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 Topic: Pike law and Flushiemere mine trip Newbiggin, county Durham UK |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 1180 |
 Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Aug 21, 2025 15:32 Subject: Re: Pike law and Flushiemere mine trip Newbiggin, county Durham UK |
| Your unknown looks like it could be calcite - did you try to see if it fizzes? | |
| Topic: Ghost dendrite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 3698 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 02, 2025 17:55 Subject: Re: Ghost dendrite |
| I can think of a couple of unlikely possibilities:
1) Aqueous mobilization - It seems hard to me to mobilize through dissolution these Fe/Mn oxides in such a static environment because i can't imag ... |
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| Topic: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 193186 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Apr 04, 2025 15:26 Subject: Re: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
| Again, the limonite is not replacing the fluorite, so not a pseudomorph. | |
| Topic: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 193186 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Apr 04, 2025 15:21 Subject: Re: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
| In your picture I see fluorite and what looks like it could be siderite, and in places it looks like the siderite is coating the fluorite. This is not what pseudomorphing is. With a pseudomorph, a m ... | |
| Topic: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 193186 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Apr 04, 2025 14:36 Subject: Re: WULFENITE after Mimetite |
| A pseudomorph (pseudo=false, morph=form) is a mineral that has replaced and taken on the form of another mineral. A true wulfenite after mimetite would be made of wulfenite (a tetragonal mineral) but ... | |
| Topic: Wulfenite and Mimetite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 193186 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Apr 04, 2025 13:27 Subject: Re: WULFENITE after Mimetite |
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Mineral: Wulfenite after Mimetite Locality: Mapimí, Municipio Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Dimensions: 1 - 3 mm crystals "wulfenite after mimetite" implies that wulfenite is pseudomo ... |
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| Topic: Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 18923 |
Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Mar 01, 2025 16:46 Subject: Re: Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England |
| Wolframite refers to the Wolframite group of minerals which includes Hübnerite and Ferberite, or to material that is intermediate in composition between these two end members.
https://www.mindat.org/ ... |
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| Topic: Hello all, just wanted to confirm if Hardin, Elmwood or Mexican Fluorite |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 2569 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 28, 2025 16:54 Subject: Re: Hello all, just wanted to confirm if Hardin, Elmwood or Mexican Fluorite |
| I am not sure but it looks like your specimen may have "carthage corners" (lighter colored material in the corners). If so, then it probably is Elmwood. | |
| Topic: Fake titanium quartz crystal ponder |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 5 Views: 3741 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 23, 2025 15:27 Subject: Re: Fake titanium quartz crystal ponder |
| The form looks like it could be quartz, but i cant be sure from 3 fuzzy pictures. You also said it scratches glass. This plus the form makes me think it is quartz.
Go to the website mindat and lo ... |
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| Topic: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 10343 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 04, 2025 17:17 Subject: Re: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me |
| georgejone414:
You have a habit of posting blurry pictures of things without any other information and asking us what you have. This is not fair to us. At least: 1) make sure your pictures are no ... |
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| Topic: Unknown from Tsumeb |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 11 Views: 4892 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 02, 2025 12:42 Subject: Re: Unknown from Tsumeb |
| A better picture won't help. You'll need to have it analyzed as discussed above. | |
| Topic: Need assistance to distinguish the type of this gemstone |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 3389 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 30, 2025 19:07 Subject: Re: Need assistance to distinguish the type of this gemstone |
| We will not be able to help you without more information as discussed here:
https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=1936 That said, if the rock has been faceted, we a very unli ... |
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| Topic: I want to know the price of the following Ruby |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 3068 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 30, 2025 19:02 Subject: Re: I want to know the price of the following Ruby |
| We don't discuss values here. You should go elsewhere, perhaps a local jeweler. | |
| Topic: Unknown from Tsumeb |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 11 Views: 4892 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 30, 2025 14:31 Subject: Re: Unknown from Tsumeb |
| It certainly could be minrecordite - see:
https://www.mindat.org/photo-1284257.html |
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| Topic: It's Tucson Time Again - 2025 |
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| Matt_Zukowski Replies: 110 Views: 56528 |
Forum: News about Shows Posted: Jan 24, 2025 17:56 Subject: Re: It's Tucson Time Again |
| IMG_2247 could be kolwezite after azurite - i have seen some that look kinda like this. But it looks more to me like malachite after azurite. | |
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