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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.30.2021 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve posted great new specimens from the Pete Richards collection. This is the first of two tourmaline updates: Tourmaline I – U.S, with beautiful tourmaline crystals from across the United States.
Tags: Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Dale Bush Farm, Dunton Gem Quarry, elbaite crystal, elbaite specimen, elbaite tourmaline, Fluor-Uvite, fluor-uvite crystal, fluor-uvite specimen, gem elbaite crystal, gem tourmaline, gem tourmaline crystal, Gouverneur, Grafton Co., green tourmaline, Groton, Haddam, Haddam Neck, Himalaya tourmaline, Larimer Co., Larrivee Prospect, Little Cahuilla Mountain, Little Three Mine, Maine, Maine tourmaline, Mesa Grande District, Mesa Grande Mining District, Middlesex Co., Mt. Mica, New Hampshire, New York, Newry, NY, Oxford Co, Paris, Pete Richards collection, pink tourmaline, Ramona, Rice Mine, Riverside Co., rubellite, rubellite crystal, rubellite specimen, San Diego Co., Schorl, schorl crystal, schorl specimen, Schorl Tourmaline, St.Lawrence Co., Tourmaline, tourmaline crystal, tourmaline fine mineral, tourmaline specimen, USA
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 03.04.2021 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve added more great U.S. specimens in this new Pete Richards Collection Update. These include beautiful specimens from classic American localities from across the country.
Tags: amazonite crystal, amazonite fine mineral, amazonite specimen, Andalusite, andalusite crystal, andalusite spec, Arizona, Arizona wulfenite, Arkansas, Baxter Springs, Bingham, Cherokee Co., Colorado, Connecticut, copper after agate, copper fine mineral, copper in agate, Copper replacing agate, copper specimen, datolite, datolite crystal, datolite fine mineral, datolite specimen, East Granby, Erie Co., Galena, galena crystal, galena crystals, galena crystals on galena, galena cuboctahedral, galena fine mineral, galena second generation crystals, galena specimen, Garland Co., Gene Schlepp wulfenite, Georgia, Goodall Quarry, Graves Mountain Rutile, Graves Mtn Rutile, Graves Rutile, Hartford Co., Hematite from Graves Mountain, hematite variety turgite, Houghton Co., iridescent hematite, Kansas, Lake George, linarite crystal, linarite fine mineral, linarite pseudomorph after galena, Linarite pseudomorph after galena from the Blanchard Mine, linarite specimen, Lincoln Co., Maine, Michigan, microcline crystal, microcline fine mineral, microcline specimen, Microcline var. amazonite, Mount Mica, Mt. Mica, New Mexico, Norfolk Southern Railroad Bellevue Yard, Ohio, ohio pyrite, Old Yuma Mine, Oxford Co, Paris, Park Co., Pete Richards, Pete Richards collection, Pete Richards crystals, Pete Richards mineral collection, Pima Co., prehnite, pyrite, pyrite crystal, pyrite specimen, quartz, quartz crystal, quartz fine mineral, quartz specimen, R. Peter RIchards, Roncari Quarry, rutile crystal, rutile fine mineral, Rutile from Graves Mountain, rutile specimen, rutile twin, Saguaro National Monument, Sanford, Sanford vesuvianite, Socorro Co., Sportsman's Paradise, tabular quartz, Tucson Mountains, turgite, twinned rutile, USA, Velie-Leopard Mine, vesuvianite, vesuvianite crystal, vesuvianite fine mineral, vesuvianite specimen, wavellite, Wavellite Avant, wavellite ball, wavellite crystal, wavellite fine mineral, wavellite specimen, Wolverine #2 Mine, wulfenite, wulfenite crystal, wulfenite fine mineral, wulfenite specimen, York Co.
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 08.07.2020 | Filed under: Latest, Recent Mineral Updates
I’ve added some great new specimens in this latest update from the Steve Szilard Collection. These are beautiful pieces from around the world.
Tags: Australia, axinite, axinite crystal, axinite specimen, Balmat, Broken Hill, Broken Hill Australia, Bulgaria, cavansite, cavansite ball, cavansite crystal, Cavansite on stilbite, cavansite specimen, chalcopyrite crystal, chalcopyrite specimen, china, Colorado, Connecticut, corundum, corundum crystal, Corundum var. Ruby, Crimea, crocoite, crocoite crystal, crocoite Dundas, crocoite Dundas Tasmania, crocoite specimen, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk axinite, datolite, datolite crystal, datolite fine mineral, datolite specimen, Dravite, dravite crystal, dravite specimen, dravite tourmaline, Dundas, Galena, galena crystal, galena specimen, Gjudurska Mine, Goethite, goethite crystals, goethite fine mineral, goethite specimen, hematite, hematite crystal, hematite specimen, hemimorphite, hemimorphite specimen, Hexigten Banner, Huanggang Mines, ilvaite, ilvaite China, ilvaite crystal, ilvaite specimen, India, Inner Mongolia A.R., Jasper Co., Joplin Field, Kerch Peninsula, Lake George, Lima Dept., Madan District, Maharashtra, Mapimi, Mexico, Missouri, Mysore, New York, Ojuela Mine, Oyon Province, Park Co., Peru, Pierrepont, Powers Farm, pyrrhotit, Pyrrhotite, pyrrhotite specimen, quartz crystal, Red Lead Mine, Roncari Quarry, ruby crystal, ruby specimen, sphalerite, sphalerite crystal, sphalerite twin, St.Lawrence Co., Tasmania, Tourmaline, tourmaline crystal, tourmaline specimen, Uchucchacua Mine, Ulanhad, USA, vivianite, vivianite crystal, vivianite specimen, Wagholi, ZCA No. 4 Mine
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 06.12.2019 | Filed under: Latest, Mineral Shows
The Rochester Mineralogical Symposium is one of the best mineral events of the year. Here’s my report from RMS 2019, with lots of great mineral photos.
Tags: 2020, albite on orthoclase epitactic epitaxy, Ambatofinandrahana, amethyst, Amoron'i Mania, Arizona, azurite, Bahia, Baja California Sur, Balochistan, barite, beryl, Bill Pinch book, Bill Pinch mineral collection, Bill Severance, Bill Severance mineral collection, Bill Severance minerals, Bill Severance Rochester, Bill Severance Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Bisbee, Boleo Mine, Bolivia, Brazil, Bristol, Bristol Copper Mine, Brumado Mine, Bulgaria, calcite crystal forms, Calcite on Fluorite, Calcite St. Andreasberg, Calcite Tsumeb, calcite twin, California, Canadian quartz, Cananea, Carl Francis Quartz Collection, Carl Francis Rochester, Cave-in-Rock, Cliff Mine, Co. Galway, Cochise Co., Colorado Quartz Mine, colours of calcite, Colton Hill, Connecticut, Connecticut Chalcocite, Copper, copper crystal, Copper Falls mine, Copper Queen Mine, Cordierite, crystals parked cars, Cummengeite, Curuglu workings, Cylindrite, Czar shaft, David Joyce mineral music, David Joyce mineral songs, David Joyce Rochester, Denton Mine, Dioptase, Doce Valley, Droujba Mine, epidote, Fedenstock, fluorapatite, fluorite, Geology, George Thompson mineral collection, George Thompson Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Golconda Mine, Governador Valadares, Grand Reef Mine, Illinois, incommensurate modulation, Ireland, Jeff Scovil, Jeff Scovil photo MetaAutunite Meta-Autunite, Jeff Scovil photo PinkEuclase Euclase, Jeff Scovil Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Joe Larkin's Quarry, john betts, John Betts Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, John Betts What's New Rochester, John Betts What's New Rochsester, John jaszczak, John Jaszczak Criminal Minerals: Investigating Minerals that Break the Law, john jaszczak Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, John rakovan, John Rakovan Crystal Growth, john rakovan rochester mineralogical symposium, Keweenaw County, Kharan, Klondyke, La Paz Co., Les Presmyk, Les Presmyk Arizona, Les Presmyk Arizona Sulfates, Linarite, Madagascar, Magma Mine, Maine, Mandrosonoro, Mariposa, marshalsussmanite, Meshberger Quarry, Mexico, Michael bainbridge Rochester, Michigan, Minas Gerais, Mineralogical & Geological Museum at Harvard University, Mineralogy, Minerals of the Grenville Province, Mont Saint-Hilaire: History, Namibia, native copper, native silver, Nevada, new Grenville book, New Hampshire, new mineral books, new Mont Sainte-Hilaire book, new Mont St Hilaire book, Owl Creek fissure, pakistan, Panasqueira, Pete Richards, Pete Richards Distorted Crystals, Pete Richards Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Petersen Mt., Poopo, Porcupine Hill, Portugal, Presmyk mineral collection, pyrite, Pyrite Cananea Mexico, quartz crystal Switzerland, Quartz gwindel, quartz sceptre, R. Peter RIchards, R. Peter Richards Distorted Crystals, R. Peter Richards Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Ray McDougall, Raymond McDougall, Red Cloud Mine, Rhone Glacier, Richmond, Richmond Soapstone Quarry, RMS 2019, Rochester 2019, Rochester Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy, Rochester displays, Rochester mineral, Rochester mineral displays, Rochester mineral symposium, Rochester mineral symposium dates April 20-23, Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Rochester Technical Session, Rochseter Mineralogical Symposium Technical session, San Francisco Mine, Santa Rosalia, Sarah Hanson Contributed Papers Specimen Mineralogy, Sarah Hanson Coordinator Technical Session, Sarah Hanson Rochester, Sarah Hanson Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, schizolite, schizolite Mont St Hilaire, Serandite, serandite Mont St Hilaire, Shannapheasteen, Silver, silver crystal, Spangolite, stepped growth, Swiss quartz crystal, Switzerland, Terry Huizing, Terry Huizing calcite collection, Terry Huizing Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, Terry Huizing Variety and Appeal of Calcite, Topsham, Trigo Mountains, Tsumeb, Tsumeb Mine, Uri, Wallis, Warren District, Washoe, what's new in minerals, William Severance, wulfenite
