spiritstone
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Post by spiritstone on Dec 16, 2014 13:15:22 GMT -5
Thanks for posting all of these specimens. I picked up a few pieces of Ferrierite and never knew what it was until now. Good to put a name with the specimens in the display case when you just dont know what you have found.
Great thread for info.
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 18, 2014 19:42:55 GMT -5
 Congrats, Don, on winning the baddeleyite/kimzeyite pseudomorph! Very nice TN specimens!!  Byssolite is found in Russian demantoid garnet as inclusions and they call them 'horse-tail' inclusions. Never have seen a specimen of byssolite ~ and yours is awesome!!  Byssolite/horse-tail inclusions in Russian demantoid garnet Photo: Wimon Manorotkul Source: www.collectorfinejewelry.com/buyers_guide_demantoid.htm
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 24, 2014 23:32:17 GMT -5
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Post by glennz01 on Dec 25, 2014 4:14:15 GMT -5
I need to get a meteorite some day... how much did that one cost you?
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 25, 2014 11:21:18 GMT -5
I need to get a meteorite some day... how much did that one cost you? Glenn, that one was a freebie. I've used the same seller for so long that he now sends me a freebie or two with each order. I do have a couple of meteorite sellers bookmarked if you'd like to try their auctions. Let me know. |
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Post by glennz01 on Dec 25, 2014 14:33:29 GMT -5
That is nice of them, I'd be interested if the meteorites are natural and not polished (has the fusion crust)
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 25, 2014 14:56:10 GMT -5
That is nice of them, I'd be interested if the meteorites are natural and not polished (has the fusion crust) Wait one and I'll get the links. I bought one that was polished. Within a few days it was a rusted lump. Never again. This guy really knows his stuff, and has several for bids right now. www.ebay.com/sch/azmeteorites/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEFSXS%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2654He sells a few other things, so go through his whole listing. He also goes out on meteorite hunts, so occasionally is off line. The other I had bookmarked seems to be out of the business now. |
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Post by glennz01 on Dec 25, 2014 16:15:13 GMT -5
Alright, Thanks Jake!
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 25, 2014 23:15:29 GMT -5
Awesome! Sweet smithsonite and love the color of the colemanite. Killer freebies, too!  Do meteorites rust if polished? Don, one of my okenite jumped ship and I glued it back on with Elmers glue. Is it okay to use Elmers, or I have I ruined it? I noted it on the specimen label that it has been repaired, but haven't entered it into the database yet. Are you using the new mineral database? |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 25, 2014 23:28:10 GMT -5
Jan, as long as you make note of any repairs, it's ok. I used instant glue for needed repairs.
I haven't been able to download that new database yet. There's some kind of bug in my computer that I haven't been able to find. Darned thing won't run CD's to download from.
High iron content meteorites will rust when polished.
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 25, 2014 23:48:39 GMT -5
Thank you, Don! I greatly appreciate your advice on repairing specimens. It's the only specimen that I've broken, well, second. Had a pink grossular xtal jump ship off of the wollastonite matrix and just left it alone since it doesn't look damaged. Was mad as a hornet, lol, when the okenite jumped off the matrix when I was taking pics of it. The specimen made it undamaged to our home and as usual, I goof something up. Had to pick the prickly okenite up (very carefully) with a pair of tweezers before our dogs decided to play with it. Is there a computer witch doctor close by that you could ask them to check out your computer for you? That is a bummer that you have not been able to download the database yet. Sure hope you find out what is going on with your computer. Didn't know that about polished meteorites rusting, and thanks for discussing it with us. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 30, 2014 15:09:12 GMT -5
Well, this weeks specimens are here. They sat in the mailbox and froze yesterday. It was just too danged cold to walk the 1/8 mile out to the mailbox. The first isn't really a mineral specimen, but rather one of natures oddities.   I'll take a pic of this next one under UV light tonight and post it.    And finally this weeks freebie from my favorite mineral seller. Not a mineral this time, but rather an encapsulated 1 oz of.999 pure copper dollar from the Golden State Mint. Guess this was my Christmas present for being a good customer.  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 30, 2014 16:29:28 GMT -5
SCORE!!! Great adds Don..
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 30, 2014 20:15:30 GMT -5
Here's the Hyalite Opal on Topaz under short wave UV. Very little reaction to long wave.  |
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 30, 2014 20:24:56 GMT -5
Nice wins, Don!  Love the hyalite on the topaz and cannot wait to see your uv shot of it. The chrysoprase is gorgeous and love the sand calcite and color of the tourmaline. I'm jealous of your kimzeyite garnet specimen. How large is it? Wow - what awesome freebies!!! Do you collect coins, jakesrocks? Correction (and confusion) - from what I read in a GIA article, the byssolite inclusions in demantoid (Russian) are not byssolite, but most are actually chrysotile, although byssolite and chrysotile are both forms of asbestos. ( gemfeller...please help!) |
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Post by gingerkid on Dec 30, 2014 20:27:18 GMT -5
Dang, that's an awesome shot! The hyalite looks fab in uv light, jakesrocks! I think we cross-posted. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 30, 2014 21:33:42 GMT -5
Jan, I have a few other specimens of the sand calcite, but this one was such a nice cluster that I had to bid on it.
I'm not really a coin collector, but I do have a bunch of silver dollars and a few gold coins that I inherited from an uncle. A few are rare and valuable.
The shot of the hyalite under UV was hand held. I moved just a tiny bit and blurred the shot. Couldn't see setting up the tripod for one pic.
The kimzeyite specimen (The whole specimen) is about dime size or slightly larger. The whole specimen fits easily in a perky box.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Dec 30, 2014 21:40:30 GMT -5
Hi Jan,
Yes, chrysotile seems to be the latest choice for Russian "horsetails" according to what I've read. Things keep changing in mineralogy/gemology due to better testing methods and machines. But many old arguments rage on.
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Post by jakesrocks on Dec 31, 2014 15:48:42 GMT -5
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 1, 2015 23:36:44 GMT -5
Thanks, gemfeller, for your reply and explanation. Happy New Year!! Happy New Year, jakesrocks! Don, that is one cool cabinet and nice score!! Love that it revolves. You could sit near it, give it a spin, and admire your pretties. I didn't realize those were copper coins until I searched for information on them. Is the one on the left, "Saint Gaudens," and the one on the right, "The Draped Bust," and a half-cent? |
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Congrats, Don, on winning the baddeleyite/kimzeyite pseudomorph! 
Love the hyalite on the topaz and cannot wait to see your uv shot of it. The chrysoprase is gorgeous and love the sand calcite and color of the tourmaline. I'm jealous of your kimzeyite garnet specimen. 
