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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Powerhammer" data-source="post: 430439" data-attributes="member: 13181"><p><em>Thanks for having another look Goldie rocks.</em></p><p><em>I have a very good microscope and the images are highly magnified and the metallic spot is only 0.2mm .</em></p><p><em>Some of the threads definitely seem metallic but the others seem to be white which I'm thinking is some sort of natural flux residue that aids in the deposition process.</em></p><p><em>Using the probe I removed it from the metallic inclusion and it was attached through the reddish oxidised zone was like a river delta system . To me it looks like the metal had been transported through these thread structures an then deposited.</em></p><p><em>I dropped both rocks off to be fire assayed and a 4 acid digest (FA25/ms and 4A/OE33 at Intertek Genalysis) yesterday and it will be 2 weeks before I get the results.</em></p><p> <em>I will post the results when I get them in.</em></p><p></p><p><em>It amazed me how well the photos came out using a IPhone shooting down the eye piece of the microscope <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </em></p><p></p><p><em>Also really appreciate your effort with your resent posts on mineral identification and sharing your knowledge :Y: </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Powerhammer, post: 430439, member: 13181"] [i]Thanks for having another look Goldie rocks. I have a very good microscope and the images are highly magnified and the metallic spot is only 0.2mm . Some of the threads definitely seem metallic but the others seem to be white which I'm thinking is some sort of natural flux residue that aids in the deposition process. Using the probe I removed it from the metallic inclusion and it was attached through the reddish oxidised zone was like a river delta system . To me it looks like the metal had been transported through these thread structures an then deposited. I dropped both rocks off to be fire assayed and a 4 acid digest (FA25/ms and 4A/OE33 at Intertek Genalysis) yesterday and it will be 2 weeks before I get the results. I will post the results when I get them in.[/i] [i]It amazed me how well the photos came out using a IPhone shooting down the eye piece of the microscope :) [/i] [i]Also really appreciate your effort with your resent posts on mineral identification and sharing your knowledge :Y: [/i] [/QUOTE]
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