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 Topic: Cacholong (opal) digging |
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| ACC79 Replies: 5 Views: 14742 |
 Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Feb 15, 2016 13:05 Subject: Re: Cacholong (opal) digging |
| Hi, Mike!
Prospectors.... quite a lot!)) In general, we divide the Ural area for south, middle, north, subpolar and polar mountains. Polar Urals are most famous for quartz group, corundum, and ot ... |
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| Topic: Antique books |
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| ACC79 Replies: 1 Views: 10790 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Feb 05, 2016 14:35 Subject: Re: Antique books |
| These books are great but not relevant to my specific. They are looking for new owner. | |
| Topic: Cacholong (opal) digging |
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| ACC79 Replies: 5 Views: 14742 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Feb 05, 2016 14:11 Subject: Re: Cacholong (opal) digging |
| Thanks, Mike. This area is south of the Ural mountains, close to Kazakhstan, and this mine is quite new even for Russian prospectors. Only a couple of guys know about it. Such kind of cacholong speci ... | |
| Topic: Cacholong (opal) digging |
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| ACC79 Replies: 5 Views: 14742 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Jan 20, 2016 01:02 Subject: Cacholong (opal) digging |
| This summer (2015) trip to cacholong mine. Some pictures.. | |
| Topic: Antique books |
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| ACC79 Replies: 1 Views: 10790 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Jan 19, 2016 23:02 Subject: Antique books |
| Antique books. | |
| Topic: Tenerife island |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 21329 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 10, 2014 21:49 Subject: Re: Tenerife island |
| Thank you, Jordi. I'll forward this link to my friend. Not sure that they will understand each other, but who knows. | |
| Topic: Tenerife island |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 21329 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 10, 2014 13:20 Subject: Re: Tenerife island |
| Thank you. The issue is get more clear step by step. Are there any mineral dealers, museums, e.t.c? | |
| Topic: Tenerife island |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 21329 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 10, 2014 06:05 Subject: Re: Tenerife island. |
| Usually there is no problem picking up hand samples.
https://www.mindat.org/loc-25768.html Thanks Josele. Sometimes mindat localities are not timely. It would be good if somebody could give real l ... |
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| Topic: Tenerife island |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 21329 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 10, 2014 05:20 Subject: Re: Tenerife island. |
| Hi Acc!
Mining in the Canarian should be forbidden or at least strictly limited. Olivine as well as hormblend and other minerals of volcanic origin are however not so difficult to be found and picked ... |
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| Topic: Tenerife island |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 21329 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Oct 10, 2014 04:18 Subject: Tenerife island |
| Hi. Does anyone know where it is possible to mine a little olivine on Tenerife island?
One of my Russian friends (non English speaking as usual))) is going there and looking for this information. An ... |
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| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 05, 2014 18:26 Subject: Re: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
| Thanx Martin, now it's more clear. | |
| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 20, 2014 23:13 Subject: Re: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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I Beco company (Italian product) with 180 bar (!) water gun from the Walter company (from Germany). . Martin Hi Martin, please can you give the links of this manufactures? While searc ... |
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| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 20, 2014 22:53 Subject: Re: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
| Krebs is very expensive! Thanx for Italian and German manufacture information, never heard. | |
| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 20, 2014 22:48 Subject: Re: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
| Yes, the discussion about Textile cleaning spray guns or another name Spot cleaning guns.
As also car washing machines (Karcher for example) is also possible to use for minerals cleaning which are qu ... |
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| Topic: Corundum var. Sapphire and Ruby from same locality |
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| ACC79 Replies: 10 Views: 19765 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 15, 2014 04:48 Subject: Re: Corundum var. Sapphire and Ruby from same locality |
| This link with Rai-Iz ruby specimens: https://www.webmineral.ru/deposits/gallery.php?id=76&filter=2158&gallerymode=full
This link with Khit Ostrov ruby specimens https://webmineral.ru/deposit ... |
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| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 14, 2014 23:15 Subject: Re: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
| Thank you Joseph!
Is anybody else using this Indian company guns? |
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| Topic: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
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| ACC79 Replies: 16 Views: 30960 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Sep 13, 2014 21:59 Subject: Pressure water gun (cleaning spot gun) |
| Hi, is anybody using this gun manufacture http(:)//online(.)jaygroups(.)com ?
We are looking to purchase several guns for our Russian forum members. Chinese manufacture is not the best quality and al ... |
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| Topic: Lapidary Dealers in St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| ACC79 Replies: 4 Views: 15866 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Sep 13, 2014 21:02 Subject: Re: Lapidary Dealers in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Hi Jordi,
thanx. |
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| Topic: Lapidary Dealers in St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| ACC79 Replies: 4 Views: 15866 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Sep 13, 2014 01:48 Subject: Re: Lapidary Dealers in St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Hi.
It is better to visit mineral exhibition from 18-21 of September adress: prospekt Yuriya Gagarina, 8 St Petersburg 196105 link https://gemworld.ru (link normalized by FMF) As about dea ... |
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