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Topic: Cinnabar in Calcite | |
Druid Replies: 0 Views: 5097 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 03, 2008 00:59 Subject: Cinnabar in Calcite |
hi Folks
i got a new specimin this week end. Cinnabar in Calcite. the interesting thing is that it comes from N'Chwaning II Mine in the Kalahari Manganeese Fields South Africa. Apparently this ... |
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Topic: Freeware: Mineral Database | |
Druid Replies: 61 Views: 186677 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 29, 2008 00:41 Subject: Re: Freeware: Mineral Database |
will do. I have let the club secretery know and she will be publishing the link in our Dec newsleter. | |
Topic: Freeware: Mineral Database | |
Druid Replies: 61 Views: 186677 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 28, 2008 07:03 Subject: Re: Freeware: Mineral Database |
cool thank you very much | |
Topic: Freeware: Mineral Database | |
Druid Replies: 61 Views: 186677 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 28, 2008 06:09 Subject: Re: Freeware: Mineral Database |
this is briliant. i have been looking for something like this for ages. it is going to make my life so much easier. thank you very much for this.
if you dont mind i will tell the folks at the club ... |
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Topic: Sensitive minerals | |
Druid Replies: 11 Views: 35208 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 27, 2008 00:39 Subject: Re: Sensitive minerals |
Thank you for the correction there folks. that is one of the reasons i am here. to learn :) | |
Topic: Sensitive minerals | |
Druid Replies: 11 Views: 35208 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 26, 2008 02:51 Subject: Re: Sensitive minerals |
Another reason that cinnabar should be kept in a box is due to the fact that it is a mercury based mineral and in hot weather mercury vapors can be released. i have been told to keap mine in a sealed ... | |
Topic: Cleaning Quartz | |
Druid Replies: 14 Views: 47563 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 24, 2008 07:40 Subject: Re: Cleaning Quartz |
You make a very good point Alfredo. One of our club members recently tried to clean some amethyst geodes of what he thought was a calcite build up. After nearly a month in hydrochloric acid the white ... | |
Topic: Cleaning Quartz | |
Druid Replies: 14 Views: 47563 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 24, 2008 05:04 Subject: Re: Cleaning Quartz |
We have a similar problem with Quartz from the Orange River area on the South African border. A warm solution of oxalic acid left for about a week normally helps. With tougher stains an ultrasonic cle ... | |
Topic: Chinese cinnabar | |
Druid Replies: 17 Views: 24750 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 24, 2008 04:59 Subject: Re: Chinese cinnabar |
i my self have a lovely specimen of Chinese Cinnabar. the one thing i have noticed with the Chinese crystals is that they are ofton very well formed with a lovely red colour and a realy cool metalic s ... | |
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