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| CCN1421 | |||||
| Aragonite, Calcite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Small Cabinet | 9x8x4.5cm | 170g | |||
| Distinct triangular xls of bright white, partially translucent aragonite. Unique material for appearance, color and fluorescence. There are indicators that it is partially calcite and partially aragonite. Found 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent SW greenish white LW yellow and white | |||||
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| DCN1422 | |||||
| Aragonite var. flos ferri | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 11x10x7cm | 120g | |||
| Very delicate maze of aragonite var. flos ferri, bright white from daylight fluorescence. Satin luster from minute acicular surface xls. Found 2007. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent SW greenish white LW yellow and white | |||||
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| DCN1523 | |||||
| Fluorite, Calcite, Metastibnite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 11.5x9.5x8.5cm | 1010g | |||
| Tightly intergrown, penetration twinned fluorite, resulting in a rounded appearance. Quite transparent with noticeable color change from sky blue in overcast daylight to light purple in incandescent light. Associated by yellow, scalenohedral calcite and secondary antimony minerals! Note the four-color fluorescence, particularly the unusual greenish-blue fluorescence of the fluorite! Found 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent LW multicolor blue Fluorite, yellow Calcite, SW blue, green, yellow and orange zones | |||||
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| CCN1416 | |||||
| Aragonite var. flos ferri | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Small Cabinet | 9x8x6cm | 60g | |||
| Very delicate maze of aragonite var. flos ferri, bright white from daylight fluorescence, on a small matrix of massive aragonite. Satin luster from minute acicular surface xls. Found 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent SW greenish white LW yellow and white | |||||
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| DCN1506 | |||||
| Fluorite, Stibiconite, ?Valentinite with Calcite, Quartz | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 11x10x5.5cm | 570g | |||
| One of the best fluorite specimens from this locality: sharp cubes to 1.5cm modified by dodecahedron, light purple with multiple deep purple phantoms. Although being one of the most common mineral, fluorite specimens with smooth faces are rarely found at this locality. The back side of the specimen has pockets of secondary antimony minerals. Unilateral overgrowth of calcite, quartz and other minerals. Found 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent LW and SW white to yellow calcite | |||||
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| DCN1510 | |||||
| Aragonite var. flos ferri | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 15x13x11cm | 1330g | |||
| Delicate bright white flower of aragonite var. flos ferri, on matrix! Satin luster and furry appearance from minute acicular surface xls. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent LW yellow-white SW greenish to bluish white | |||||
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| DCN1436 | |||||
| Autunite? with Selenite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 11x9x5cm | 330g | |||
| Not only that this is about the first time that Chinese uranium minerals from a documented findplace appear in public...this also represents a single find (on a single specimen) from a mining area where uranium minerals are completely unknown! The mineral is not analyzed, appearance and fluorescence indicate autunite. Found in late 2007. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent SW green (whole specimen)! LW intensive yellow-green U-minerals! | |||||
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| ECN1423 | |||||
| Aragonite var. flos ferri | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Large Cabinet | 20x14x8cm | 1500g | |||
| Delicate flower of aragonite var. flos ferri. Large specimen on matrix. Satin luster and furry appearance from minute acicular surface xls. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent SW greenish white LW yellow and white | |||||
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| DCN1513 | |||||
| Fluorite, Calcite, ?Metastibnite, ?Coquandite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 14x14x11cm | 1720g | |||
| Medium purple fluorite xls, some with white rims, all with corner modifications, on matrix. Unilateral overgrowth of small, sparkly, yellow calcite xls. Note the red surface coating which is probably metastibnite! Under the calcite is a pocket of what is probably the rare antimony mineral coquandite with typical silky appearance. Quite colorful specimen at daylight as well as UV! Note the unusual greenish blue SW fluorescence of the fluorite! Found late 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent LW multicolor blue Fluorite, yellow Calcite SW green Fluorite and orange patches! | |||||
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| DCN1514 | |||||
| Gypsum var. Selenite, Fluorite with Calcite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Cabinet | 12x10x8.5cm | 680g | |||
| Terminated, transparent selenite x, with soft edges that give it a "molten" appearance, growing on a bed of light purple, fully crystallized fluorite. Further contrast is added by pockets of yellow calcite. Difficult to photograph due to the transparency of the selenite and actually better in person! Found late 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
| fluorescent LW multicolor blue Fluorite, yellow Calcite, SW greenish Fluorite! | |||||
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| ECN1515 | |||||
| Fluorite with Aragonite, Limonite | |||||
| Dugupi-Maanshan Sb deposit, Niujie, Weishan County, Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
| Large Cabinet | 29x23x13cm | 8650g | |||
| Large fluorite specimen with individual xls to 3cm along edge, vibrant bluish purple! Some sections of the specimen are covered by a brown mineral that again shows overgrowth of bright white, globular aragonite. Found 2008. This specimen is featured in the Mineralogical Record Magazine in the January/February issue 2010! | |||||
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