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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 456835" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>A lot of these don't appear to be alluvial, but would appear to be simply mineral specimens put into a bottle of water to show them up (which it certainly does well). The only problem is that the water (and the oxygen in it) will soon tarnish and discolour the specimens. If you have got silver (which In am a bit doubtful about - native silver is never alluvial, not particularly easy to obtain and tarnishes in air like Grandma's butter dish) - then it won't stay shiny for even many months but will turn black. Many look nice, so they really should be dried (you could always put them back in the bottle with a clear, non-oxidising liquid if so inclined).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 456835, member: 4386"] A lot of these don't appear to be alluvial, but would appear to be simply mineral specimens put into a bottle of water to show them up (which it certainly does well). The only problem is that the water (and the oxygen in it) will soon tarnish and discolour the specimens. If you have got silver (which In am a bit doubtful about - native silver is never alluvial, not particularly easy to obtain and tarnishes in air like Grandma's butter dish) - then it won't stay shiny for even many months but will turn black. Many look nice, so they really should be dried (you could always put them back in the bottle with a clear, non-oxidising liquid if so inclined). [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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