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Post by Rockhobbit on Jun 10, 2011 1:06:39 GMT -5
A lady came by today for help with her late fathers mineral collection. He was a geologist. She is going to Tucson this weekend to sell the stuff and I wondered if we can give her some ID and maybe some rough prices they go for so she doesn't get taken. s82.photobucket.com/albums/j248/SBreed/Minerals/Please name as many as you can, we thank you in advance! |
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Post by Woodyrock on Jun 13, 2011 1:32:24 GMT -5
Odd that a geologist did not have each speciman labeled. Not labeled is very unlike a geologist.
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Post by Rockhobbit on Jun 13, 2011 8:47:23 GMT -5
Most of his samples were labeled. The sample he took, when he took it and what mine or area it was from. The stuff is so old that some of the papers are faded and can't read what it says. Some of his samples are now just crumbs! This stuff has been in storage since the 70's and not very well kept! I will move these over to the Rock ID and see if I get any more bites. She only took his books and small stuff to Tucson this weekend. I talked her out of selling the other stuff till we find out what it is.
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Post by Woodyrock on Jun 15, 2011 0:29:55 GMT -5
Sheri:
Good move on your part, you will do better by her knowing what the material is. You might be able to get help from a photographer that does restorations to get readable copy from the faded originals. If you have a UV light, you might try the papers in the dark.
Woody
BTW....Your stars are coming back, LOL!
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Jun 15, 2011 1:50:29 GMT -5
I'm afraid I can't be of much help here... the one thing I did want to mention though is that the bright red in photos 5 through 12 makes me think of cinnabar, which is an ore for mercury. So you might want to be a bit careful with that one... no rock licking!!! I see that photo 48 is a sticker for "cinnabar", which I suspect goes with those photos 5-12.
-Don
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