[Rockhounds] Fluororichterite

[Axel Emmermann]

Hi Carolyn, 

Ah, you noticed it too ;-)))
Well, you don't put fluor(ine) in pastry either....
I'm Belgian and my native tongue is Dutch. The second language here is
French.
I have to mind my spelling skills all the time ;-)))

Cheers

Axel Emmermann
European Regional Vice President of the
Fluorescent Mineral Society
<http://www.uvminerals.org/>
=========================
Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen/Antwerp Mineralogical Society
<http://www.minerant.org/index.html>
Werkgroepleider/Workgroup leader: Fluorescerende mineralen/Fluorescent
minerals
Technische Realisaties/Engineering
My website:<http://users.pandora.be/axel.emmerman/home/>


> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com]
> Namens Carolyn Reynard
> Verzonden: woensdag 10 december 2008 17:54
> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Fluororichterite
> 
> Hello Axel,   It is always good to note when fluorescence is not only
there
> but spelled correctly!
> 
> Carolyn Reynard
> Fluorescent Mineral Society
> New York Member
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Axel Emmermann" <axel.emmermann at pandora.be>
> To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'"
> <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:15 AM
> Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Fluororichterite
> 
> 
> > Ah, Kitty!
> >
> > It warms my heart to notice that the word "fluorescence" once more
emerges
> > without me having to smuggle it in.
> > I saw similar stuff and yours is a good color description.
> >
> > Is that Wilberforce, Ontario?
> > Are you sure that the pinkish red fluorescent stuff is calcite and not
> some
> > feldspar? I've read some about those specimens and the fruorrichterite
is
> > often found in feldspar.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Axel Emmermann
> > European Regional Vice President of the
> > Fluorescent Mineral Society
> > <http://www.uvminerals.org/>
> > =========================
> > Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen/Antwerp Mineralogical Society
> > <http://www.minerant.org/index.html>
> > Werkgroepleider/Workgroup leader: Fluorescerende mineralen/Fluorescent
> > minerals
> > Technische Realisaties/Engineering
> > My website:<http://users.pandora.be/axel.emmerman/home/>
> >
> > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > > Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com]
> > > Namens Kitty & Bill Heacox
> > > Verzonden: woensdag 10 december 2008 2:25
> > > Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
collectors
> > > Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Fluororichterite
> > >
> > > I can't find my specimens right now but I have some Fluororichterite
> > > with calcite we got in Wilberforce where the calcite fluoresces bright
> > > pinkish red under SW UV, so the black Fluororichterite presents a nice
> > > contrast.
> > >
> > > Aloha, Kitty
> > >
> > ounds/index.html
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