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 Topic: Slice Schalenblende |
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| SteveB Replies: 3 Views: 991 |
 Forum: Mineral Exchange Area Posted: May 31, 2025 02:33 Subject: Re: Slice Schalenblende |
| Or look for a lapidary club. I had something hand cut rough by a paver with a diamond saw in a big angle grinder. you could do the same, slow and steady for the cost of the circular saw if willing and ... | |
| Topic: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me |
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| SteveB Replies: 7 Views: 9122 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 04, 2025 15:24 Subject: Re: If anybody knows this gemstone, please tell me |
| There are no gemstones in that photo. only maybe two minerals, one which seems to have formed some crystals NOT gemstones.
The larger which mineral might be quartz or calcite possibly chalk but ph ... |
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| Topic: Help me identify if this is real natural Congo citrine ? |
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| SteveB Replies: 3 Views: 2432 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 08, 2024 21:38 Subject: Re: Help me identify if this is real natural Congo citrine ? |
| so does a lot of stuff on aliexpress unless you see that exac sample come of the the ground next to a gps its like from a chines factory does it matter? depends in you it will always test as quartz ... | |
| Topic: Help to identify a find |
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| SteveB Replies: 9 Views: 6035 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: May 23, 2024 14:27 Subject: Re: Help to identify a find |
| manufactured silicon carbide is my vote in this form its virtually guaranteed to be man made. | |
| Topic: Need help to identify a stone |
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| SteveB Replies: 2 Views: 3902 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 08, 2024 00:01 Subject: Re: Need help to identify a stone |
| well its clearly a common river tumbled piece of quartz | |
| Topic: Need to identify black stone |
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| SteveB Replies: 21 Views: 13664 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 16, 2024 21:51 Subject: Re: Need to identify black stone |
| far too small and photos too impossible for identification and needs more tests. black rock and beach says to me bonfire garbage could be anything from rock to burnt wood to a piece of cheap meat burn ... | |
| Topic: Need to identify rock washed ashore by waves on the beach |
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| SteveB Replies: 4 Views: 3976 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 16, 2024 08:15 Subject: Re: Need to identify rock washed ashore by waves on the beach |
| A low density volcanic mineral similar to pumice if you break a piece off you should be able to see the inside colour and see if its uniform throughout or only dark near the surface where it may have ... | |
| Topic: Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? |
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| SteveB Replies: 13 Views: 24543 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 10, 2023 16:22 Subject: Re: Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? |
| james it really sucks you have MS and ibhopevyou are doing lots of mental exercises to help slow the decline and i geuss itvdepends on who you intrinsically are to put in the effort for yourself. ms ... | |
| Topic: Caring Collection |
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| SteveB Replies: 3 Views: 19593 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Aug 14, 2023 07:58 Subject: Caring Collection |
| More important I feel is preparing for your death, e.g., your Will. If you get hit by a bus tomorrow and die what happens to your collection? Have you made preparations to avoid someone just saying th ... | |
| Topic: New species accepted by the IMA? |
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| SteveB Replies: 10 Views: 19639 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 06, 2023 12:40 Subject: Re: New species accepted by the IMA? |
| I'm not sure it's a relevant question though I think the face of the earth needs to be eradicated and everything returned to the molten core and allowed to follow physics and chemistry back to cooling ... | |
| Topic: Equipment for part time hobbyist. |
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| SteveB Replies: 2 Views: 6019 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 30, 2023 11:31 Subject: Re: Equipment for part time hobbyist. |
| This is the wrong question to ask here. This forum is ONLY for mineral specimens not for shaping, polishing, cutting, or buying/selling them. You should find a lapidary forum. | |
| Topic: Jasper? |
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| SteveB Replies: 6 Views: 10913 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: May 27, 2023 22:03 Subject: Re: Jasper? |
| The pink mineral is feldspar - the cleavage planes are obvious. I can't speak to other minerals present. | |
| Topic: Clean and Polish Calcite |
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| SteveB Replies: 3 Views: 22632 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 18, 2023 10:10 Subject: Re: Clean and Polish Calcite |
| Something I do is use a small plastic basket with specimens in it. I spray with an organic degreaser product and let sit for a day or two in the sink for it to work into cracks, etc. Then I pop the b ... | |
| Topic: Semi-spherical exterior, radiating interior stone |
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| SteveB Replies: 31 Views: 23496 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 10, 2023 12:49 Subject: Re: Semi-spherical exterior, radiating interior stone |
| iron concretion was my gut but non magnetic limonite is close enough. | |
| Topic: Interesting fake Cavansite |
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| SteveB Replies: 3 Views: 15930 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Feb 01, 2023 21:28 Subject: Re: Interesting fake Cavansite |
| theres a LOT of fakes and lab grown minerals and gemstones cheaply available on Alibaba from China misrepresented as authentic natural minerals and a lot of sellers in western markets are buying them ... | |
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