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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 10:14:55 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 15, 2018 10:34:44 GMT -5
Nice pictures, Ali! Looks like a fun trip. Hope you didn't get too sunburned. Looking forward to seeing pics of what you found.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 10:45:45 GMT -5
Nice pictures, Ali! Looks like a fun trip. Hope you didn't get too sunburned. Looking forward to seeing pics of what you found. It was really fun and quite the adventure. Garrick has all the material and he will clean and dry it out for me. Not sure how much will survive. I will get some pictures when I make it out to his place
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Post by fernwood on Oct 15, 2018 11:02:43 GMT -5
The one piece you posted looks great. Beautiful area.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 11:45:40 GMT -5
The one piece you posted looks great. Beautiful area. Although I am not a fan of California, it does have some beautiful areas.
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 15, 2018 12:25:05 GMT -5
Great report! Thanks for taking us along.
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Post by fantastic5 on Oct 15, 2018 12:31:23 GMT -5
Beautiful scenery! Any day collecting is a great day Hope they clean up perfectly and you have some great material. How do you clean salt BTW?
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 12:44:48 GMT -5
Beautiful scenery! Any day collecting is a great day Hope they clean up perfectly and you have some great material. How do you clean salt BTW? Very carefully ! This is what I found about cleaning and caring for it Washing can best be done using a brush with medium-firm bristles to scrub mud from the crystal surface and cracks where crystal faces meet. Don't soak your crystals for hours in Searles Lake brine. Soaking crystals over night in Searles Lake brine can damage the crystal faces because the solubility of the crystals in the brine change as the brine temperature changes, and the change is solubility can cause the crystal faces to be damaged. Three things are important to consider when caring for your pink Halite specimens, they are light sensitive, they are somewhat fragile, and they can absorb water from very humid air (over about 75%). The beautiful pink color comes from the presence of halophylic bacteria and algae in the salt. This means that the color is naturally occurring and has not been tailor made to be resistant to fading. Therefore, strong light, especially sunlight and light from fluorescent bulbs will fairly quickly cause the pink color to fade. Therefore, when you display your specimens, put them into a low light area, well away from direct sunlight. Of course, this will not allow their beauty to be seen all the time, but there is nothing wrong with turning on a bright light whenever you want to show them to friends. Just turn the bright light off when you are done. (This is also good energy conservation.) The fragility of the pink Halite comes from the fact that these specimens are agglomerates of crystals stuck together with dried salt as the glue. Since salt is quite soft, the glue is weak. What this means is that the pink Halite should be handled as little as possible. Ideally, you would put it into a glass-top display case that would remain stationary while your friends look at your specimen. Although we have heard of people spraying their pink Halite with clear acrylic spray, we cannot at this time recommend it. Our recommendation is to use a sealed display case to show your pink Halite. If you live in a humid climate, you may also want to add to your case a package of water absorbant such as those packaged with some electronics equipment.
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plumberinaz
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Post by plumberinaz on Oct 15, 2018 13:02:11 GMT -5
Looks like a great time!!
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Post by drocknut on Oct 15, 2018 14:09:47 GMT -5
Great pictures and so glad you enjoyed the trip. I want to go on that public dig one of these days.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 14:24:58 GMT -5
Great pictures and so glad you enjoyed the trip. I want to go on that public dig one of these days. After being out there and seeing the pictures of those that dig the dealer dig, I would definitely try next time to do the dealer one
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Oct 15, 2018 15:27:03 GMT -5
Dangit! jeannie and I almost went. Did you toss your clothes and shoes?
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 15:44:23 GMT -5
Dangit! jeannie and I almost went. Did you toss your clothes and shoes? Ah you should of gone! Everything got tossed. Wore clothes that were old and I didn't care if I kept or not. Ive taken a bath and a shower and I swear I can still smell that stuff on me. The plus side of that, it was like having a salt skin exfoliation done. I am soft today
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Post by aDave on Oct 15, 2018 16:57:53 GMT -5
Hmmm...never have heard of Trona or Searles Lake before. Seems interesting. I got on Google to find out about why clothes are thrown away and found this blog post with photos. Is this what it was like?
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Post by victor1941 on Oct 15, 2018 17:10:33 GMT -5
Alikat218, your pictures are very nice and indicate a wide interest in what you collect.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 17:10:39 GMT -5
Hmmm...never have heard of Trona or Searles Lake before. Seems interesting. I got on Google to find out about why clothes are thrown away and found this blog post with photos. Is this what it was like? That is exactly what it was like. They had us line up the vehicles. Total of 4 rows full, I am guessing 20-25 vehicles each row, then we all did a convoy out to the bed. His October 10th pictures show the area like we were at. For the most part it was really dry with very few pools left with water. It wasn't until the last hour we found an area near the edge that has good pools and better crystal structures. That is when things got messy. It is like walking on slush
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Post by MsAli on Oct 15, 2018 17:21:14 GMT -5
Alikat218, your pictures are very nice and indicate a wide interest in what you collect. Thank you I really don't think there isn't anything that I don't like & every time I go to a show, I discover more. Good thing I left my wallet at home
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Oct 15, 2018 23:55:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures and stories, the blog post is sure nothing like I've seen before.
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NRG
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Post by NRG on Oct 16, 2018 8:52:27 GMT -5
Dangit! jeannie and I almost went. Did you toss your clothes and shoes? Ah you should of gone! Everything got tossed. Wore clothes that were old and I didn't care if I kept or not. Ive taken a bath and a shower and I swear I can still smell that stuff on me. The plus side of that, it was like having a salt skin exfoliation done. I am soft today Briny soft skin.... 😉
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Post by drocknut on Oct 28, 2018 15:50:22 GMT -5
Great pictures and so glad you enjoyed the trip. I want to go on that public dig one of these days. After being out there and seeing the pictures of those that dig the dealer dig, I would definitely try next time to do the dealer one Cool, good to know. Is there a difference in price?
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