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 Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 12:11 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine? |
| i should mention that the pictures were taken under artificial lighting last night. the color is more yellow in natural lighting. | |
| Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 11:59 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine? |
| in regards to locality... i did some research on what it might be. what are your opinions on gallatin county, montana? i'm mentioning this particular one because it's apparently known for "chevro ... | |
| Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 11:36 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine? |
| that's okay! i bought the piece because i liked how it looked and i didn't think i'd ever come across calcite this large for such a cheap price again. thank you everyone for your answers!! | |
| Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 08:41 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine? |
| this comment makes me so sad. i will take much better care of this piece than whoever owned it last. This calcite does not look to have the properties that make Elmwood calcite sell at a premium to ot ... | |
| Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 04:06 Subject: Re: is there any way to tell if the elmwood calcite i bought is TRULY from elmwood mine? |
| thank you for the quick reply! i felt the need to ask because i've seen some collector "newbies" post questions here that have been belittled by others. i've attached the photos. apologies f ... | |
| Topic: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
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| tchai Replies: 16 Views: 18221 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 10, 2019 02:03 Subject: Is there any way to tell if the Elmwood Calcite i bought is TRULY from Elmwood Mine? |
| I bought a large calcite specimen the other day at a gem show, which was sold to me as elmwood and sold to me at an unbelievably low price considering its size. i know that there has been stellar beam ... | |
| Topic: Damaging a specimen |
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| tchai Replies: 4 Views: 9424 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 19, 2019 19:10 Subject: Damaging a specimen |
| Hi everyone,
i wasn't sure where to post this but i think this channel is appropriate. i haven't been collecting for long, and i consider myself somewhere in between someone who collects rocks just ... |
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