SEE POST BELOW FOR PICTURES Thanks for any help John http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259361#msg-259361 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:39 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259433#msg-259433 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259433#msg-259433 I collected it in the Gatineau area near Ottawa...I'll check out your photo page... but it s quite light (SG 2.6)

Maybe we will cross paths collecting in the Bancroft area ...I am planning on checking out the Burgess Mine soon... If you have any collecting tips from that mine I'd appreciate them ( I read Michael A.s article)
thanks for your input
John]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:50:14 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259416#msg-259416 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259416#msg-259416 Andrew Johns Identity Help Sun, 29 Apr 2012 05:15:57 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259398#msg-259398 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259398#msg-259398 John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:41:04 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259397#msg-259397 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259397#msg-259397
cheers,
stephanie :-)]]> Stephanie Martin Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:31:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259394#msg-259394 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259394#msg-259394 2.6
Looking at the Mindat page for mica, that puts it pretty close ( not using distilled water)
And thanks Maggie and Stephanie re: cleaning... I will leave it alone...in fact the more I look at it, the more interesting it becomes as is!
John]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:55:02 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259392#msg-259392 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259392#msg-259392
Based on your SG result this does not fit staurolite, that is more closely comparable to the range of corundum.

I agree with Maggie on the cleaning, it may do more harm than good if too aggressive.

regards,
stephanie :-)]]> Stephanie Martin Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:34:22 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259391#msg-259391 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259391#msg-259391
Photo 1 and 3 does look like a mica, but photo 2 does not.

Photo 2 made me think of staurolite.

Just a thought.]]> Neil Mathieson Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:11:49 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259390#msg-259390 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259390#msg-259390
One caveat - I'm not the chief cook and rock washer in this household - what I suggest above are my guesses - others with more experience, please chime in!]]> Maggie Wilson Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:29:05 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259383#msg-259383 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259383#msg-259383 I just did Reiner's specific gravity test and got 1.9 which is a lot closer to SG of mica than corundum... so I guess I can assume mica Maggie...thanks
I'm kind of amazed because every mica piece I've seen in the field has been broken!...and this is quite perfectly shaped.
Maggie, would you know how to clean that black stuff off the mica, safely?
thanks
John]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:28:40 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259382#msg-259382 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259382#msg-259382 Maggie Wilson Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:12:20 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259381#msg-259381 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259381#msg-259381 Donald, no, it doesn't seem all that heavy, but I'm not very experienced.
I have recently done a specific gravity test using Reiner's easy method, so I'll do that and report back.]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:09:05 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259380#msg-259380 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259380#msg-259380 Donald Slater Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:03:16 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259371#msg-259371 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259371#msg-259371
Spencer.]]> Spencer Ivan Mather Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:43:34 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259367#msg-259367 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259367#msg-259367 ...you can click on pic to make it a bit larger.

The first pic shows the clean face.

The second pic shows the opposite face that is covered with some black substance, but you can still see the shiny face coming through: can this be cleaned? I have already soaked it in Super Iron Out.

2.3 cm x 1.5cm x 1.8cm ( I haven't done a scratch test because I don't want to wreck it in case it is mica)

thanks
John]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:49:32 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259362#msg-259362 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259362#msg-259362
Vik]]> Vik Vanrusselt Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:23:22 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259361#msg-259361 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,11,259361,259361#msg-259361


Thanks for any help
John]]> John Montgomery Identity Help Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:55:22 +0000