goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 23, 2018 19:34:23 GMT -5
Well I am lucky. My grandmother taught me the way to the perfect egg. For those of you who remember the egg poacher, scramble your egg first then put it in the poacher. When the egg comes out a fluffy scrambled egg cloud you may respond to this post with overwhelming gratitude. All the best.
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goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 22, 2018 19:05:13 GMT -5
Okay so none of you got the right answer. The correct answer is about a million hours of rockhounding vids on YouTube.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 22, 2018 18:56:15 GMT -5
Welcome to our latest Liverpudlian from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 22, 2018 18:52:10 GMT -5
Really? Am I going to be the first person to ask the question: what kind of rock is in the bottom of the pool?
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 10, 2018 19:52:57 GMT -5
Beautiful agates alright.
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Hello
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 8, 2018 19:09:12 GMT -5
Welcome from Hotlanta midway between the mountains and the rivers.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 8, 2018 19:06:25 GMT -5
BEST photos ever! And the subject material is just outstanding. Way to go and thanks for sharing. Whew.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 4, 2018 18:45:57 GMT -5
Welcome from Hotlanta; just in the middle of everything mineral.
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Post by goatgrinder on Jan 4, 2018 18:36:05 GMT -5
Is there a website to check out the product specs?
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goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 14, 2017 21:28:55 GMT -5
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 14, 2017 19:52:54 GMT -5
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 14, 2017 19:41:12 GMT -5
Take your issue to instructables.com. Those young genius types will take your problem personally and do their mad scientist best to create whatever it is you think you want. They live for challenges like this. Best.
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goatgrinder
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 13, 2017 18:39:01 GMT -5
Welcome from Georgia Mr. Head.
First buy a nice biggish hammer. Maybe a four pounder.
Use it on your biggish rocks.
It will help you to decide what to keep and what to toss. Cheap.
Go from there with the advanced expertize of the real experts here.
Best.
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 4, 2017 18:30:37 GMT -5
Love that silver work. Very nice indeed.
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 4, 2017 18:26:18 GMT -5
Welcome from GA! I didn't hear anyone tell you that the new guy buys the doughnuts. Yep.
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 4, 2017 18:24:23 GMT -5
Welcome from GA! So what kinda agates do you collect here?
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Post by goatgrinder on Dec 4, 2017 18:17:11 GMT -5
And if your hands get dirty, all the better.
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Post by goatgrinder on Oct 27, 2017 16:28:17 GMT -5
The white coating is silicified limestone. The closer you get to the colored inside portion the percentage silica increases. The coral has little or no apatite. It is mineralized mammal bones mostly from ice age that contain the mineral apatite. apatite mineralization of Florida mammal bones: Fossil bone apatite Author links open overlay panelHeinrichNewesely Show more doi.org/10.1016/0883-2927(89)90023-1Get rights and content Abstract The fate of fossil bone is shown to be governed by diagenesis reaction mechanisms which include: (1) disintegration of both main inorganic components of bone texture; (2) ion exchange with the substituted carbonate-type apatite overlaying sinter phases, as well as with the soil surroundings and the atmosphere, and (3) decay of bones follows also from physical implications like “bursting out” of brushite from the osseous texture by increase in crystal volume. The organic matrix decomposes mostly by microbial action according to conditions of temperature and humidity. New results are given on interchange phases and stable end products of carbonated and Sr substitutes of the apatite series. Thanks for setting me straight partner. Yeah, most of the apatite that I have comes from Ruck's Pit.
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Post by goatgrinder on Oct 24, 2017 18:19:13 GMT -5
Apatite?? Where did you get that information please. jamesp Kim Cochrane of the Georgia Mineral Society once mentioned it to me. Please don't take this as the final word; "Nullius en verba". The apatite Mineral Group Apatite is named for the Greek word apate, which means "deceit", since Apatite is similar in appearance to many other minerals. Apatite describes a group of similar isomorphous hexagonal phosphate minerals. The primary Apatite group includes Fluorapatite, Chlorapatite, and Hydroxylapatite. The extended Apatite supergroup describes additional minerals such as Pyromorphite, Mimetite, and Vanadinite, but these are described individually in this guide. It can be difficult to distinguish between individual members of the primary Apatite group. A designation of the specific Apatite type is not usually made, being called simply "Apatite" by collectors and dealers. However, most of the fine crystals and collector specimens are of the Fluorapatite type, which is by far the most common form of Apatite. Apatite is the most common phosphate mineral, and is the main source of the phosphorus required by plants. The bones and teeth of most animals, including humans, are composed of calcium phosphate, which is the same material as Apatite. (These biological Apatites are almost exclusively the Hydroxylapatite type.)
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Post by goatgrinder on Oct 24, 2017 17:46:41 GMT -5
Generally the white rind, not interior, is apatite and will not burn off with acid.
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