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 Topic: Who is coming to Mineralientage? |
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| John Betts Replies: 20 Views: 24507 |
 Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Sep 24, 2023 10:21 Subject: Re: Who is coming to Mineralientage? |
| Does anyone know a good restaurant in Munich for truffles? It will be the right time of year... | |
| Topic: 50th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium - April 21-23, 2023 |
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| John Betts Replies: 9 Views: 15643 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 20, 2023 09:24 Subject: Re: 50th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium - April 21-23, 2023 |
| Here is the schedule beginning Friday:
50th ROCHESTER MINERALOGICAL SYMPOSIUM: THE ERMS 2023! FRIDAY, APRIL 21 – SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023 PROGRAM Friday, April 21 8:00 pm Opening – Raymond Mc ... |
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| Topic: Any chance of finding uranium ore in Southeastern USA? |
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| John Betts Replies: 5 Views: 19060 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Mar 22, 2023 17:58 Subject: Re: Any chance of finding uranium ore in Southeastern USA? |
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Online purchase may also present challenges, in as much as USPS and the major private package carriers have an aversion to transporting anything that might be a source of radioactivity... Tha ... |
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| Topic: Familiar label style |
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| John Betts Replies: 1 Views: 2764 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 18, 2022 14:47 Subject: Re: Familiar label style |
| I suggest asking John Ebner. | |
| Topic: Fluorite on Galena - Locality?? |
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| John Betts Replies: 10 Views: 6877 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 28, 2022 09:22 Subject: Re: Fluorite on Galena - Locality?? |
| Might I suggest Dalnegorsk? I think I discern fluorite shapes that come from there - trapezohedral corners on cubes. The galena certainly could be from there.
I agree with you Bob. Twinned galena i ... |
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| Topic: Unusual habit for Pyrite. |
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| John Betts Replies: 28 Views: 16955 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 18, 2022 16:50 Subject: Re: Unusual habit for Pyrite. |
| Photos 4 and 5 look like a pyritohedron. | |
| Topic: Fluorite but from where? |
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| John Betts Replies: 4 Views: 4083 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 23, 2022 11:24 Subject: Re: Fluorite but from where? |
| I agree with much of above. But the white microcrystals can also be barite or quartz.. A quick test with HCL to check for reaction will verify if it is calcite (fizzes) or quartz/barite (no reaction). | |
| Topic: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
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| John Betts Replies: 8 Views: 5117 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 23, 2021 16:51 Subject: Re: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
| Under the scope the botryoidal formations show they are brown internally (goethite), but have an overgrowth of blue-black micro-microcrystals (too small to see any details).
I'll just stick with &q ... |
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| Topic: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
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| John Betts Replies: 8 Views: 5117 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 23, 2021 16:38 Subject: Re: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
| ....what about plattnerite?
Good suggestion Pete. Thanks. |
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| Topic: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
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| John Betts Replies: 8 Views: 5117 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 23, 2021 15:55 Subject: Re: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
| Mottramite was a good suggestion, but I just checked for reaction to HCL. No reaction which rules out mottramite. Additionally mottramite does not have a black streak. | |
| Topic: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
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| John Betts Replies: 8 Views: 5117 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 23, 2021 15:40 Subject: Re: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
| Detail photo. | |
| Topic: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
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| John Betts Replies: 8 Views: 5117 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 23, 2021 15:39 Subject: San Pedro Corralitos unknown |
| I acquired an old specimen from San Pedro Corralitos. It is the typical brown gossan coated with yellow-green mimetite microcrystals to 0.3 mm and bluish-black microcrystals in botryoidal aggregates t ... | |
| Topic: Black stones |
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| John Betts Replies: 4 Views: 3837 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Aug 28, 2021 10:07 Subject: Re: Black stones |
| They are most likely black tourmaline. Probably schorl. | |
| Topic: Probable ruby/garnet mix? |
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| John Betts Replies: 7 Views: 5088 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Aug 26, 2021 13:30 Subject: Re: Probable ruby/garnet mix? |
| Zircon and corundum (ruby) do occur together. Zircon frequently fluoresces yellow though.
It would be helpful if you could perform scratch test. Corundum is hard and will scratch topaz and beryl. |
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| Topic: Unknown mineral from Pikes Peak pegmatite |
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| John Betts Replies: 23 Views: 15252 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 13, 2021 21:09 Subject: Re: Unknown mineral from Pikes Peak pegmatite |
| Harder than quartz? than beryl? | |
| Topic: Unknown mineral from Pikes Peak pegmatite |
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| John Betts Replies: 23 Views: 15252 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jun 13, 2021 20:18 Subject: Re: Unknown mineral from Pikes Peak pegmatite |
| Hardness? | |
| Topic: Aura Coating |
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| John Betts Replies: 15 Views: 29332 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Jun 06, 2021 08:50 Subject: Re: Aura Coating |
| The red coating is described as titanium vapor deposition. According to quick search results: "Boiling concentrated hydrochloric acid will slowly dissolve titanium, forming a purple solution of t ... | |
| Topic: Aura Coating |
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| John Betts Replies: 15 Views: 29332 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Jun 02, 2021 08:42 Subject: Re: Aura Coating |
| Nobody appears to have answered the question. The Aura crystals are created using vacuum vapor deposition of gold on crystals. Since the gold is a coating, it is removable.
Aqua Regia should dissol ... |
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| Topic: Rochester Mineralogical Spymposium on April 17, 2021 |
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| John Betts Replies: 2 Views: 5936 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Mar 22, 2021 10:45 Subject: Re: Rochester Mineralogical Spymposium on April 17, 2021 |
| Programming will run from 12pm EDT until 5pm.
Lectures feature What’s New in Minerals (Jeff Scovil, John Betts and friends) and a lineup of excellent short talks. Speakers include Pete Richards, Pa ... |
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| Topic: Rochester Mineralogical Spymposium on April 17, 2021 |
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| John Betts Replies: 2 Views: 5936 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Mar 22, 2021 10:43 Subject: Re: Rochester Mineralogical Spymposium on April 17, 2021 |
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