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 Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 27, 2024 05:03 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Ok thanks. I’ve engaged a mineralogy and gemology lab in Singapore to test these for dying, glue and any other alteration/fabrication. Hopefully this will clear this up one way or another. I live in ... |
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| Topic: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 21, 2024 22:49 Subject: Re: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
| To me if it is in an area that has copper ore present it has the feel of Pyromorphite or mimetite. But you would need close up shots of crystals of some for to even hazard a meaningful guess
I have ... |
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| Topic: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 21, 2024 22:47 Subject: Re: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
| More likely epidote, which is not uncommon as veins and fracture coatings in altered granites.
Oh, would love to find some epidote crystals! |
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| Topic: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 21, 2024 22:45 Subject: Re: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
| You would need to test the rocks from the vein for minerals
Thank for the reply. Will take them to singapore to get them tested when i take the pink quartz / indicolite combo. Should be next week. |
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| Topic: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
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Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 18, 2024 08:12 Subject: Green seam. Looks like it in a state of decay. |
| Found in Koh Phangan, Thailand up in the hills in an old road dig site. There’s a lot of decaying granite. Pegmatites around with quartz, schorl, beryl (light green and aquamarine), feldspar (white, b ... | |
| Topic: Creating “fitted” clear acrylic mineral display stands. How is it done? |
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Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Mar 06, 2024 17:16 Subject: Creating “fitted” clear acrylic mineral display stands. How is it done? |
| I have some clear acrylic blocks, a dremel, a mask and some long tourmaline crystals. Is there an easier/better process rather than a trial and error subtractive process?
Are there best practices ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 04, 2024 20:59 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Ok, tracked down the provenance of this a bit through about 4 hands to me from source. There were 3 that came out of the pocket. Tiny find. Reputable source. Photos of the other pieces attached. | |
| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 01, 2024 10:01 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Ok thanks. I’ve engaged a mineralogy and gemology lab in Singapore to test these for dying, glue and any other alteration/fabrication. Hopefully this will clear this up one way or another. I live in T ... | |
| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 01, 2024 04:18 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Hi Pete,
Thanks for your search and tips. I’ll have a look. Cheers! I used Mindat to search for rose quartz. Under associations there are listed 16 images of rose quartz with schorl. 12 of t ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 20:31 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Hi, all
Just looking at what was said in last post, because I did same... With same poor results. Not finding in Mindat rose quartz in Afghanistan... Then, maybe just fake items? Chinese are we ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 19:07 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Hi Jordi. Curious what makes you say that? How would I tell if they were forgeries? Would soaking in acetone loosen any glue?
It would be disappointing if they were, but I’d rather know for sure th ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 04:06 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Thanks! I’d love to find out more. 🙏 | |
| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 02:13 Subject: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| About 5 years ago while travelling in Peru I came across a chunk of schorl coated in crystalline rose quartz from Brazil. I couldn’t find any other references of this find.
I recently purchased an ... |
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| Topic: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. |
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Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Feb 14, 2024 06:54 Subject: Re: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it o |
| Occam’s razor to me suggests if anything is manipulated it’s the sceptre as the topology of the amethyst matrix corresponds to the orientation of the star in both photos. As for the ease, i have no id ... | |
| Topic: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. |
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Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Feb 14, 2024 04:42 Subject: Re: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it o |
| Sure, that post makes me think even more they are the same. It looks like the instagram photo is the same rock held at a different angle. It has the same features. Even the thin elongated one. The sce ... | |
| Topic: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. |
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Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Feb 14, 2024 04:21 Subject: Re: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it o |
| I think they are not the same specimen
I’m pretty sure they are the same specimen, you can clearly see the amethyst hump on both, with the slightly paler hue. You can also the rotational angle of t ... |
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| Topic: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. |
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Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Feb 13, 2024 22:03 Subject: Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. |
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I saw this piece on a bluecap productions video and i remember the distinctive calcite star from an instagram post i saw a while ago. I can’t work it out. It looks like the calcite sceptre is t ... |
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| Topic: Tips on building display cases |
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Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 19, 2023 07:00 Subject: Re: Tips on building display cases |
| Hi Ning.
Here you have some ideas about the show cases. Made in 5 mm methacrylate: Bases Made in wood. You can find display case pictures at the end of this page 1: Showcases ... |
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| Topic: Tips on building display cases |
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Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 19, 2023 06:59 Subject: Re: Tips on building display cases |
| Consider the possibility of a dehumidifier in the room or for the cabinets, and how you could seal the cabinets against dust (I use brush seals so the cabinets can breathe but dust is captured).
Tr ... |
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| Topic: Cleaning Cookeite over pink Tourmaline |
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Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 16, 2023 22:20 Subject: Re: Cleaning Cookeite over pink Tourmaline |
| Thanks for the replies, that specimen is gorgeous! I’ve not seen a color combination like that before. Really striking!
Professional appraisal/cleaning Isn’t something I’d considered. I had a nice ... |
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