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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 18, 2013 19:53:22 GMT -5
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Post by pghram on Sept 20, 2013 11:05:12 GMT -5
You have a very nice collection, I especially like the Artinite specimen, it's special.
Rich
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 20, 2013 11:37:12 GMT -5
I like that one too Rich. Need to get better pics of it. There are 2 nice balls of crystals, and a couple radiating sprays. Need to set up my other camera so I can take macro pics.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 21, 2013 20:04:58 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 25, 2013 13:53:36 GMT -5
New toys for cleaning minerals and fossils. Steam cleaner and new ultrasonic cleaner.   |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 25, 2013 19:40:59 GMT -5
Nice Italian Vesuvianite specimen arrived today.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 28, 2013 20:59:37 GMT -5
Some new stuff today. 2 are freebie man made crystals from the dealer I bought the rest from. First a low level radioactive piece. This will be going in an air and moisture proof box, as soon as my new boxes show up Monday.  Next 2 are the man made freebies.   A tektite from China   And finally, the pointer indicates the crystals on this specimen. Need to try a macro shot of this one.  |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 29, 2013 9:54:36 GMT -5
Great collection Don. All over the world. A lot of chemicals and metals in all those.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 29, 2013 10:38:19 GMT -5
Yup, and the collection keeps growing.
Wife is all in a panic about the low level radioactive minerals I've been buying. So last night I ordered a really nice lead lined wooden storage case for them. Shipping on the damned thing is almost as much as the box cost, but at least it should put her mind at ease.
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Post by Geoff on Sept 29, 2013 23:03:33 GMT -5
Not quite a TN... The crystal is, but the whole thing is KS. Carrollite with chalcopyrite on calcite  |
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Post by Geoff on Sept 29, 2013 23:05:37 GMT -5
Also your silica carbide should be silicon carbide or man made moissanite. Not enough oxygen to be silica carbide.
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Post by jakesrocks on Sept 29, 2013 23:26:30 GMT -5
Also your silica carbide should be silicon carbide or man made moissanite. Not enough oxygen to be silica carbide. That's the label that came with it. Haven't had time to print a new one yet. Put the Bastnasite under the lamp tonight. Lights up a real pretty purple under Short Wave UV. Didn't notice anything under long wave. Also found and ordered a real nice lead lined wooden storage box for my radioactive specimens. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2013 10:47:13 GMT -5
Got some new display boxes yesterday. These are 2" cubes, originally intended to be collectable golf ball displays. They should be perfect to display minerals slightly larger than thumbnail size. A Perky box just will fit inside one of these. Box closed.  Box opened. (2 halves that slip together. Tight fitting.)  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2013 16:00:21 GMT -5
Specimens look pretty nice in the new boxes. I bought these mainly as storage for my radioactive minerals. Bastnasite pseudomorph after Allanite. Low level radioactive.  |
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Post by Geoff on Oct 2, 2013 16:33:13 GMT -5
Did I snipe any of John's auctions from you yesterday? I'm going after a few more today.
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2013 17:17:02 GMT -5
Did I snipe any of John's auctions from you yesterday? I'm going after a few more today. I didn't bid on anything yesterday. Gotta pay off the new geiger counter. |
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2013 18:14:22 GMT -5
Brandie new super small U.S.A.made digital Geiger counter. With software it can be hooked to my computer for record keeping on my radioactive specimens.  |
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 2, 2013 23:05:42 GMT -5
Hey Geoff, hope that wasn't you I sniped the Uranophane specimen from tonight. Nice little spray of crystals.
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Post by Geoff on Oct 3, 2013 0:16:15 GMT -5
Nah, I'm not buying radioactives right now. I need to build a bigger hot box, mine is full. I have 50 pounds of tungsten that I'm going to use for my new one. I bought bicolor aragonite, celestite, copper, barite, skutterudite, and aquamarine.
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Post by jakesrocks on Oct 3, 2013 0:20:50 GMT -5
I haven't hit Johns auctions for a while. I'll have to check him out.
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