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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Newb" data-source="post: 507359" data-attributes="member: 15767"><p>hi, I found a quartz vein about 1m wide comprised of seperate wavy, vuggy veins separated by a fairly soft black mineral with a metallic sheen and slight iron oxidation (some parts almost looking like metal).</p><p></p><p>I melted down a sample into a nugget and ended up with the below. Non magnetic, extremely light and cant be scratched with a needle.</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing molybdenum from molybdenite, and a small amount of titanium to produce the iridescence?</p><p></p><p>thanks! </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170372_psx_20190819_111914.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170443_psx_20190819_112028.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170235_psx_20190818_212709.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Newb, post: 507359, member: 15767"] hi, I found a quartz vein about 1m wide comprised of seperate wavy, vuggy veins separated by a fairly soft black mineral with a metallic sheen and slight iron oxidation (some parts almost looking like metal). I melted down a sample into a nugget and ended up with the below. Non magnetic, extremely light and cant be scratched with a needle. I'm guessing molybdenum from molybdenite, and a small amount of titanium to produce the iridescence? thanks! [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170372_psx_20190819_111914.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170443_psx_20190819_112028.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/15767/1566170235_psx_20190818_212709.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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