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 Topic: Is honey calcite real? |
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| trtlman Replies: 2 Views: 4556 |
 Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 06, 2021 14:49 Subject: Is honey calcite real? |
| I see it all over ebay, I even bought a crystal, but I can't seem to find it listed online on any websites other than crystal healing sites. I am beginning to think this isn't a real stone which I fin ... | |
| Topic: Does turquoise ever come in other colors? |
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| trtlman Replies: 1 Views: 6314 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 07, 2017 23:15 Subject: Does turquoise ever come in other colors? |
| eBay is full of multi colored, red and yellow turquoise. Are these real? I even seen these stones in some stores at the jewelry counter. | |
| Topic: Is it possible to tell a nature made pearl from a cultured pearl without cutting it open? |
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| trtlman Replies: 5 Views: 10411 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Oct 21, 2017 11:52 Subject: Re: Is it possible to tell a nature made pearl from a cultured pearl without cutting it op |
| I didn’t know if anyone would know anything about pearls here but they are a mineral so someone here may know about them and did post it in the off topic section. Thanks for your input, that probably ... | |
| Topic: Is it possible to tell a nature made pearl from a cultured pearl without cutting it open? |
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| trtlman Replies: 5 Views: 10411 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Oct 21, 2017 01:54 Subject: Is it possible to tell a nature made pearl from a cultured pearl without cutting it open? |
| I know a cultured pearl is basically a real pearl since the mollusk uses the same process to make it. So if this is true then wouldn’t both a cultured pearl and nature made pearl have that gritty feel ... | |
| Topic: I am back |
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| trtlman Replies: 0 Views: 20329 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Sep 20, 2017 16:02 Subject: I am back |
| It's been forever since I actually lurked around in here. I used to come in a lot and admire your collections and mineral art. I don't collect anymore but still love minerals and love seeing collectio ... | |
| Topic: Steve Sorrell's 2014 Artwork... |
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| trtlman Replies: 40 Views: 84128 |
Forum: Mineral Art and Artists Posted: Nov 21, 2014 14:04 Subject: Re: Steve Sorrell's 2014 Artwork... |
| Congrats, and awesome work as usual. I love coming on here and viewing your work. | |
| Topic: Snowflake Photographs? |
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| trtlman Replies: 19 Views: 44178 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Jan 21, 2014 22:37 Subject: Re: Snowflake Photographs? |
| As I understand it, they will still melt into water, but you'll have a negative print of the snowflake filled with water.
Also, if you put that water-filled print back in the freezer, the original sn ... |
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| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 21, 2014 14:26 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| Even though we probably can not reproduce any of these in the kitchen at home, this is overwhelmingly cool stuff, it is a sublime pleasure to watch. Thanks a lot Cesar for sharing these aspects of you ... | |
| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 18:37 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| Sorry Jordi, I could not resist...
I was kinda asking for that, lol |
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| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 18:33 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| I figured it was real silver but knowing nothing on chemistry always wondered if it was the same as pure silver. About an hour of searching online I found out it is but the ingredients cost more than ... | |
| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 17:16 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| I assume home grown silver is not real silver, otherwise people would grow their own silver instead of buying it. | |
| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 17:08 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| After a google search stove top will melt bismuth, slowly but surely. | |
| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 14:25 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| Modern lead-free fishing sinkers are alloys of tin and bismuth. They melt under a flame.
I had no idea these came in lead free, good to know but how would I know if mine are leadfree or not? I have ... |
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| Topic: Snowflake Photographs? |
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| trtlman Replies: 19 Views: 44178 |
Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Jan 20, 2014 14:22 Subject: Re: Snowflake Photographs? |
| I found out snowflakes can actually be preserved forever and will never melt
https://www.wikihow.com/Preserve-Snowflakes (link normalized by FMF) |
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| Topic: Home Grown Crystals |
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| trtlman Replies: 39 Views: 97245 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 20, 2014 14:16 Subject: Re: Home Grown Crystals |
| At what temperature does bismuth melt and where can obtain some? | |
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