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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 2622 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 191750 |
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Again, the limonite is not replacing the fluorite, so not a pseudomorph. | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 191750 |
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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 ... | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 191750 |
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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 ... | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 17 Views: 191750 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 18072 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 2117 |
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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. | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 5 Views: 3135 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 7 Views: 9565 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 11 Views: 4518 |
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A better picture won't help. You'll need to have it analyzed as discussed above. | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 3088 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 2 Views: 2825 |
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We don't discuss values here. You should go elsewhere, perhaps a local jeweler. | |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 11 Views: 4518 |
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It certainly could be minrecordite - see:
https://www.mindat.org/photo-1284257.html |
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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 110 Views: 51558 |
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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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Matt_Zukowski Replies: 23 Views: 6447 |
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Perhaps you can take it to a jeweler - I don't know if they are set up to ID carbonados, but perhaps they can point you in the right direction. | |
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