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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 516526" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>To be honest Mouse77 the only way to start getting any sort of idea on what the stone could be is to do a Specific Gravity test, if you have a set of gem scales, then it's relatively easy to make a little SG rig. This PDF will explain how:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/10304/1570782572_sg_rig.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/10304/1570782572_sg_rig.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Not the fanciest of setups but it works and will tell you a lot. Plenty of SG charts on the web.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 516526, member: 10304"] To be honest Mouse77 the only way to start getting any sort of idea on what the stone could be is to do a Specific Gravity test, if you have a set of gem scales, then it's relatively easy to make a little SG rig. This PDF will explain how: [url=https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/10304/1570782572_sg_rig.pdf]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/10304/1570782572_sg_rig.pdf[/url] Not the fanciest of setups but it works and will tell you a lot. Plenty of SG charts on the web. [/QUOTE]
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❓Your Mineral Identification Questions answered here
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