Paphos Life

Thank you George! Nowhere near u or cyprusmax but I’m trying my best! This specimen of Quartz has some black crystals (majority) some smoky and some typical “transparent” whitish. Sorry to ask George but is there anyway to contact u in private? I really need ur experience in identifying some minera...

Very nice samples Polis! Well done! But i dont think that is actually morion, I think that is quartz with carbon inclusions (morion is solid black) but again i cannot be sure without getting a closer look. Paphos is a perfect prospecting area, especially the unexplored hills around Limni mine!

Yes, i do remember you! Yiap, ofcourse i am still active, you can't quit that easily hehehe, ok!

Glad to help Polkri1606! Well, if the rock section revives, i am more than happy to contribute too !

Dominic wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 4:43 pm Very nice. Some in-situ crystals (admitedly only gypsum) will feature in my next blog, too.

Thanks Dominic! Will be looking forward to se your crystals!!

Hello everybody, thought sharing with you my rock collection, a 2-years effort done in Cyprus mountains! Specimens come from nearly all places around Troodos mountains, including Paphos, Limassol, Larnaka and Nicosia. Hope you enjoy it! Best regards, George K. https://i.imgur.com/NmIviya.jpg?1 https...

Thank you Dominic for the excellent link. Specially all the maps from page 480-553 are very interesting. The area where one can find lovely crystals will also be affected if they built the motorway, which looks like will happen soon... https://up.picr.de/36778665zr.jpg and towards North... https://...

She is a cutie!!!

71 Trans Am wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:04 pm Ph06kg1

Just out of curiosity are you any relation to the Constantinou Brothers Hotel / property development family

Hehe no! Constantinou is a veeery common surname in Cyprus.

As Cyprus is only a small island, many people know each other! I have relatives, for example, in all cities, same goes to friends, colleagues, etc. So Cy can be safely thought as a large neighborhood, or even a large family! Everybody is part of this family! I was born in Trachoni, Limassol, a Briti...

I saw it Max, but to be honest i have nooo idea about fossils..!! I too agree that something that soft as an octopus cannot fossilize, because it would have melted before it can get even calcified. In order to fossilize, the octopus should survive decomposition for millions of years.. Nevertheless, ...

Amazing specimens Max, thank you so much for sharing! Zeolites are truly beautiful rocks that combine different types of crystals, all together in the same neighborhood. I dont know if you already identified your stones, but here is a Quick passing through your photos, from top to bottom : 1. Natrol...

Wow! I guess we have a lot to learn Max! Looking forward to your next posts!!

cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2019 9:03 am

merchant_banker wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2019 9:48 am I enjoy these posts.

I am glad you do and very soon I will post again and show more "shiny" ones.

I wonder if there is any interest in fossils as well ....

Max

Any Rocky stuff is quite enjoyable, Max !!

Galini wrote: ↑Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:07 am Thank you for this post - very enjoyable reading and seeing the photos.

I will definitely be getting out and about to look for myself now !

Τhank you!! Wish you good luck !

Thank you!! It Just needs some love, thats all! All the Best!

Amazing barite Max!! All specimens are barite I was waiting for soooo long for your post, and here it is :)!! Glad to see you back! George K. I am posting every few days or so George, but very different topics, as there are not too many members interested in minerals........ :(. But there is Andrea...

Hello everybody, it's been a while since my last post; work did not allowed much of outdoors adventures in Cyprus mountains, but now it is time to share with you some of the beautiful Quartz crystals that i found -to my surprize- on the eastern side of Troodos mountains! Specifically, specimens come...

Amazing barite Max!! All specimens are barite (you can easily tell by the specific weight of the stones; it should be unusually large for thir size). You are so lucky having the Paphos forest, it is so rich in minerals! I was waiting for soooo long for your post, and here it is :)!! Now i want to do...

Thank you both of you!! I really want to post more pics per post but i understand!