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Re: Hi! Looking for chrysoprase roughs

nobleaustinstudios — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:06 GMT

Hi their I may have what you are looking for. I haveaprx. three klos. of some old prase that was originaly mined about 1953 in centeral Australia. some small

have a question for you

Don — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:27:29 GMT

I bought a bunch of "agate" rings however we suspect they may be just glass what test such as hardness test or something like that can i do to tell if it is

Re: Happy Holidays to a bunch of folks who wouldn't be upset over a

WVFossils@... — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:26:32 GMT

And a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all! dave ... From: stephan telm To: nor cal ; central coast

Happy Holidays to a bunch of folks who wouldn't be upset over a lump

stephan telm — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:20:43 GMT

Merry Christmas to those who honor it. To those who don't: Happy Holidays of your choice (somewhat belated in some cases), or even Bah Humbug, if that's your

Hi! Looking for chrysoprase roughs

ampersandcheck — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:19:48 GMT

Hi! I am from Melbourne and looking for some chrysoprase roughs. I am collecting them and pretty crazy about this gem and have been looking for some good

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Christmas Mineral Humor

larryrushrocks — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:11:34 GMT

I have several humorous articles about minerals and Christmas.... See them at: http://mineralhumor.homestead.com/ and enjoy...... Larry

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Re: Fluorescent Light

dive4blood — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:30:40 GMT

you bought a long wave light but 85% of specimens that fluoresce do so under short wave light. Under short wave you may find your specimens are indeed

Fluorescent Light

Criss Morgan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:49 GMT

There are two different ultraviolet wavelengths that we, as rockhounds, are concerned with. They are called, not surprisingly, long wave and short wave. Some

Re: Guarded handle chisels

Jason Hefner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:29:09 GMT

We have used the chisels from Lowes for several years now. I am not sure of the brand and the chisels are out in the barn. They are blue with a yellow hand

Re: Fluorescent Light

Mark Cole — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:58 GMT

I have seen some chalcedony which will fluoresce under longwave (blacklight) but most require shortwave (SW) lights. These are special fluorescent lights with

Re: Fluorescent Light

Ed Tindell — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:46 GMT

90% of all minerals fluoresce in short wave UV light. You have long wave. Get a short wave light ($$) and your specimen will probably glow much brighter. ...

Re: Fluorescent Light

WVFossils@... — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:28:10 GMT

Hi, You need a short wave black light to show off the properties of the specimen. The one at the hardware store is most likely long wave, and that still