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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="sand surfer" data-source="post: 491639" data-attributes="member: 7418"><p>Hi all, not sure if this stone is a sapphire or not, found at the willows gem field.The stone is yellow though looks a bit orange in the pics,the SG of the stone is 2.65,doing the scratch test, the 9 hardness pick will scratch the circled area only (pic 4)but will not scratch the stone anywhere else.In the circled area the 8 pick will not scratch the stone,i have been told that some sapphires can have a soft spot, but the SG is not right for a sapphire, any idea's on what it is thanks :beer: </p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848792_dsc_0036.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0057.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0061.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0061a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0062.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848794_dsc_0068.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848794_dsc_0073.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sand surfer, post: 491639, member: 7418"] Hi all, not sure if this stone is a sapphire or not, found at the willows gem field.The stone is yellow though looks a bit orange in the pics,the SG of the stone is 2.65,doing the scratch test, the 9 hardness pick will scratch the circled area only (pic 4)but will not scratch the stone anywhere else.In the circled area the 8 pick will not scratch the stone,i have been told that some sapphires can have a soft spot, but the SG is not right for a sapphire, any idea's on what it is thanks :beer: [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848792_dsc_0036.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0057.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0061.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0061a.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848793_dsc_0062.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848794_dsc_0068.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/7418/1558848794_dsc_0073.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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