[Rockhounds] Desert rose in situ

[Lyle Pai]

bitte

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rik Dillen" <rik.dillen at skynet.be>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 8:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Desert rose in situ


> Yes, that's it. I had the book at hand, but didn't realise that the solution
> for my problem was so near :>)
> Thanks again and best regards,
> 
> Rik DILLEN 
> E-mail rik.dillen at skynet.be 
> Homepage : http://users.skynet.be/rik.dillen 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Lyle Pai
> Sent: dinsdag 30 juni 2009 11:32
> To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Desert rose in situ
> 
> Dear Rik,
> 
> There are several pictures of Sandrose (desert roses) in situ in Bert Ottens
> book on Chinese minerals starting from page 217...
> 
> They were taken at Dongwuqi in Inner Mongolia.
> 
> Hope that helps...
> Lyle
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rik Dillen" <rik.dillen at skynet.be>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 4:50 AM
> Subject: [Rockhounds] Desert rose in situ
> 
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Some time ago my friend Prof. Dr René Van Tassel (to whom the mineral
> > species vantasselite is named), who is more than 90 years old (I will keep
> > his exact age secret), but still very active in mineralogy (!), asked me
> if
> > I could find somewhere one or more photos of desert roses (gypsum roses)
> IN
> > SITU (whatever locality).
> > If someone could provide me with a photo of such desert roses, perhaps
> half
> > buried in the sand he would do me a big favor.
> > He would just like to see how that looks like.
> > 
> > No photos of desert roses as such needed, only if they are still in their
> > natural environment.
> > 
> > Thanks and best regards,
> > 
> > Rik DILLEN 
> > E-mail rik.dillen at skynet.be 
> > Homepage : http://users.skynet.be/rik.dillen 
> > 
> > MINERANT 2009
> > 9-10/5/2009
> > Antwerp Expo - Antwerpen - Belgium
> > www.minerant.org
> > 
> > 
> > 
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