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Besi
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 Posted: Dec 06, 2011 15:44 Post subject: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Hi, I've got a question?
Can somebody please tell me the difference between Marmatite, Sphalerite and Galena.
Thnx. |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2011 15:54 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Sphalerite - (Zn,Fe)S
Galena - PbS
Marmatite - Iron-rich Sphalerite
Marmite - a milder form of Vegemite |
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Peter Megaw
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| Posted: Dec 06, 2011 18:08 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Pure sphalerite is ZnS and colorless...with increased Fe or Mn it gets progressively darker. Marmatite is generally applied as an informal name when it gets opaque...about 8 to 9% FeS
Vegemite rules!!!
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Ed Huskinson
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| Posted: Dec 08, 2011 18:05 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Vegemite rules!!!!
You crack me up Pete!!
So, what? you've been watching old I Love Lucy re-runs???
Thanks for the laugh.
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Besi
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| Posted: Dec 08, 2011 19:46 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Thnx but is there any whay to recognize them when I see them?
Thnx again. |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Dec 08, 2011 21:08 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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Try google for each -- use streak, hardness and fracture as search terms.
Marmite / vegemite - streak=brown, hardness=1?, fracture=none. |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Dec 09, 2011 01:33 Post subject: Re: Marmatite, Sphalerite, Galena. |
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| It's actually very easy to spot the people who put marmite on their toast each morning because they're the ones wearing argyle jumpers and sitting in the corner at the pub poking at their i-pads on Fridays after work because they don't have anyone to talk to... |
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