NearEarthExploration @NearEarthExplor

Professor of Geology/Mineralogy. Consultant/editor for geological content in novels and screenplays. Fine mineral specimens for collectors, educators, and more. nearearthexploration.etsy.com Tallinn, Estonia Joined March 2012

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NearEarthExploration @NearEarthExplor

7 years ago

Exceptional sea-green Fluorite crystals - CaF2 - From near the city of Guilin, Guanxi Province, PRC. This specimen measures 13cm x 9cm x 6.5cm. One of 6 specimens gifted to me by my colleagues for the new year... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Fluorite - Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, PRC - 4.0 x 3.5cm - largest crystal measures 1.5cm - Specimen of and photo by Jim Sullivan - 22JAN19 facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

My worktable at home this morning. New Pyromorphite from Guilin, Guangxi Province, PRC - No, not self-collected. These were a gift from one of our clients who really liked the work that I did for him. He is a... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Specimens from my diggings facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Part of the new display cabinet facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Pic #1 - Quartz from the Stadium Project, Jinzhou Dist., Dalian, Liaoning Province - Pics #2 and 3 - Fluorite from the YaoGangXien Mine - Pic #4 - 2 generations of Fluorite from the unnamed deposit in Weishan... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

My new display cabinet arrived earlier this week. I am finally setting up properly. It will take another week to get it full of the most amazing specimens that I have recovered - from China and all the other... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

In what was supposed to be a weekend free, I accidentally screwed myself. A few weeks ago I lobbied my department to modernize. I developed a proposal for how 'drone' technology would benefit our research;... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Yesterday, I spent the day at the Liaoning Provincial Museum - near the city of Shenyang, in North-East China. The finest of porcelain... the most exquisite of metallurgy and iconography combined... artifacts... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

'Snacking' in China is not at all like it is the USA. Pretzels are not here, at all. The potato chips, even 'Lays' brand, do not taste like they do in the US. Nachos??? This country has never heard of them.... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

It has been a while since I have posted specimen photos. Since my job transfer to Shenyang, I have been swamped with paperwork and mundane activities. It has been just over a month since I have been in the field.... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Guess where I was yesterday. Just one of these 1kg bars of Gold is currently valued at 38,110USD. The big bar in photo #2 weighs 10kg. Photos by me, 10AUG18.

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7 years ago

Oh, this one's a sweetheart! Beautiful purple Fluorite (CaF2) crystals. Specimen measures 8.6cm x 5.5cm, The largest crystal measures 9mm. Recovered by me, last week - Weishan Co., Dali Autonomous Prefecture,... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Go ahead and wipe that little bit of drool from the corner of your mouth. It's ok, I had to, too. Nearly water-clear, lilac-coloured Fluorite (CaF2) crystals, with clear white Quartz (SiO2) crystals. Recovered by... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

A sneak peak at some of the specimens recovered last week. Sheesh... It looks like a volcano threw up in my apartment, lol (except for the obvious... these are not of igneous origin - sorry, nerd moment 🙄)

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7 years ago

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7 years ago

Pity party's over. I am f&^ing back. Taking names and kicking a$$ like I am supposed to. New project. New locale. New specimens. Yesterday, I resolved my matters with a 10-kilo steel sledge and 4,000-kilos of a... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…

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7 years ago

Tonight I suffer a homesickness, most terrible. Please do not misunderstand, I dearly enjoy where I am at. But as Judy Garland once said (3 times) - 'there's no place like home'. Ma armastan Eesti 🇪🇪️❤️ Estonia is the home that I... youtube.com/watch?v=ky6W4Y…

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7 years ago

'We're sending you on a trip,' they said (100% true) 'You're going to have a great time,' they said (50% true) 'Don't worry, you'll be nowhere near North Korea,' they said (0% true) Photos by me, 05APR18, at the... facebook.com/NearEarthExplo…