Guess what..., I need ID help again |
Colorado Prospector - Gem and mineral prospecting and mining forums > Prospecting, Mineral Collecting and Treasure Hunting Forums > Gem and Mineral Specimen Finds or ProcessesGuess what..., I need ID help again |
 Sep 11 2014, 12:10 PM
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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890  |
I'm 90% sure this is my first topaz... am I wrong?
I know these kind of blend into the flashlight itself, couldn't find my normal light that I use... still in camping crap..
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Sep 12 2014, 08:40 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
I tried the quick test created by John Betts and it seems to be just as accurate and easy. Small samples are hard to do the standard way. Dry weight divided by wet weight(suspended in water). That's it. No measuring volume or multiple math steps. Very cool. This could have saved me time from not trying to scratch test everything for the past several years.
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NewRockHounder Guess what... Sep 11 2014, 12:10 PM
MikeS Looks like Quartz, but hard to tell. If the back i... Sep 11 2014, 07:59 PM NewRockHounder Whats the gravity test? - other than the obvious.. Sep 11 2014, 08:13 PM
MikeS QUOTE (NewRockHounder @ Sep 11 2014, 09:1... Sep 11 2014, 08:42 PM NewRockHounder The backside - hard to capture, it's transpare... Sep 11 2014, 08:25 PM MikeS I don't see any cleavage on the fractures. Loo... Sep 11 2014, 08:44 PM NewRockHounder I don't have a digital scale, or any scale for... Sep 11 2014, 09:02 PM NewRockHounder I wanted to thank you Mike, for that post. I will ... Sep 11 2014, 09:07 PM MikeS Your very welcome sir. Sep 11 2014, 10:54 PM fenixsmom Its so SHINY!!!!! Scratch test... Sep 12 2014, 04:43 AM NewRockHounder Nothing to test with... I'm ill prepared for s... Sep 12 2014, 03:28 PM MikeS I have had a real tough time with scratch tests in... Sep 12 2014, 04:59 PM |
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