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 Topic: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
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| AngelL Replies: 11 Views: 6959 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 03, 2022 22:23 Subject: Re: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
| Angell, For many collectors, crystallography is a frustrating subject. If you're serious, don't rely on online simplifications; some of them are awful, and it isn't easy for the beginner to know the ... | |
| Topic: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
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| AngelL Replies: 11 Views: 6959 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 03, 2022 15:31 Subject: Re: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
| Jordi: Not sure what happened here. It appears (to me) that you quoted a post that doesn't exist. I've no doubt it did exist, I just don't know if I'm missing something here.
Yes those photos a ... |
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| Topic: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
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| AngelL Replies: 11 Views: 6959 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 03, 2022 11:58 Subject: Seeking methodology for identifying crystalline forms. |
| [A word re: the photos. The first picture is natural under a weak light source. Pictures two thru four are under a better light source but were snapped through the 10x magnifying glass round bubble ... | |
| Topic: Guidance rather than identification |
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| AngelL Replies: 7 Views: 3941 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Dec 31, 2021 19:26 Subject: Re: Guidance rather than identification |
| Feel as if I've blown up the board today. I've learned something and with that information I'm confident that I have the rock identified. I wouldn't bet the kids; but maybe dinner. Anyhow, I doubt ... | |
| Topic: Guidance rather than identification |
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| AngelL Replies: 7 Views: 3941 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Dec 31, 2021 17:10 Subject: Re: Guidance rather than identification |
| I appreciate the feedback on the guides I picked up; thanks.
As for the sample - I noticed upon my return that I didn't actually ask any questions regarding the sample - demonstrating my unfamili ... |
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| Topic: Guidance rather than identification |
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| AngelL Replies: 7 Views: 3941 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Dec 31, 2021 14:25 Subject: Guidance rather than identification |
| Good day everyone. My ignorance is legion but I'm working on it. I have spent some time working toward identification of a sample and have run into some difficulty. I am not looking for help identi ... | |
| Topic: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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| AngelL Replies: 13 Views: 6601 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 31, 2021 08:29 Subject: Re: Measuring the specific gravity? |
| I highly recommend to look up on youtube Nick Zetner as he’s a long time geology teacher and is a charismatic instructor, you and you girls can learn much from his videos even though they are mostly ... | |
| Topic: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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| AngelL Replies: 13 Views: 6601 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 30, 2021 19:30 Subject: Re: Measuring the specific gravity? |
| Welcome and its great to hear you and your girls have caught the bug, Most of us start with pretty tumbled stones to get us hooked on being interested in rocks...
Amazingly, neither one of the girl ... |
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| Topic: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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| AngelL Replies: 13 Views: 6601 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 30, 2021 16:00 Subject: Re: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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Add the www. to the below or simply Google: John Betts Rochester specific gravity... and you'll find it. Easy for a lay person to understand and apply Please don't receive this comment as an ... |
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| Topic: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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| AngelL Replies: 13 Views: 6601 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 30, 2021 08:51 Subject: Re: Measuring the specific gravity? |
| Thank you both for the warm welcome.
Angel, welcome This page may help you with specific gravity. https://www.mindat.org/advanced_search.php I appreciate that very much. As you wi ... |
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| Topic: Measuring the specific gravity? |
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| AngelL Replies: 13 Views: 6601 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 29, 2021 21:28 Subject: Measuring the specific gravity? |
| Hello everyone. My name is Angel and I live in the greater Seattle area. I am a fifty-six-year-old disabled man who has three wonderful children in my life. Our relationship would be challenging to ... | |
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