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 Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 29, 2024 03:57 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
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vdhinesh79 - you seem to really want your specimen to be gold. From the information you have given, we cannot help you further. I am sure you have local resources who can help you further - maybe ... |
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| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 12:12 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: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 10:22 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
| I was talking about the hardness of the parent rock not the gold part. | |
| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 06:01 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
| Also it hardness is surely above 4. | |
| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 28, 2024 03:29 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
| You are right hence I crushed a magnet into very small piece and saw whether they become attracted to the black part of the specimen but I saw no magnetic effect. | |
| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 26, 2024 07:25 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
| But this specimen is completely non magnetic, hence it can't be Biotite Mica. | |
| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 26, 2024 04:51 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 26, 2024 04:50 Subject: Re: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| Topic: Is this a gold ore??? |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 14 Views: 2205 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Oct 26, 2024 04:49 Subject: Is this a gold ore??? |
| I found it in a lake in madurai tamilnadu india. | |
| Topic: What is this rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 4 Views: 1439 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 21, 2024 02:22 Subject: Re: What is this rock |
| Sorry. Thanks for your advice. | |
| Topic: What is this rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 4 Views: 1439 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 20, 2024 22:54 Subject: Re: What is this rock |
| But the majority of the rock contains orange color. | |
| Topic: What is this rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 4 Views: 1439 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 20, 2024 19:45 Subject: What is this rock |
| It's color is orange and has white crystals which looks like quartz. It is non magnetic. | |
| Topic: Possible hematite ore, need help to confirm |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 1 Views: 1043 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 17, 2024 23:31 Subject: Possible hematite ore, need help to confirm |
| It is weakly magnetic and the steak is reddish brown. It was found in red soil in India. | |
| Topic: Hematite ore |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 3 Views: 1067 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 17, 2024 21:58 Subject: Re: Hematite ore |
| Yes, one of the main clue was its streak is reddish brown. | |
| Topic: Hematite ore |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 3 Views: 1067 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 17, 2024 20:47 Subject: Hematite ore |
| What type of hematite ore is this? | |
| Topic: Need help identifying strange rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 1 Views: 634 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jul 14, 2024 20:27 Subject: Need help identifying strange rock |
| The top part of the stone contains brown grains which is magnetic and the part below that is weightless and the gray part doesn't even feel like a stone. | |
| Topic: Need to identify rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 2 Views: 1133 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 14, 2024 19:24 Subject: Re: Need to identify rock |
| I found in on the side of a road where there was no lakes or rivers near by but I found it with couple of other pebbles. | |
| Topic: Need to identify rock |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 2 Views: 1133 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 14, 2024 04:21 Subject: Need to identify rock |
| It gets attracted towards magnet towards small magnets. It's color is a mixture of brown, black and white particles. When exposed to sunlight the white particles is shining. The streak is white color ... | |
| Topic: Need help to identify a stone |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 2 Views: 2425 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 08, 2024 00:06 Subject: Re: Need help to identify a stone |
| well its clearly a common river tumbled piece of quartz
But I found it in the streets. What kind of quartz is it? |
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| Topic: Need help to identify a stone |
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| vdhinesh79 Replies: 2 Views: 2425 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 07, 2024 23:58 Subject: Need help to identify a stone |
| What type of rock is this? | |
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