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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave79" data-source="post: 500734" data-attributes="member: 12713"><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/12713/1563092628_rps20190714_140323.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/12713/1563092642_rps20190714_140254.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Found these near Beaconsfield tas last week. Looks like galena and very heavy but doesn't seem to have a crystalline structure like most of the galena I've seen. Interestingly I threw a couple of bits in the tumbler with some quartz and jasper and the barrel blew up like a balloon overnight. Any ideas on what reaction would cause that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave79, post: 500734, member: 12713"] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/12713/1563092628_rps20190714_140323.jpg[/img][img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/12713/1563092642_rps20190714_140254.jpg[/img] Found these near Beaconsfield tas last week. Looks like galena and very heavy but doesn't seem to have a crystalline structure like most of the galena I've seen. Interestingly I threw a couple of bits in the tumbler with some quartz and jasper and the barrel blew up like a balloon overnight. Any ideas on what reaction would cause that? [/QUOTE]
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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