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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 16, 2005 19:05:14 GMT -5
I got a close-up outside of my finds - some need ID - some are just pretty. This goes along with the auction finds Check out these crystals  This I think is the serpentine  Is this more serpentine - it feels much smoother  Not sure if this is still serpentine  Here is a close up of the sodalite - much lighter than any I've seen posted here.  Not sure what this stuff is - it's pretty quartzy feeling  Check out the crystals on this one - almost too pretty to tumble - ALMOST  Purple is my favorite color - I think I was told that this fluorite of some kind - or something that starts with an "FL"  Thanks for looking |
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Post by Cher on Jun 16, 2005 19:42:02 GMT -5
Oh my, it was your sodalite that I thought looked
like the stuff I find in Lake Superior .... sorry, not
even close. Still can't help id anything but that
purple stuff is just gorgeous.
Cher
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Jun 16, 2005 19:57:44 GMT -5
Heaven's to Besty, those are beautiful!! I must have missed the thread on where you got them. Did you buy them or find them?
I sure wouldn't tumble that "almost to pretty to tumble" one.
llana
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 16, 2005 20:51:28 GMT -5
Llana - These are found, not by me but by someone from my club - hoping to find my own stuff very soon - I think the green "almost too pretty to tumble stuff" is vesuvianite - haven,t decided if it's tumble-worthy yet -it does look cool though
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Post by nepherite on Jun 16, 2005 21:39:33 GMT -5
Hi Tweet,
The 2nd 3rd & 4th is serpentine. When i dive for jade in big sur it is all over the place. Be careful when you grind it, it is fiberous like asbestos.
Tony
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 17, 2005 3:07:22 GMT -5
Nice rocks there Tweetie...
Definitely some are too nice to Tumble. Love the Pics
Steve
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 17, 2005 9:09:36 GMT -5
Tweet- I think I have bad news- I'm pretty sure your sodalite- is celestitie (a calcium based mineral) and its too soft to tumble (Mohs 3 I think) Try scratching a file or knife blade with it- If it does not scratch steel it is not sodalite. Cool rocks otherwise- Serpentine is a Asbestos related mineral- BUT is supposed to be safe (not the cancer causing variety) But do be careful if you grind it (dont breathe the dust)
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 20, 2005 13:51:40 GMT -5
Stefan, the sodalite is much harder than a MOHs 3 - it's tumbling right now with calcite and it's taking much more time than the calcite - for some reason this sodalite is much lighter than what I'Ve seen here. Must be the local variety?
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Jun 20, 2005 14:24:44 GMT -5
I meant that Celestite is a mohs 3- But it sounds like you might have some Sodalight!
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