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12hNipissing - cobalt mineral?Posted by Yunkuan Wu. 2 replies.12hBlack needle crystals, Mt Lassen, CAPosted by Paul Hernday. 4 replies.1dCalcite and other minerals?Posted by Jerry May. 4 replies.1dAttn: Langban Experts! This ‘eveite’ is possibly vargite? Posted by Jason B. Smith. 19 replies.2d⚠14 imagesNorfolk, UK - purple majorite garnet ?Posted by Matt Mateja. 19 replies.2dIt was handed over to me by a local from Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines.Posted by Surigao. 3 replies.3dPanasqueira MinesPosted by Rui Nunes. 4 replies.3dIdentificationPosted by Joris.4dMinas Gerais, Brazil. Specific mine unknown, but the specimen comes with a collection label "TIMS3496". I am trying to find more info on the original locality and this specific inventory number.Posted by pierre marie corgier. 17 replies.4dGreen Gypsum- Swan Hill, Australia Posted by R. Theben Tervile. 8 replies.5dLabeled as “dumortierite”; locality unknownPosted by Jarod Janner. 14 replies.5dFound in a desert and mountainous areaPosted by Sky Seeker. 7 replies.6dWest Michigan, about an hour drive east from Lake Michigan. North of Kalamazoo, south of Grand Rapids and west of Hastings. Found in a farm field, on a “point” that drops to swampy area quickly after. Posted by Semaj BREAKNSTUFF. 11 replies.6dunknown secondary mineral from Cleator, AZ (David Shannon material)Posted by Andrew Hodgson. 12 replies.1wUnknown white needles with nadorite from Langban, SwedenPosted by Jason B. Smith. 4 replies.1wAndradita? And? From?Posted by Mikel Platero. 13 replies.1wBought it in Peru. Origin unknown. Is it emerald or beryl ?Posted by Trevor Beltran. 4 replies.1wHerja Baia Mare România Posted by Cristina Molnar. 8 replies.1wGrace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, PennsylvaniaPosted by David Fryauff (2). 3 replies.1wBrazilPosted by Tanya Atkins. 3 replies.1wCastle Dome VanadinitePosted by Timothy Greenland. 6 replies.1wBHP mine, Broken hillPosted by Kaining Guo. 3 replies.1wAnglesite? from Bosnia and Herzegovina Posted by Faris Musija. 2 replies.1wSt Austell, Cornwall, England.Posted by Steve Corbett. 7 replies.1wMinas Gerais, Brazil (Help with second phase on an indicolite)Posted by Raul garcia. 4 replies.

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