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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Martyz" data-source="post: 516302" data-attributes="member: 14320"><p>Mouse 77 you could start with a clear shot taken in natural light that might show the fracture characteristics or any obvious crystal structure. You can also use your iPhone camera through a 10 or 20x loupe if you have one. Failing that, you can try holding your iphone a bit further away and tap on the screen to focus on your subject. If the shot looks clear then use your edit function to crop the image to increase size before playing with the light settings to improve overall detail.</p><p>Also on this topic you will see where members are directed to the instructions for performing a number of basic diagnostic tests on mineral samples. </p><p>You can see from the discussion we had on the enstatite sample I found, the more information you can provide, the better chance there is of narrowing down the field. Location and information on surrounding geology also helps. :Y:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyz, post: 516302, member: 14320"] Mouse 77 you could start with a clear shot taken in natural light that might show the fracture characteristics or any obvious crystal structure. You can also use your iPhone camera through a 10 or 20x loupe if you have one. Failing that, you can try holding your iphone a bit further away and tap on the screen to focus on your subject. If the shot looks clear then use your edit function to crop the image to increase size before playing with the light settings to improve overall detail. Also on this topic you will see where members are directed to the instructions for performing a number of basic diagnostic tests on mineral samples. You can see from the discussion we had on the enstatite sample I found, the more information you can provide, the better chance there is of narrowing down the field. Location and information on surrounding geology also helps. :Y: [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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