Doug Merson @Micromineral@qoto.org
Mineral collector for past 70 years. Served 21 years in United States Navy and 20 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Wife and I plus 3 granddaughters are llama owners.
Joined Nov 2022
Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Chrysocolla, (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O
Azurite with chrysocolla after azurite.
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.5 mm
#9228
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Douglas Merson
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Cerussite, Pb(CO3)
Malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.5 mm
#9225
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Agardite-(Y), YCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O (TL)
Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.1 mm
#9220
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Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Sidi Ayed (Sidi Ayad), Boulemane Caïdat, Boulemane Cercle, Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.3 mm
#9216
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Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.4 mm
#9202
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Azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
FOV = 3.0 mn
#9195
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Malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
FOV = 3.0 mm
#9176
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Magnetite, Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Bassano Romano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
FOV = 0.9 mm
#9174
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Prehnite, Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
FOV = 3.4 mm
#9124
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Brochantite, Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Ecton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania, USA
FOV = 1.4 mm
#9115
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Descloizite, PbZn(VO4)(OH)
Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
FOV = 2.5 mm
#9154
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Prehnite, Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2
Boyleston Quarry, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
FOV = 2.8 mm
#9122
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Doug Merson
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Because I keep reading that Escher's work entered the public domain today. From 2003:
http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/relativity.html
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How beautiful is this? #Etna continues emitting lava, which has been growing into a vast lava field with multiple active lobes reaching a length of more than 1.5 km and a volume estimated at about 1.5-2 million cubic meters. These two photos were taken at nightfall on 2 January 2023 from the northern crest of the Valle del Bove, on the northeast flank of the volcano.
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Hot on the heels of #mosstodon there is now #ferndiverse 🌿
The humidity and shade inside this #abandoned garage in #belgium created a special microclimate, perfect for ferns. A huge cluster cling to the wall and the roof is covered with stunning ferns of all sizes. There are long cracks in the ceiling, the ferns are even growing from this.
More photos of this cute little Bug in a beautiful fern kingdom ➡️ https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/garage-red-beetle-napoleon-bug-belgium/
Over the last, 15 minutes it has turned from green to white here in Port Orchard, Washington.
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Wild that these rocks were originally laid down as sediments at the bottom of a huge ocean which separated the landmasses now known as Scotland & England.. but then continental collision took place, the Iapetus closed & over 400 million years later we’re stuck with the tories 🙃
Mineral collector for past 70 years. Served 21 years in United States Navy and 20 years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Wife and I plus 3 granddaughters are llama owners.
Joined Nov 2022
