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Topic: Seeking perlite expertise | |
Joseph Taggart Replies: 23 Views: 37810 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 12, 2012 03:46 Subject: Re: Seeking perlite expertise |
Perlite is a volcanic glass that has absorbed moisture over geologic time. Until it is popped it is not light and does not float on water. The final popped product requires
" ...an expansion ... |
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Topic: Photos of epitaxy - (16) | |
Joseph Taggart Replies: 55 Views: 151889 |
Forum: Featured Columns of FMF Posted: Jan 05, 2009 01:36 Subject: Re: Photos of epitaxy - (16) |
This is my contribution of photographs of a specimen demonstrating epitaxy.
The specimen shown is two crystals of sphalerite with an epitaxially controlled coating of chalcopyrite crystals from Jop ... |
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