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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 49 Views: 120509 |
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Sorry Jordi - It's really likely that my family (3) will be there, but not 100% sure yet. I will be visiting high schools around that time so still need to check that that won't interfere. Will let yo ... | |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 49 Views: 120509 |
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I hope to be there! Is that one of the nights of the main show?
I will definitely be there for the main show, but not sure for any of the other days. |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 17 Views: 48433 |
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Thank you so much everyone!!!
Peter - some mineral collecting friends did warn me that some people could get mad at me, but I thought that the science was more important. :) I am kind of wondering wh ... |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 17 Views: 48433 |
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thanks so much! Yes, I'm 12 (not technically a teenager yet :-) )
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 17 Views: 48433 |
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thanks!!
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 17 Views: 48433 |
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Hi everyone!
A lot of you have probably seen or heard of the hollow galena crystals from Madan, in which only the corners and edges of the crystals are present (there are no faces and no center). A ... |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 10 Views: 20715 |
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Happy holidays everyone!!
Jessica |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 11 Views: 22968 |
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The first photo that Olelukoe posted looks like it has a pattern in it which has a similar shape to the shape of the etching in this aquamarine. Do you know what makes the etching create different pat ... | |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Thank you Pete.
Here are some more photos, these are all self-collected. |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Thank you everyone for your help with identifying the vesuvianite! Today I did a density test on it, and the result was that it was definitely vesuvianite.
Jessica |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Thanks Pete, I just looked at my piece under the microscope and found that many of the crystals were too small or too intergrown with other crystals to tell. However, I did find two very nice crystals ... | |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Ed,
Thanks for pointing that out! I looked at the pictures of spangolite from Mex-Tex mine and a lot of them look similar to mine. I looked at the photo, though, and the color is not quite accurate, ... |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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I am not sure of the label, the only reason why that is what I have labeled it as is that that is what the dealer's label said - so I am not certain of it. I agree that it looks a lot like a vesuviani ... | |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Some more pictures. | |
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Jessica Simonoff Replies: 18 Views: 92512 |
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Here are some more pictures. | |
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