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 Topic: Bob's rocks |
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| GneissWare Replies: 348 Views: 506585 |
 Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 21, 2020 20:33 Subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
| Ilvaite is one of Seriphos' great classics. They are gone from the market and it is forbidden to collect there. This is large old classic and excellent example, with all of its crystals terminated. | |
| Topic: Bob's rocks |
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| GneissWare Replies: 348 Views: 506585 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 21, 2020 20:24 Subject: Re: Bob's rocks |
| From the 2012 find... | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| GneissWare Replies: 2437 Views: 2229574 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Dec 21, 2020 19:36 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection - Fluorite |
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Bor Pit, Dalnegorsk B deposit, Dalnegorsk, Dalnegorsk Urban District, Primorsky Krai, Russia Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.5 cm Description: Fluorite cubes to 9 mm with dark purple corners.Really n ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Doug Merson |
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| GneissWare Replies: 156 Views: 257719 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Feb 14, 2019 14:47 Subject: Re: Collection of Doug Merson |
| Very nice photos! | |
| Topic: Help! how to remove build up from citrine geode |
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| GneissWare Replies: 20 Views: 26194 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2019 18:13 Subject: Re: Help! how to remove build up from citrine geode |
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To what you r saying this is a heated amethyst? Not a citrine? Yes. See my comment earlier today. |
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| Topic: Help! how to remove build up from citrine geode |
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| GneissWare Replies: 20 Views: 26194 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2019 12:42 Subject: Re: Help! how to remove build up from citrine geode |
| Before haphazardly trying a bunch of chemicals, you might want to try and identify what the coating is. Place a drop of white vinegar on it, and look with a hand lens. If you see bubbling, it is a c ... | |
| Topic: The Mineralogical Record |
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| GneissWare Replies: 18 Views: 64647 |
Forum: The Mineralogical Record Posted: Dec 26, 2018 23:06 Subject: Re: The Mineralogical Record |
| Very cool! | |
| Topic: Jim Robison has passed away |
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| GneissWare Replies: 4 Views: 25693 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Dec 02, 2018 12:28 Subject: Re: Jim Robison has passed away |
| Sad to see him depart this world, but am glad he gets to join his family in Heaven. | |
| Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread |
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| GneissWare Replies: 501 Views: 575526 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Nov 29, 2018 19:54 Subject: Re: Presentation of new members - Dan Zellner from Denver, Colorado |
| Welcome Daniel | |
| Topic: Agate |
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| GneissWare Replies: 4 Views: 7463 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Nov 17, 2018 22:16 Subject: Re: Unique Meng Eyeing Gemstones found in 2010 |
| You selling these? | |
| Topic: How to "Defrost" crystals in quartz |
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| GneissWare Replies: 4 Views: 10073 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Aug 26, 2018 10:28 Subject: Re: How to "Defrost" crystals in quartz |
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Several months of delicate and laborious work, painstakingly removing the quartz millimeter by millimeter, finally revealed the beautiful emerald crystals" Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) is what com ... |
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| Topic: Bob's rocks |
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| GneissWare Replies: 348 Views: 506585 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Jul 31, 2018 10:44 Subject: Re: Bob's rocks - Scheelites from Xuebaoding |
| Here are 2 unusual Scheelites from the famous Chinese locality. | |
| Topic: Changes in the section "What is it? - Where is it from?" |
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| GneissWare Replies: 2 Views: 11525 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Jul 30, 2018 09:18 Subject: Re: Changes in the section "What is it? - Where is it from?" |
| A week or two is pretty generous, too. That's all I seem to be seeing in the feeds for the past few months. | |
| Topic: The Mizunaka Collection |
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| GneissWare Replies: 2437 Views: 2229574 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 07, 2018 20:15 Subject: Re: The Mizunaka Collection |
| WOW! | |
| Topic: San Benito County |
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| GneissWare Replies: 9 Views: 14112 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 15, 2018 19:27 Subject: Re: San Benito County |
| Here are 2 I prepped awhile back. | |
| Topic: The overall health of this hobby |
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| GneissWare Replies: 26 Views: 36288 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 06, 2018 11:35 Subject: Re: The overall health of this hobby |
| Peter, I like your analysis, except I am just a bit concerned about fixation with cannabis!
Prices have certainly increased over the years, but the quality has also, in many cases, followed along. ... |
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| Topic: Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California |
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| GneissWare Replies: 26 Views: 68642 |
Forum: Reporting thefts and disappearances Posted: Sep 11, 2017 13:47 Subject: Re: Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California |
| Himalaya Mine is in Mesa Grande not Pala.
This is what happens before the morning pot of coffee..... |
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| Topic: Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California |
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| GneissWare Replies: 26 Views: 68642 |
Forum: Reporting thefts and disappearances Posted: Sep 11, 2017 08:08 Subject: Re: Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California |
| photos 1 and 3 are Cryogenie Mine, Warner Springs, California,
photo 4 is Himalaya Mine, Pala |
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| Topic: Twenty basic minerals |
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| GneissWare Replies: 8 Views: 10375 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 28, 2017 10:28 Subject: Re: Twenty basic minerals |
| There are thousands of described minerals. I am sure nobody is familiar with all of them. But a few (say a score) I would imagine to be ones every mineral enthusiast would be expected to know.
Which ... |
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| Topic: Collection of Tobi |
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| GneissWare Replies: 1206 Views: 1695457 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 28, 2017 10:09 Subject: Re: Collection of Tobi |
| Congratulations Tobi. You have some very fine minerals worthy of all the viewings! | |
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