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Post by vegasjames on Mar 15, 2015 1:36:49 GMT -5
When measuring specimens to make up specimen cards to go with them since rocks are not uniform around how are the measurements taken. If the length, height and width the widest points of the stone?
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Post by snowmom on Mar 15, 2015 4:48:30 GMT -5
that's what I thought... from the largest points of length, width and height, and specify that... I see it described that way often.
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 15, 2015 11:08:10 GMT -5
vegasjames, there are a couple of good articles on the internet on labeling your specimens, but none that I've read suggest how to measure them. I use LxWxH. Some also weigh their specimens. Will you keep the specimens with the labels? Do you use mineral database software?
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Post by gingerkid on Mar 15, 2015 12:40:04 GMT -5
If the length, height and width the widest points of the stone? Yeppers.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 15, 2015 13:53:58 GMT -5
that's what I thought... from the largest points of length, width and height, and specify that... I see it described that way often. Thanks.
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 15, 2015 14:02:31 GMT -5
vegasjames, there are a couple of good articles on the internet on labeling your specimens, but none that I've read suggest how to measure them. I use LxWxH. Some also weigh their specimens. Will you keep the specimens with the labels? Do you use mineral database software? Thanks. I will check around the internet. I was going to add weight to some of the specimens. Meteorites are actually done by grams instead of L X W X H. Yes, I will keep the specimens with the labels. I have a mineral database somewhere on one of my computers. But I never used it.
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Post by snowmom on Mar 16, 2015 4:07:36 GMT -5
Meteorites seem to be measured in centimeters. Photos show the 1cm cubes with them frequently. Are you listing meteorites? ( you know we want to see those!)
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Post by vegasjames on Mar 17, 2015 16:26:24 GMT -5
Meteorites seem to be measured in centimeters. Photos show the 1cm cubes with them frequently. Are you listing meteorites? ( you know we want to see those!) The scale cubes are used as size reference. When selling meteorites though they are sold per gram. They average from $0.50 a gram for common unclassified Northwest Africa stones (UNWA) to $1,000 or more per gram for some rare types such as martian and lunar meteorites. Other factors that can influence value include condition, aesthetics, holes, regmaglypts, flow lines and nose cones from orientation. I'll start a thread and start posting some of my collection.
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