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 Topic: Preparing and cleaning minerals |
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| Rick S. Replies: 6 Views: 15440 |
 Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Oct 02, 2011 19:15 Subject: Re: Preparing and cleaning minerals |
| I have seen small native copper occurring in many places. It seems to appear when it appears. I found native copper in lime stone quarries in Western CT and have seen signs of copper in the Great Barr ... | |
| Topic: Spodumene color question |
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| Rick S. Replies: 26 Views: 62218 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 02, 2011 18:08 Subject: Re: Spodumene color question |
| In the old literature about the pegmatite localities in Connecticut green beryl was always referred to as Emerald but it did not contain Vanadium either. The color was shown to be due to iron . No em ... | |
| Topic: Can someone tell me if this is a rock and what it is? |
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| Rick S. Replies: 4 Views: 11138 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 29, 2011 12:58 Subject: Re: Can someone tell me if this is a rock and what it is? |
| Even though this is "glass" it more commonly referred to as slag. Slag is rough glass with impurities in it which is what causes the color swirls. There are people who collect minerals who a ... | |
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