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 Topic: How to remove biological materials from minerals |
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| Calita Replies: 7 Views: 16005 |
 Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 12, 2016 12:20 Subject: Re: How to remove biological materials from minerals |
| Just in/at time Jordi.
Only a warning : Never mix cleaning products as H202 + ammonia or ammonia and chlorine bleach it's very dangerous. |
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| Topic: How to remove biological materials from minerals |
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| Calita Replies: 7 Views: 16005 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 12, 2016 12:14 Subject: Re: How to remove biological materials from minerals |
| Try with concentrated and pure ammonia (25%) . It gives good results with organic material but it's not very quick. Depending the kind of material takes several days to remove.
Chlorine bleach (pure ... |
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| Topic: Crater Rock Museum, Central Point, Oregon |
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| Calita Replies: 17 Views: 42574 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Jun 16, 2013 13:51 Subject: Re: Crater Rock Museum, Central Point, Oregon |
| Excellent report and photos. Thank you very much.
I think the piece from photo 25 is mislabelled too . It's not calcite but Baryte and the fluorite comes from Berbes , Spain . At least it's my opin ... |
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| Topic: Video of the large Naica's gypsum pocket |
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| Calita Replies: 2 Views: 8006 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 26, 2009 13:44 Subject: Re: Video of the large Naica's gypsum pocket |
| With this link you can download (with Azureus program) in english.
https://www.mininova.org/tor/2997696 (link normalized by FMF) Regards |
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| Topic: Fluorite locale in Morocco |
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| Calita Replies: 8 Views: 34874 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 09, 2009 19:48 Subject: Re: Fluorite locale in Morocco |
| I have several fluorites very similar as shown but in theory they come from Aouli, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.
I don't know if yours come from Aouli but if it'd b ... |
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| Topic: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
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| Calita Replies: 10 Views: 20224 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 17, 2008 03:29 Subject: Re: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
| Happy merry Xmas for you and all the forum.Regards. | |
| Topic: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
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| Calita Replies: 10 Views: 20224 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 16, 2008 13:53 Subject: Re: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
| Don't worry at all .It's not farmacolite. It's aragonite.Sure. Regards. | |
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