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 Topic: The first mineral show |
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| newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 13153 |
 Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Oct 04, 2016 06:33 Subject: Re: The first mineral show |
| We know that a trade/commerce existed in stones, gems, and minerals for hundreds of thousands of years. I think the concept of a "show" as a moveable feast complete with advertising, is a ne ... | |
| Topic: The first mineral show |
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| newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 13153 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Oct 03, 2016 07:48 Subject: Re: The first mineral show |
| Hamlin's brother-in-law, Samuel Carter, was probably also a dealer along with Nathaniel Perry. All three were known mineral dealers living in Paris, Maine. Carter was a part-time mineral dealer, howev ... | |
| Topic: The first mineral show |
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| newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 13153 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: May 14, 2016 12:24 Subject: Re: The first mineral show |
| There was an advertised one day mineral show in Paris, Maine in 1882. Augustus Hamlin invited participants to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, who were taking the train back fr ... | |
| Topic: What took the IMA so long? |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 11746 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 26, 2016 06:40 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long? |
| Science doesn't thrive in a vacuum, of course. Times change. Standards changed. In particular, the expectation of more rigorous standards applied to science evolved. Early Science was mostly self-fund ... | |
| Topic: What took the IMA so long? |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 11746 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2016 14:47 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long? |
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| Topic: What took the IMA so long? |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 11746 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:13 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long? |
| Just based on numbers of species, the biological world had to respond earlier and faster in keeping track of what was really new committees of specialists were organized to evaluate species descriptio ... | |
| Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
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| newryqs Replies: 7 Views: 15852 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 25, 2016 08:48 Subject: Re: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
| Don't forget that Dave and Kay Jensen were also co-founders. | |
| Topic: Rarest mineral? |
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| newryqs Replies: 13 Views: 15236 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 14, 2016 08:37 Subject: Re: Rarest mineral? |
| There are many minerals known in a single grain. Some minerals are known only from a polished section, before the IMA required a x-ray data set. Some minerals such as acanthite are not present in anyo ... | |
| Topic: Stack software, comparative speed, optimizations and others |
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| newryqs Replies: 20 Views: 53074 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 11, 2014 08:08 Subject: Re: Stack software, comparative speed, optimizations and others |
| If the columns in your table represent hours of processing time you should upgrade your computer. I just ran a 200 photo stack for both dmap and pmax in Zerene and the stacks took 10 minutes or a litt ... | |
| Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 12438 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 10, 2014 07:31 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
| The concern is always present that even if you "follow the directions" exactly, the result may be different or a mixture. It is likely that you have a fine-grained precipitate and the identi ... | |
| Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 12438 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 09, 2014 17:38 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
| The first question is, "Did you actually make fluorapatite?" I don't think pure fluorapatite is fluorescent. I presume you have excellent chemical skills and you controlled temperature, used ... | |
| Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 12438 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 06, 2014 06:07 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
| I presume that the "fluoride salt" contains an activator. As fluorapatite is what you are making, the fluoride salt would only assure that you had full F in the apatite. Does ultra-pure fluo ... | |
| Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 12438 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 30, 2014 07:41 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis |
| See Jaffe (1951) Abstract on the Literature on Synthesis of Apatites and Some Related Phosphates. USGS Circular 135. It's the first hit on google when you search apatite synthesis. You didn't say w ... | |
| Topic: Uhaul |
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| newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13118 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 30, 2014 07:41 Subject: Re: Uhaul |
| The dolomite is rather accurately shown for art. Dolomite is trigonal and the crystals shown are displaying the trigonal symmetry of the c axis of dolomite. One of the crystals on the edge is pseudocu ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
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| newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 38372 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Apr 08, 2014 06:10 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
| Excellent. BTW When writing a reply to a post, the "reply page" is different than the posting page. You must leave the page where one can view the images/comments. It is helpful to refer bac ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
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| newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 38372 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Apr 07, 2014 16:11 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
| Sorry for the confusion. I didn't remember there being two different garnets on this page. The Phippsburg specimen looks OK. The "Rumford" one still looks like it is from the Casco or Limeri ... | |
| Topic: Collection of Clifford Trebilcock |
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| newryqs Replies: 1 Views: 6470 |
Forum: Collection photos and Collector's page Posted: Apr 07, 2014 07:17 Subject: Re: Collection of Clifford Trebilcock |
| Nice specimen! The green microlite is really beautiful. It isn't well-known that in the time period mentioned, the Fisher Quarry hydroxylherderites were the largest known in the world. | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
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| newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 38372 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Mar 04, 2014 12:23 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
| Hi Pete,
The crystals are different to my eyes as is the matrix. I wouldn't consider Pitts-Tenney as a source. The color shade is certainly unlike Pitts-Tenney and very much like the grossulars tha ... |
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| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
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| newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 38372 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Mar 04, 2014 09:53 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
| This tourmaline is very atypical of the Dunton Quarry, especially the termination. Many dealers sell Brazilian crystals as though they are from Newry. If this were from the Dunton Quarry, it should fl ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
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| newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 38372 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Mar 04, 2014 09:47 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine |
| The garnet is probably not from Rumford. The grossular that is known from there is very poor. Similarly, it is not like the grossulars in calcite from nearby Carthage. When I first saw your specimen, ... | |
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