jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 4, 2017 0:26:30 GMT -5
Oh so what you're saying is "you can't retire if all you've gotten a chance to do is school 😂" JK (just kidding) Did I here MASOCHIST ummm might need to start an OOPSIE thread for that one! mas·och·ism (măs′ə-kÄz′əm) (Had to look it up) Then copy and paste n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts that involve being made to suffer physical or mental pain. Also called sexual masochism. 2. The deriving of pleasure from being humiliated or mistreated, either by another or by oneself. 3. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences. |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 4, 2017 0:35:14 GMT -5
Is this pet wood? If it doesn't look like a log or a limb how do y'all identify it ( I don't have a microscope).  Chert. Petrified(silicified) ocean bottom sewage. Layers of dung, regurgitants, dead things, feces, other pleasantries. Looks like a chert found in old ocean bottoms in FL/GA. Was it found in the deep south along the Gulf ? Islands in the Gulf/Caribbean ? |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 4, 2017 0:49:41 GMT -5
jamesp : Not sure if I'm reading your comment accurately, but there are blue garnets. They're color-changers only from Madagascar (so far known) and one of their hue positions is blue. They'e rare and expensive, as are some of the other color-change garnets like those with alexandrite-like CC (red to green). So the old saying "Every color but blue" is now obsolete. They were discovered just a few years back and no one knows what other new garnets may be found, especially in the "garnet factory" of East Africa in the Great Rift region. Some of the most intriguing (to me) are the rare "rainbow" garnets with opal-like iridescence. They're mainly found in Japan, Mexico and one U.S. location to date. If you want to do some garnet study, here's a fairly straightforward guide: gemologyproject.com/wiki/index.php?title=Garnet Modern times proved "Every color but blue" obsolete was gleaned from that garnet discussion. 40 years ago they said a blue garnet did not exist. Guessing you have seen a lot of new gem stones discovered in your gem career. Probably many more undiscovered ones out there. |
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