Ray Ladbury. 3 replies in General.Nov 2022Sapphires and Rubies from Lake Turkana area in KenyaPosted by Ray Ladbury. 4 replies in General.Jan 202231st FIPP in Teofilo Otoni will take place 16th to 20th NovemberPosted by Ray Ladbury. One reply in Mineral Shows.Dec 2014Has anyone heard of star ekanite?Posted by Ray Ladbury. 11 replies in General.Aug 2012FIPP 2012 in Teofilo Otoni, MG, BrazilPosted by Ray Ladbury. One reply in Mineral Shows.Jul 2012Has anybody here collected in Burma?Posted by Ray Ladbury. 3 replies in General.Jul 2012A Mineral SafariPosted by Ray Ladbury in Field Collecting.Aug 2011FIPP 2011 in Teofilo OtoniPosted by Ray Ladbury. 5 replies in Mineral Shows.Jun 2011Mindat AuctionsPosted by Ray Ladbury. One reply in General.Sep 2010FIPP 2010 in Teofilo OtoniPosted by Ray Ladbury in General.Mar 2008Fluorescent minerals from Galilea, MG, BrazilPosted by Ray Ladbury. 6 replies in Identity Help.Feb 2008A conundrumPosted by Ray Ladbury. 39 replies in General.Sep 2007On my way to Teofilo OtoniPosted by Ray Ladbury. 2 replies in Field Collecting.Aug 2007Just back from Teofilo OtoniPosted by Ray Ladbury. One reply in Field Collecting.Jul 2007Teofilo Otoni show in AugustPosted by Ray Ladbury. One reply in Field Collecting.Sep 2006A quick to Athens and Lavrion?Posted by Ray Ladbury. 4 replies in Field Collecting.Sep 2006Any Greek collectors interested in meeting?Posted by Ray Ladbury in Mineral Exchanges.

 
 
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