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 Topic: Mineral Labeling: how to properly acknowledge specimen is from an earlier collection |
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| tgleckler Replies: 7 Views: 4821 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 22, 2023 16:36 Subject: Re: Mineral Labeling: how to properly acknowledge specimen in from an earlier collection |
| Hi Frank,
"Ex" is a word, not an abbreviation (e.g., ex wife). It basically means "former" or "formerly". Cheers Tony |
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| Topic: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela |
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| tgleckler Replies: 41 Views: 59242 |
Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Sep 02, 2020 22:47 Subject: Re: Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela |
| I’ve been working with Peter on investigating this material. One additional data point that was not in Peter’s description was that while air abrading some of the matrix away on one of the pieces, I f ... | |
| Topic: Dark line in Brookite |
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| tgleckler Replies: 2 Views: 9492 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 30, 2020 15:38 Subject: Re: Dark line in Brookite |
| Preferential impurity absorption. Makes great sense. Thanks, Pete. Loved the additional photos! | |
| Topic: Dark line in Brookite |
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| tgleckler Replies: 2 Views: 9492 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 28, 2020 18:09 Subject: Dark line in Brookite |
| Does anyone know what the dark line is that runs up through the middle of a lot of brookite crystals? I've attached an example picture. | |
| Topic: Faden article |
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| tgleckler Replies: 3 Views: 15261 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Feb 21, 2019 19:06 Subject: Re: Faden article |
| Thanks for the article reference and the link. I appreciate it.
Tony |
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| Topic: Faden article |
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| tgleckler Replies: 3 Views: 15261 |
Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Feb 20, 2019 06:57 Subject: Faden article |
| I was going to put together a talk on Fadens and someone at the show said that there had been a good article recently published in one of the mineral magazines/journals. I have not been able to find a ... | |
| Topic: Beryl inclusion |
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| tgleckler Replies: 6 Views: 9577 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 12, 2019 21:27 Subject: Re: Beryl inclusion |
| Second pic of the Beryl. I don't know how to attach multiple pics to the same message. | |
| Topic: Beryl inclusion |
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| tgleckler Replies: 6 Views: 9577 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 12, 2019 21:25 Subject: Re: Beryl inclusion |
| This is a light yellow heliodor. It blends really well with my index matching oil (vegetable oil). It came out with the new hit of heliodors out of the Orissa area of India. A couple pictures outside ... | |
| Topic: Beryl inclusion |
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| tgleckler Replies: 6 Views: 9577 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Feb 12, 2019 16:19 Subject: Beryl inclusion |
| I picked up a beryl from the new find in Orissa, India. It has a very linear inclusion. I've heard that this can be a hollow tube that filled with debris. Has anyone else seen this in beryl? | |
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