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 Topic: Minerals of the distant future |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 4 Views: 8914 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 04, 2023 10:54 Subject: Minerals of the distant future |
| Will there be new mineral species millions of centuries in the future, after geology has processed a trillion tons of plastics, aluminum, etc.? | |
| Topic: Mineralogist curricula |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 5 Views: 4824 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 19, 2022 13:24 Subject: Mineralogist curricula |
| What courses would you recommend for someone who wishes to be a mineralogist? What universities would be good to attend? | |
| Topic: Average Familiarity |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 0 Views: 11664 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 13, 2021 09:37 Subject: Average Familiarity |
| Remember this when you talk to a layperson.
Check xkcd comic number 2501 |
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| Topic: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 9 Views: 12192 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Jul 21, 2021 12:24 Subject: Re: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
| These are the stones I got from the museum souvenir shop. What minerals would these polished rocks be? Are they different species or a porous one that can be dyed? Or something else? | |
| Topic: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 9 Views: 12192 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Jun 12, 2021 09:36 Subject: Re: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
| Here is the T-shirt I bought at the museum. | |
| Topic: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 9 Views: 12192 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: May 08, 2021 11:32 Subject: Re: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
| Had to delay till next month. We are picking out when now. | |
| Topic: Price changes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 16 Views: 11821 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2021 12:47 Subject: Re: Price changes |
| TOM,
There were 2 (!) personally self-collected examples shown, both used only as examples. One was from 0 cost - $2750 offered, the other was from 0 cost - $3000 offered. In my arithme ... |
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| Topic: Price changes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 16 Views: 11821 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2021 11:07 Subject: Re: Price changes |
| Being that this website forum is part of a dealer's website, I am not sure your question is appropriate. However, I will answer it in a different sort of way.
The 2 attached photos are 2 of my bes ... |
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| Topic: Price changes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 16 Views: 11821 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 24, 2021 11:19 Subject: Price changes |
| My books sometimes give an idea of how much a particular gem or mineral would cost. However, they say prices are very prone to change.
What are the biggest changes of the last five or ten years? |
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| Topic: How does color treating "work"? |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 6 Views: 5046 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 24, 2021 06:25 Subject: How does color treating "work"? |
| I read you can change colors of gems by dyeing, heat or radiation. Dyeing I can understand, but how does heat or radiation change a stone's color? The heat cools off and the radiation dies out, and ne ... | |
| Topic: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 9 Views: 12192 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Apr 11, 2021 11:14 Subject: Re: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
| It is an excellent mineral museum. Enjoy it. But check before you go to make sure they are open!
We're going in mid-May. My cousin is handling all the details. |
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| Topic: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 9 Views: 12192 |
Forum: Other Museums in USA Posted: Apr 11, 2021 07:26 Subject: Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems |
| My cousin is taking me for a few days on a mini-vacation to Pittsburgh. Researching, I came across this collection in their Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Anybody have any tips or reviews on it ... |
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| Topic: Raman Spectroscopes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 5 Views: 5119 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 10, 2021 18:18 Subject: Re: Raman Spectroscopes |
| Another promising technology mentioned on page 274 is infrared spectroscopy. Any of you use that? | |
| Topic: Raman Spectroscopes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 5 Views: 5119 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 09, 2021 16:29 Subject: Re: Raman Spectroscopes |
| Most of the online ads say "Contact us for price", but I saw a used one for $6500. | |
| Topic: Raman Spectroscopes |
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| Tom Mazanec Replies: 5 Views: 5119 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Mar 09, 2021 13:47 Subject: Raman Spectroscopes |
| My 2016 Gem Identification Made Easy (2016) on page 34 says
While it lacks portability and is not yet an affordable instrument (currently selling at approximately $12,000) for most of the readers o ... |
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