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2011 edition.....
Also the 2011 edition of the Saint Marie Mineral Show is finished: this year good weather from friday (...before it was a little claudy with big storm), in the dealers exposition a lot interesting material and many entusiast collectors were present (....mainly from friday, but many collectors were present from monday!!!).
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In evidence in this edition.....
In the following section a short description of the main interesting thing in this show:
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| From France same outstanding Ankerite specimens in showy association with ialine Quartz and bright Pyrite; always from France usual but unique blue Fluorite from Le Bourg; to sign also new specimens of Fluorite and Pyromorphite from Averyon | |
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Not many new thing from Alps ....in the photo an outstanding pink red Fluorite from Chamonix (....finding of same years ago) |
Interesting Feldspar after Leucite from Chzech Repubblic... |
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...always showy specimens from Madam (Bulgary) |
In the show many old classic european specimens (....coming from old collection that are looking for new home!) |
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Always outstanding the Manganite from Ilfield |
From a recent find new lustrous Pyrolusite from Welklasse, Germany in very big and bright crystals |
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From Morocco the only new thing from Africa: many and very rich variety of Eritryte from Bou Azzer in big and bright crystals and also big cluster of Hedembergite crystals on matrix from Atlas |
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Nothing else to sign a part big and gemmy Spinel and Ruby from Tanzania and same classic from South africa and Namibia |
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From China a good variety of specimens (.....even if the quantity and the variety of same years ago it's only a dream): same good sample of globular purple Fluorite with deep colour, a group of interesting Stannite in big aggregate in association with Arsenopyrite and Quartz; very big and gemmy single Cassiterite crystals, nice orange Orpiment very showy. To finish same icredible specimens of Pyrite with Quartz and unusual big Hedembergite Crystals with complex termination. |
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From Pakistan and Afghanistan a good variety and quality: big Columbiti, nice purple and gemmy Scapolite, scepter Amethyst quartz, big Afghanite crystals, a rich quantity and variety of 'Blue Cap' Tourmaline, ...but also gemmy Acquamarine and Topaz. |
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No news but oustanding in variety and quantity big Cuprite crystals from Russia: some matrix free same in association with copper; from this country no more news with the excetion of new Azurite nodules from Rubtsovskoe. |
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From Myanmar the usual Rubellite and the outstanding Phenakites |
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From Mexico same good samples of Nifontovite in big and bright crystals |
From Bolivia interesting big Ludlamite crystals |
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From Perù outstanding bright perfect Alabandite crystals in association with Rhodocrosite (...not new but never with this quality); always from Perù a good selection of bright perfect Pyrite aggregates |
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