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 Topic: Vesuvianite from Testa Ciarro Italy? |
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| lluis Replies: 6 Views: 3025 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 26, 2024 13:42 Subject: Re: Vesuvianite from Testa Ciarro Italy? |
| Probably so, but as John Betts said many time ago, if not sure, we should place "probably from"... And in this case, even from Ala Valley, because is wrought "ala Piedmont"...
Tha ... |
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| Topic: Vesuvianite from Testa Ciarro Italy? |
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| lluis Replies: 6 Views: 3025 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Dec 26, 2024 13:05 Subject: Re: Vesuvianite from Testa Ciarro Italy? |
| Hi,
Maybe you may try ... Ala Valley, Piedmont. This locality is in Mindat https://www.mindat.org/loc-2106.html And Testa Ciarro, is simply the pic where is said it has been found... And besid ... |
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| Topic: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
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| lluis Replies: 12 Views: 6641 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 27, 2024 15:47 Subject: Re: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
| All could be, Toby...
When there is a fault, many could be there... As the Fahl, that I could not read as fahl, but as Faul.... Who knows what wished to be written...? Not me, by sure With best w ... |
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| Topic: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
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| lluis Replies: 12 Views: 6641 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Nov 26, 2024 15:47 Subject: Re: Can't read / decode this label to identify the fluorite location... |
| Maybe adding more confusion...
But If it read Fahl, then, I thing next is Foldina. Maybe in any place of Graubunden canton? It would be sure Swiss, with a mess in locality name (val Foldina looks to ... |
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| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| lluis Replies: 14 Views: 11210 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 11:55 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
| Well, if you are sure it is gold, a chemical test could let you know if it is....
Simply try to disolve a piece of the looking glistening parts in aqua regia. It if disolves, it may be. If not, by s ... |
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| Topic: Verdelite & Quartz ? |
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| lluis Replies: 6 Views: 3750 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Sep 23, 2024 12:49 Subject: Re: Verdelite & Quartz ? |
| Just a small question....
I saw in the link that Tobi provided, that the pseudomorph is "fibrous quartz", which makes me easier to understand pseudomorphing. But in the example presented, ... |
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| Topic: Moschellandsbergite / Wow ! |
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| lluis Replies: 3 Views: 3928 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 17, 2024 12:22 Subject: Re: Moschellandsbergite / Wow ! |
| Taking in account that it is in a museum, that a simply test in a test tube would say if selenium is there, so, I suppose that it has not been found, so, no Tiemannite, and if Moschellandsbergite, cou ... | |
| Topic: Mineral identification tips |
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| lluis Replies: 9 Views: 6972 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 17, 2024 10:25 Subject: Re: Mineral identification tips |
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Euclase is known because it can mimic practically all. I would suggest asking for an analysis. Hardness of topaz is higher than euclase (8 to 7.5), but the density of euclase is lower than top ... |
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| Topic: Kimberlite and Diamond? |
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| lluis Replies: 7 Views: 5938 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Apr 06, 2024 12:34 Subject: Re: Kimberlite and Diamond? |
| As Jesse, I have always read that diamonds in kimberlite matrix are just assembled...
When I think in Chinese cinnabar mounted in matrix, well, nothing surprise me.. And besides, diamonds are very l ... |
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| Topic: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
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| lluis Replies: 8 Views: 6525 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 03, 2024 07:55 Subject: Re: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
| Bien si vous voulez croire dans le mouvement continu, ou que la Terre est plaine...
Pas de problèmes! Mais pensez dans les trucs que a fait Houdini... Ils ont été plus bons.... :-) Salutations cor ... |
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| Topic: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
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| lluis Replies: 8 Views: 6525 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 03, 2024 07:33 Subject: Re: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
| Peut-être que l'ampoule s'allume.
Mais je crois que l'ampoule a quelque chose que en pressant fa qu'elle s'allume... Le vidéo peut être vrai. La pierre, un beau morceau de pierre. L'ampoule, bien, a ... |
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| Topic: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
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| lluis Replies: 8 Views: 6525 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 03, 2024 06:30 Subject: Re: besoin d'aide sur cette pierre (pierre qui allume une ampoule) |
| Moi aussi, Alfredo...
Lluís |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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| lluis Replies: 17 Views: 20853 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 01, 2024 06:14 Subject: Re: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
| Hi, Ning
No, I was not trying to say that pink quartz in your samples are cinnabar. They look to me as pink quartz. Just that maybe it has been an "artist" work and pink quartz could hav ... |
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| Topic: Trying to find information on rose/pink quartz and tourmaline associations. |
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| lluis Replies: 17 Views: 20853 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 29, 2024 12:27 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 wel ... |
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| Topic: Unknown Macedonian Crystals Help ID! |
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| lluis Replies: 10 Views: 8661 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 14, 2024 09:33 Subject: Re: Unknown Macedonian Crystals Help ID! |
| Not for pieces...
Calcite is for first photo, as I said in THIS forum For rest, I maintain what I said, Just that is a !maybe" in all . Even in first. And a claim for BETTER photos.. Those ... |
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