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alireza777
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Posted: Feb 15, 2017 05:07 Post subject: Minerals from Iran |
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these minerals i found in iran
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Bob Carnein
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Posted: Feb 15, 2017 11:24 Post subject: Re: Minerals from Iran |
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The first 3 appear to be demantoid garnet, which Iran is famous for. Demantoid is a variety of the calcium-iron garnet andradite.
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GneissWare
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Posted: Feb 15, 2017 11:47 Post subject: Re: Minerals from Iran |
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The first 2 garnets you posted in another, now locked thread, offering to sell them. This time you post without any description, size, locality, etc. So, what is your point in posting them?
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alireza777
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Posted: Feb 16, 2017 01:17 Post subject: Re: Minerals from Iran |
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I'm new in this forum , all stones are from north-west of Iran , and want to know that ;are these stones are valuable or not ?!
first 3 images are garnet
4th image ; i dont know the stone type but it has gold on it.
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GneissWare
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Posted: Feb 16, 2017 11:09 Post subject: Re: Minerals from Iran |
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This is not a commercial forum, so nobody here will likely discuss specific values.
That said, the first 2 garnets are badly damaged. The 3rd garnet looks to be in generally good condition. Condition, rarity, desirability all have an effect on value of mineral specimens. Broken crystals may have some lapidary of jewelry value, depending on the type of material. You also need to be precise on localities - are these from Kerman or from West Azarbaijan? (probably the second locality, but guessing is not of value).
The last specimen is unknown. It might be gold, or something rare or something common. Value is also dependent on a proper identification, as well as condition, rarity, and desirability. You should find someone who can hold the specimen, examine it and identify it for you. This particular specimen will be very difficult to identify from photos.
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alireza777
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Posted: Feb 17, 2017 04:02 Post subject: Re: Minerals from Iran |
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thank alot for your help
garnets are from azerbaijan , last have a gold streak but its very small .
GneissWare wrote: | This is not a commercial forum, so nobody here will likely discuss specific values.
That said, the first 2 garnets are badly damaged. The 3rd garnet looks to be in generally good condition. Condition, rarity, desirability all have an effect on value of mineral specimens. Broken crystals may have some lapidary of jewelry value, depending on the type of material. You also need to be precise on localities - are these from Kerman or from West Azarbaijan? (probably the second locality, but guessing is not of value).
The last specimen is unknown. It might be gold, or something rare or something common. Value is also dependent on a proper identification, as well as condition, rarity, and desirability. You should find someone who can hold the specimen, examine it and identify it for you. This particular specimen will be very difficult to identify from photos. |
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