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 Topic: The greed factor |
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| John Williams Replies: 5 Views: 17591 |
 Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: Oct 12, 2010 09:59 Subject: Re: The greed factor |
| Hi Scott
I don't think it's just the monetary value of the minerals that generates greed but the beauty of them. We are a bit like magpies we like collecting shiny things! John |
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| Topic: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 8 Views: 16157 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 06, 2009 18:01 Subject: Re: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
| OK Jordi
Thanks John |
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| Topic: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 8 Views: 16157 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 06, 2009 09:09 Subject: Re: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
| Steady Gail I'm a happily married man!
John |
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| Topic: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 8 Views: 16157 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 06, 2009 06:25 Subject: Re: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
| Ok Jose
Happy New Year John |
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| Topic: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 8 Views: 16157 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 05, 2009 16:55 Subject: Re: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
| Hi Jose
Thanks for your reply. I have made a note of your email address and will contact you in a few weeks probably in February. At the moment I am suffering with a nasty cold[resfriado!] Hopefull ... |
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| Topic: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 8 Views: 16157 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 05, 2009 16:02 Subject: Meeting up and collecting together in Spain |
| Hi Jose ( https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=443 )
My name is John Williams and I am English but speak a LITTLE Spanish! I live near Baza in the province of Granada and have ... |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 21, 2008 10:38 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Thanks for that Claus.
I have decided not to clean the specimen because the manganese oxides[?] are so hard and thick. I will go out in the New Year and try and find a specimen that doesn't require ... |
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| Topic: Merry Christmas! |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 28299 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 21, 2008 09:12 Subject: Re: Merry Christmas! |
| Igualmente
The same to you Feliz Navidad y Feliz Ano Nuevo a todo el mundo Happy Xmas and Happy New Year to everybody. Salud John |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 20, 2008 17:19 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Thanks for that Jordi!
John |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 17, 2008 17:41 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Hi Frank
Yes I happened to look at the mindat site forum and saw the topic "Cleaning Rhodocrosite" in which it was mentioned that a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and acid(hydrochloric or sul ... |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 17, 2008 13:26 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| OK Jordi
I'll give it a try in the New Year. Regards John |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 17, 2008 13:04 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Hi Jordi
I've just been reading about the Waller Method for cleaning minerals on the internet. It says can be used for removal of iron and manganese oxides from silicate,carbonate and phosphate miner ... |
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| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 17, 2008 12:27 Subject: Re: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Thanks Jordi.
That's a shame since it would make a nice specimen. Is there not any acid that will take the oxide off, for example oxalic acid? I have used oxalic acid on iron oxides with success. Be ... |
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| Topic: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
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| John Williams Replies: 10 Views: 20584 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Dec 17, 2008 10:46 Subject: Re: Erythrite from Cerro Minado,Huercal Overa,Spain |
| Many thanks Tracy for the research you have done on pharmacolite. I was a little concerned that dust from extracting specimens might be a hazard but it seems this is quite low. In fact a number of oth ... | |
| Topic: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
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| John Williams Replies: 12 Views: 24661 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 17, 2008 10:12 Subject: Cleaning a Baryte from Mina Teresita |
| Hi there
I recently collected material from the dumps of this mine and have a specimen with a large vugh lined with nice pale-blue Baryte but mostly covered with a black(managanese oxide?) coating. ... |
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