Bought minerals, SARF convent 1999

This is the minerals I bought during the trip to SARF annual convent.

Mineral list

Anomite, Arsenopyrite, Botryogen, Ilmenite, Pyralspite, Scorzalite, Tellurobismutite, Tetradymite, Tibergite (=magnesiohastingsite), Thalenite, Thorite Ilmenite Molybdenite Unnamed arsenate, Wermlandite.

Thalenite
From Åskagen, Jämtland.
It shows the nice fleshy red color on a fresh surface.
Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban.

Thalenite
Another view of the thalenite. On this you could see the weathered surface. It gains an earthy look on surfaces exposed to the elements.

Thorite
From the Saga quarry, Tvedalen, Norway.
Collected in ??? by ???.
Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg.

Ilmenite
An aggregate of four intergrown ilmenite crystals from Froland, Norway.
There were no original label with this one, so I don't know when it was collected.
Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg.
Size : 3x3x2.5 cm.

Molybdenite
A nice hexagonal crystal of molybdenite from Bandaksli, Dalen, Norway.
According to the label it was collected in 1981 by W.H.
The crystal shows a very nice form and almost no damage. It looks like it is made out of a number of hexagonal sheets stacked on top of each other, creating a striated pattern along the sides. The thickest part of it is in the center, as can be seen in the picture.
Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg.
Crystal size : 12x10x6 mm.

Tetradymite
Massive, steel gray tetradymite in a very finegrained matrix, probably largely of andalusite.
Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban.
Size : 4x3x3 cm.

Tellurobismuthite
Flaky, massive silvery white tellurobismuthinite. Not much matrix left and partly weathered on the surface.
Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban.
Size : 3x2x0.5 cm.

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	Thalenite From Åskagen, Jämtland. It shows the nice fleshy red color on a fresh surface. Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban.
	Thalenite Another view of the thalenite. On this you could see the weathered surface. It gains an earthy look on surfaces exposed to the elements.
	Thorite From the Saga quarry, Tvedalen, Norway. Collected in ??? by ???. Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg.
	Ilmenite An aggregate of four intergrown ilmenite crystals from Froland, Norway. There were no original label with this one, so I don't know when it was collected. Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg. Size : 3x3x2.5 cm.
	Molybdenite A nice hexagonal crystal of molybdenite from Bandaksli, Dalen, Norway. According to the label it was collected in 1981 by W.H. The crystal shows a very nice form and almost no damage. It looks like it is made out of a number of hexagonal sheets stacked on top of each other, creating a striated pattern along the sides. The thickest part of it is in the center, as can be seen in the picture. Bought from Ingemar Johansson, Kopparberg. Crystal size : 12x10x6 mm.
	Tetradymite Massive, steel gray tetradymite in a very finegrained matrix, probably largely of andalusite. Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban. Size : 4x3x3 cm.
	Tellurobismuthite Flaky, massive silvery white tellurobismuthinite. Not much matrix left and partly weathered on the surface. Bought from Roland Eriksson, Långban. Size : 3x2x0.5 cm.