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Post by 1dave on Dec 28, 2013 9:59:27 GMT -5
I spent yesterday preparing a post for Mindat on the "Field Crystals." Feldspar
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2013 14:10:59 GMT -5
very nice Mr. Dave! The replies are good too. I love Mindat. Did Jolyon get the funding he needs?
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Post by 1dave on Dec 28, 2013 16:48:04 GMT -5
very nice Mr. Dave! The replies are good too. I love Mindat. Did Jolyon get the funding he needs? No, I don't think he is halfway there. Obama has made it tough all over the world! EDIT: I just checked. He needs $250,000, Raised: $101,013 so far. It is a great resource!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2013 17:53:47 GMT -5
I think having raised $100K++ is an accomplishment all in itself. You are da man! www.mindat.org is a terrific resource! It has limitations, but zero complaints from me.
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Post by jamesp on Dec 29, 2013 9:05:32 GMT -5
Hey Dave. Felspar is cool. Here in Georgia we are serious granite people. I see water worn 'crystals' in the river cobbles and boulders here that have incredible colors in the orange yellow red spectra due to our heavy iron content. I want to get the hammers and sledges out and extract some great felspars. It is always down in the deepest gorges. A creek about 20 feet wide and serious white water basher in Atlanta is loaded with 3/8 inch garnets in schist and awesome felspar. So a lot of pressure and heat is in that boulder strewn section famous for it's garnets. I was always mesmerized by the felspar. Plus nothing is cooler than tumbling it. It rounds fast and polishes great.
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Post by 1dave on Dec 29, 2013 15:05:50 GMT -5
Hey Dave. Felspar is cool. Here in Georgia we are serious granite people. I see water worn 'crystals' in the river cobbles and boulders here that have incredible colors in the orange yellow red spectra due to our heavy iron content. I want to get the hammers and sledges out and extract some great felspars. It is always down in the deepest gorges. A creek about 20 feet wide and serious white water basher in Atlanta is loaded with 3/8 inch garnets in schist and awesome felspar. So a lot of pressure and heat is in that boulder strewn section famous for it's garnets. I was always mesmerized by the felspar. Plus nothing is cooler than tumbling it. It rounds fast and polishes great. What are the chances of getting some of that material? I'd like a price on a medium,-large flat rate box if possible. Dave
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Post by jamesp on Dec 29, 2013 15:14:35 GMT -5
I will have to go there Dave. It is 40 miles north. I remember the felspar from 40 years ago when my Dad took me there as a kid and a few subsequent trips since. It is a knarly place. I took a friend there about 5 years ago and she was scared to death because of the bluffs you have to navigate to traverse in to the gorge. I will have to pack it out as all hands are needed. But. i may find it upstream where the creek runs adjacent to parking lots of high rise offices. They dug and blasted extensively in there and the material may be everywhere. Yea. When i go i will figure it out. If the felspar is as good as i think it is i can at least send some samples for opinion. I would like that. Holy Cow ! I looked Rottenwood creek on google and see that they built a bicycle/walk bridge right over (my) geology. To the right are bridge supports for a 4 lane bridge above the photo. To the left is the old wet slick Appalachian style bluff that will get you killed. You see the geology is cool.
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Post by 1dave on Dec 29, 2013 16:40:46 GMT -5
Don't get yourself kilt! I thought perhaps you could hire some kids to gather them up for you in exchange for ice-cream cones and send cargo containers of it off to China like everyone else does. Seriously, I'm willing to pay for some samples.
Dave
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Post by 1dave on Dec 30, 2013 14:22:32 GMT -5
I edited and rearranged the article after I finally figured out how Adularia fit into the puzzle, and added photos.
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Post by nowyo on Dec 30, 2013 23:35:54 GMT -5
Great article, Dave! And yeah, Mindat is a great resource for all of us.
Russ
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