[Rockhounds] Winter Blah's Pop Quiz - What Was The Last Specimen Added To Your Collection?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of Winter and the blah's 
of not being able to collect. I'm cataloging a backlog of specimens and 
the blah's still get to me from time to time. I need some cheering up 
and want to hear about what people have collected.

The Winter Blah's Pop Quiz should cheer us all up and provide an 
interesting snapshot to what is out there to be found this coming 
Summer. There is only one question; only those who answer it pass the 
quiz (extra credit for more details).

	What Was The Last Specimen Added To Your Collection?

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I figure it is only fair I answer my own question to start...

My newest specimen is a thumbnail of Clinoptilolite-Ca, that is really 
a micromount, from Rock Island Dam, Wenatchee, Wa, that I acquired from 
Jim Daly at Sauktown Sales.

	Unsolicited plug from a satisfied customer - Jim has some great
	specimens if you are interested in micromounts or rare minerals.

It is a tectosilicate (zeolite) that forms in small bubbles in basalt, 
monoclinic, clear to white. I had to go to 15X before I could confirm 
the crystals, but there were a lot of them, and they were really sharp. 
They look even better at 30X.

The specimen was a new species to my systematic collection. It made me 
happy.

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I really hope some of you respond.

Kreigh