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Silver rocks in quarts vein
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<blockquote data-quote="Heatho" data-source="post: 131097" data-attributes="member: 487"><p>I'm sure you will be ok after tasting it, would not do it regularly though as there are some really nasty minerals that are very toxic. In saying that I've seen people wash gemstones in tubs with animal turds floating around in the water and then stick the gemstones in their gob for a errrrr better clean.......... Obviously they never heard of parasitic infestations. </p><p></p><p>Anyway did it have a bitter Almond type taste? Arsenic supposedly has that flavour and odour. Read stuff below. </p><p></p><p>Here's a relavent post:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10111" target="_blank">https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10111</a></p><p></p><p>From the other thread:</p><p></p><p>G'Day all</p><p></p><p>Yep that is arsenopyritie and you can tell from the rhomboidal shaped crystals - sort of like a squashed diamond shape in cross section. Arsenopyrite in that are is an indication of gold bearing reef systems. But remember that almost all gold bearing reefs in that region carry arsenic that does not work the other way around. It will give off an odor of bitter almonds when hit. Arsenic in that form is not harmful but I would not eat much of it.</p><p></p><p>Araluen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Heatho, post: 131097, member: 487"] I'm sure you will be ok after tasting it, would not do it regularly though as there are some really nasty minerals that are very toxic. In saying that I've seen people wash gemstones in tubs with animal turds floating around in the water and then stick the gemstones in their gob for a errrrr better clean.......... Obviously they never heard of parasitic infestations. Anyway did it have a bitter Almond type taste? Arsenic supposedly has that flavour and odour. Read stuff below. Here's a relavent post: [url]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10111[/url] From the other thread: G'Day all Yep that is arsenopyritie and you can tell from the rhomboidal shaped crystals - sort of like a squashed diamond shape in cross section. Arsenopyrite in that are is an indication of gold bearing reef systems. But remember that almost all gold bearing reefs in that region carry arsenic that does not work the other way around. It will give off an odor of bitter almonds when hit. Arsenic in that form is not harmful but I would not eat much of it. Araluen [/QUOTE]
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