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Douglas Merson
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Amature mineral collector for 70 years. I specialize in micro minerals and photography of them. Wife and I are also involved with llamas and we each own one. We show them at local county fairs and several ILR sanctioned shows around Washington and Oregon
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Orange pineapple at The Junction between Ipswich and Essex Massachusetts. Sadly, they are no longer in business. I have never found orange pineapple elsewhere that comes close.

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Beryl variety aquamarine

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Arsenopyrite FeÂłâș(AsS)₃ Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 0.95 mm

Single lustrous golden arsenopyrite on a white matrix with orange alteration products.
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Arfvedsonite NaNa₂(FeÂČâș₄FeÂłâș)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂ Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 3.29 mm

Group of black arfvedsonite crystals that show brown patches on some edges.
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If the crystal is harder than the streak plate, then you are seeing powdered streak. A piece of hematite appears black but has a reddish brown streak as very thin flakes of hematite have a reddish color. Something similar may be at play with your crystal.

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Annite KFeÂČâș₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂ Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 3.52 mm

Crude dark brown annite crystal with a bit of pyrite at bottom center.
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Andradite Ca₃FeÂłâș₂(SiO₄)₃ Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 3.49 mm

Intergrown dark green andradite crystals on a white matrix.
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Ancylite-(Ce) CeÂłâșSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 2.65 mm

Clusters of pale pink ancylite-Ce on blades of white albite.
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Anatase Ti⁎âșO₂ Poudrette quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, La VallĂ©e-du-Richelieu RCM, MontĂ©rĂ©gie, QuĂ©bec, Canada FOV = 1.57 mm

Large dark blue anatase crystal at left with a smaller crystal to right, both on a matrix of colorless quartz crystals.
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Douglas Merson
@flameryder.bsky.social
Amature mineral collector for 70 years. I specialize in micro minerals and photography of them. Wife and I are also involved with llamas and we each own one. We show them at local county fairs and several ILR sanctioned shows around Washington and Oregon
47 followers110 following69 posts