FMF Minerals Gallery

Wavellite on Quartz
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
Main ball of crystals: 0.6 × 0.6 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wavellite on Quartz
Mauldin Mo

Wavellite on Quartz
Mauldin Mountain Quarries, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
7 × 3.2 × 2.9 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wavellite on Quartz
Mauldin Mo

Wavellite
Dug Hill, Avant, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
3.9 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wavellite
Dug Hill, Avant, Gar

Willemite (variety Troostite) with Calcite. Rear of the specimen. Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Specimen size: 2 × 2 × 1.4 cm. Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm. Extremely intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV Former collection of Thomas Moore Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Willemite (variety Troostite) with

Willemite (variety Troostite) with Calcite Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Specimen size: 2 × 2 × 1.4 cm. Main crystal size: 2 × 1.5 cm. Extremely intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV Former collection of Thomas Moore Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Willemite (variety Troostite) with

Witherite
Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Hexham, Tyne Valley, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
Specimen size: 5 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Witherite
Fallowfield Mine, Ac

Witherite
Fallowfield Mine, Acomb, Hexham, Tyne Valley, Northumberland, England / United Kingdom
Specimen size: 5 × 4.2 × 2.7 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Witherite
Fallowfield Mine, Ac

Wittichenite
Cattle Grid deposit (Mount Gunson), Mount Gunson Copper mines, Pernatty Lagoon, Stuart Shelf, South Australia, Australia
3.2 × 2.4 × 0.8 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wittichenite
Cattle Grid depos

Wulfenite Stevenson-Bennett Mine, Organ Mountains, Organ district, New Mexico, USA Specimen size: 6 × 4.5 × 3 cm. Main crystal size: 1 × 1 cm. Former Folch collection Photo: "Reference Specimens" (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite Stevenson-Bennett Mine,

Wulfenite on Baryte
Les Dalles Mine (Lidal Mine), Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
5.3 × 2.1 × 3.5 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite on Baryte
Les Dalles

Wulfenite on Baryte
Les Dalles Mine (Lidal Mine), Mibladen mining district, Mibladen, Midelt, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
main crystal: 2 × 1.8 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite on Baryte
Les Dalles

Wulfenite on Calcite
Erupción Mine (Ahumada Mine), Los Lamentos Mountain Range, Municipio Ahumada, Chihuahua, Mexico
2.6 × 2.8 × 3 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite on Calcite
Erupción

Wulfenite with Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
main crystal: 1.1 × 1.1 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite with Dolomite
Tsumeb

Wulfenite with Dolomite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
4.2 × 3.3 × 4.1 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite with Dolomite
Tsumeb

Wulfenite Silver Bell District, Pima County, Arizona, USA Former Martín Oliete Collection Specimen size: 2.2 × 1.8 × 4 cm. Photo: Reference Specimens (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite
Silver Bell Distr

Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
2.1 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite
Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb,

Wulfenite
Shaft XI (Puit XI), Oued El Heimer, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.5 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite
Shaft XI (Puit XI),

Wulfenite
Shaft XI (Puit XI), Oued El Heimer, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
6.1 × 5.5 × 2.8 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wulfenite
Shaft XI (Puit XI),

Wurtzite with Galena
Ánimas Mine, Chocaya-Animas mining district, Ánimas , Chocaya, Municipio Atocha, Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Specimen size: 9 × 8.3 × 5.2 cm / main crystal si (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Wurtzite with Galena
Ánimas M

Zoisite (variety tanzanite)
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
3.4 × 1.9 × 0.9 cm (Author: Jordi Fabre)

Zoisite (variety tanzanite)
D-

_"Ademe", San Juan Pachuca Mine, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico (1995) Author: Marco Antonio Hernández Badillo from the book "Entre la tierra y el aire". Edition: Archivo Histórico y Museo de Minería, A.C. www.distritominero.com (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_"Ademe", San Juan Pachu

_...always working... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...always working...

_...and here you have Mr. Salim Edde... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...and here you have Mr. Salim Ed

_...and some parts still are a kind of old style, so "a mix" could be a good word to describe this city. (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...and some parts still are a kin

_...or giving instructions to Suzy Hakimian... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...or giving instructions to Suzy

_...with some time for relax with Suzy Hakimian and Carole Atallah. (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...with some time for relax with

_...with the MIM Museum addition inside. (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_...with the MIM Museum addition i

_A lot of rocks! (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_A lot of rocks!

_And talking about Carole Atallah, here she is! ;-) (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_And talking about Carole Atallah,

_And the front page of the Saint-Joseph University booklet... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_And the front page of the Saint-J

_And to finish this slight promenade for the MIM Museum, let me add the flyers they have as well as the booklet of the Saint-Joseph University with the insertion of the MIM Museum in the University general description. This is the front side of the main flyer (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_And to finish this slight promena

_Back side (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Back side

_Back side of the main flyer (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Back side of the main flyer

_Beirut is not an old, decadent city, some parts are modern and all around you can see new buildings being built... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Beirut is not an old, decadent ci

_Breakfast at The Smallville Hotel From left to right: Top collector and now also dealer Gilles Emringer, Paris, material scientist/ mineralogist/gemmologist Elois Gaillou from LA County Museum, french dealer Brice Gobin (Mr Carrolite jackpot!), french geologist/dealer/Madagascar expert Laurent Thomas. Photo & text: Peter (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Breakfast at The Smallville Hotel

_But I know you expect more, the Museum ;-) Here you have his wonderful entry... (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_But I know you expect more, the M

_Do you want a large amazonite? a kunzite? ;-) (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Do you want a large amazonite? a

_Front side of another flyer (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Front side of another flyer

_Let me start the images with something that everybody expects to see when visiting Beirut, a Mosque! (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Let me start the images with some

_Like small stars shining in the dark (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Like small stars shining in the d

_MIM Museum Photo & text: Peter (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_MIM Museum Photo & text: Pet

_Much better photos of the minerals than the photos I can do were already published in this thread, and many more will be published, so, aside from the two videos I took, I prefer to add just some shots of the show cases in order to show how they look. (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Much better photos of the mineral

_Salim Eddé is starting his private showing for the invitees on Saturday morning with the University Building in the background. Entrance to the MIM is behind the photographer. Photo & text: Peter (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Salim Eddé is starting his privat

_Thanks to Salim, Suzy and Carole for the help to improve my text as well as to James Catmur to revise my confusing English language! ;-) And...thanks again to Carole for her indefatigable patience answering my numerous questions about Lebanon. (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Thanks to Salim, Suzy and Carole

_Underground in public area Photo & text: Peter (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Underground in public area Photo

_Wendell E Wilson and Tom Gressman from the Mineralogical Record were invited as expert mineral connoseurs and of course for the beautiful journal The Mineralogical Record which has been the Tzar of Mineralogical Journals for many decades. Here having breakfast at the just opened modern 5 star hotel The Smallville Hotel with very friendly staff, located only 500 m down the Damascus Road from the MIM Museum. I would HIGHLY recommend to stay here for a visit. Photo & text: Peter (Author: Jordi Fabre)

_Wendell E Wilson and Tom Gressman