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⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldpick" data-source="post: 46699" data-attributes="member: 1695"><p>Here's a interesting rock I picked up from the Australian Industrial Minerals quarry way back in my 20's. I had permission to collect some minerals from here back then, but needless to say, it has since shut down, and there is definitely no access to the area.</p><p></p><p>The rock is mainly made up of sillaminite, disseminated rutile, and banks of large green damourite crystals through the top layer( green muscovite). It's pretty rare to find damourite in such large plates, normally they occur as fine flakes through the country rock. I believe the sillaminite was mined for the manufacturing of refractory bricks. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p> <img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1695/1387897300_img_20131225_011752.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldpick, post: 46699, member: 1695"] Here's a interesting rock I picked up from the Australian Industrial Minerals quarry way back in my 20's. I had permission to collect some minerals from here back then, but needless to say, it has since shut down, and there is definitely no access to the area. The rock is mainly made up of sillaminite, disseminated rutile, and banks of large green damourite crystals through the top layer( green muscovite). It's pretty rare to find damourite in such large plates, normally they occur as fine flakes through the country rock. I believe the sillaminite was mined for the manufacturing of refractory bricks. :) [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1695/1387897300_img_20131225_011752.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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