Jim's Favourites

This page lists Jim's favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.

Jim Houran's Blog

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Jim Houran's Articles

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Published Articles

Article Title	Last Revision Date
Introducing a New Film Series on Thumbnail Collecting!	10th Jul 2009
Birthstone Trivia for Mineral Collectors	4th Apr 2008

Jim Houran's Photos

You can use this search form to find photos in Jim's photo gallery. Mineral, locality and other photos are shown together unless you specify the type of photo. The default order is to show the most recent photos first, but again you can change this.	What Photos to Show All Minerals - in my collection - that I collected - Photo of the Day Locality Photos Other Photos	Which Locality All Afghanistan Alto da Pitorra, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Batalha mine, São José da Batalha, Salgadinho, Paraíba, Northeast Region, Brazil Crater of Diamonds State Park (Arkansas Diamond Corp. Mine; Mauney Mine; Ozark Mine; Prairie Creek Lamproite), Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Arkansas, USA Damele mine, Birch Creek District, Lander Co., Nevada, USA Darra-i-Pech (Darra-e-Pech) Pegmatite Field, Nangarhar (Ningarhar) Province, Afghanistan Goboboseb Mountains, Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia Himalaya Mine (Himalaya pegmatite; Himalaya dikes), Gem Hill, Mesa Grande District, San Diego Co., California, USA Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria Lightning Ridge, Finch Co., New South Wales, Australia Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Arusha Region, Tanzania Mina deposit, Pilot Mountains District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA Mun. de Pinos, Zacatecas, Mexico Mysore, Karnataka, India Nani, Loliondo, Arusha Region, Tanzania Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Palelni mine, Khetchel village, Molo quarter, Momeik Township, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar) Pará, North Region, Brazil Park Co., Colorado, USA Ray Mine, Scott Mountain area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Sapucaia Mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil St John's Island (Zagbargad; Zebirget; Topazios), Red Sea, Egypt Vesper Peak, Sultan Basin, Sultan District, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA
	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 Amazonite Chrysocolla Cuprian Elbaite Diamond Diopside Elbaite Emerald Euclase Grossular Kunzite Opal Peridot Petalite Phenakite Prehnite Rose Quartz Ruby Smoky Quartz Spessartine Spodumene Topaz Turquoise	Keyword(s)

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