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 Topic: "Using acid" for newbies |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 22266 |
 Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 21, 2015 13:48 Subject: Re: "Using acid" for newbies |
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| Topic: "Using acid" for newbies |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 22266 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jun 21, 2015 09:08 Subject: "Using acid" for newbies |
| Hey guys. I wanted to know a little more about the acids used to remove unwanted "stuff" from minerals. I know certain acids are incompatible with certain minerals. I have also heard that th ... | |
| Topic: My first pocket!!! |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 3 Views: 9293 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jun 14, 2015 20:02 Subject: Re: My first pocket!!! |
| Thanks Pete I will look into my local library. I split the pocket and revealed that it does not go to far Back. But there are two other smaller pockets to look into. | |
| Topic: My first pocket!!! |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 3 Views: 9293 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jun 14, 2015 18:00 Subject: My first pocket!!! |
| Today I found my very first pocket. I have gone on 10 mile hikes into the bug infested wilderness of eastern Massachusetts, but pockets have eluded me. However, I was hanging out at my aunts earlier t ... | |
| Topic: Tucson Show 2015 |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 174 Views: 405629 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jun 06, 2015 11:16 Subject: Re: Tucson Show 2015 |
| A very cool collection. But what's with the umbrellas? | |
| Topic: Questions for Pierre Joubert |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 4 Views: 8684 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jun 01, 2015 14:47 Subject: Questions for Pierre Joubert |
| I am not an expert on mineral localities, but I know what a vein etc. looks like. Now I live in Massachusetts (USA) around the town of Wrentham. We have a ton of granite and milky quartz here, but is ... | |
| Topic: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 16483 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jun 01, 2015 14:20 Subject: Re: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
| Thanks a ton everybody for all the information. I am fairly new to this site and I can understand what the admins have to put up with. And just for the record, my father was a huge collector. Or sho ... | |
| Topic: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 16483 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 30, 2015 22:34 Subject: Re: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
| Thanks for the responses guys. I will be keeping them, and thanks for answering my question. | |
| Topic: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 16483 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 30, 2015 12:26 Subject: Re: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
| I just wanted to say that a polished mineral, in my opinion is a mineral that had been put through a rock tumbler and smoothed out with a polish applied to the outer surface. | |
| Topic: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 10 Views: 16483 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 30, 2015 12:12 Subject: Are polished minerals frowned upon in this establishment? |
| I have seen many polished minerals recently from new people asking for identification. And I see these polished minerals in very large numbers all around. They are very common. However when i look at ... | |
| Topic: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 314 Views: 474161 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 23, 2015 08:50 Subject: Re: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
| How does the Brandberg quartz form? With all that purple and black..? | |
| Topic: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 314 Views: 474161 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 23, 2015 07:57 Subject: Re: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
| No problem Pierre. Thanks for sharing. | |
| Topic: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 314 Views: 474161 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 22, 2015 14:57 Subject: Re: The collection of Pierre and Riana Joubert |
| really liking your collection so far Pierre | |
| Topic: Collection of Michael Shaw |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 2254 Views: 3021727 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: May 22, 2015 14:21 Subject: Re: Collection of Michael Shaw |
| mike these specimens are amazing. love the color in that Vanadinite. very red. | |
| Topic: Strange planes in quartz |
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| Jared3339 Replies: 25 Views: 49973 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 16, 2015 09:48 Subject: Re: Strange planes in quartz |
| Very pretty in my opinion. | |
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