Rock, mineral, fossil collections

[Like Ra]

I have a serious collection of geological specimens

BTW, have you checked your collection for unexpected radioactivity? 😁 https://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread...0#pid41070

(Split from How to organize collections)

I have a serious collection of geological specimens

BTW, have you checked your collection for unexpected radioactivity? 😁 https://www.likera.com/forum/mybb/Thread...0#pid41070

I generally collect (a limited range of) fossils rather than minerals. That said, I do have minerals from Cornwall including uraninite (Pitchblende) and autunite. I keep all my Cornish material in my shed at the bottom of the garden just in case. Perhaps a bit pointless since the rocks around here leach radon anyway but hey-ho.

[Like Ra]

uraninite (Pitchblende) and autunite

That's "expected radioactivity" 😊

I didn’t know you collected rocks and minerals .

[Like Ra]

once your collection gets into three or four figures it's the only option.

Aha! Here's a question: how/where do you store your collection? My problems:

- Everything takes space.
- Everything needs attention for it degrades otherwise (see my latex woes)
- Dust, humidity and light are enemies
- What is the point of collecting beauties if you are going to hide them (but you have to)?

(I have the same question(s) about your latex collection.)

[Like Ra]

I didn’t know you collected rocks and minerals .

We know pretty much nothing about each other 😁

This is true. I know a little about you and what you do, but nothing more than what I read here about you.

Some of my UK ammonites (and other cephalopods).

   

[Like Ra]

I generally collect (a limited range of) fossils

Strangely enough, I'm relatively indifferent to fossils (except the beautiful petrified wood from Madagascar, if it can be called "a fossil" at all 😁 ).

I do have minerals from Cornwall including uraninite (Pitchblende) and autunite.

Do you collect something special (e.g. minerals from Cornwall or UK) or just whatever you find pretty/attractive (my case) or something else? I'm asking because I understand why anybody without a particular interest in a location or uranium would like to have autunite (I'm still looking for a nice autunite with multiple good formed fans, preferably hermetically sealed to prevent converting to meta-autunite, etc.). Pitchblende is another story - the best nicely kidney shaped uraninite is from Czech rep. From the UK it's quite boring. Or is it "just happened"? Or does it have other minerals around. Just curious 😉

[Like Ra]

Some of my UK ammonites (and other cephalopods).

   

NICE! And SO WELL organized! Like it should be! I'm really envy (in a good sense, of course 😊 )