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Techniques for CollectorsCalaverite and SIO
26th Nov 2015 05:57 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
26th Nov 2015 06:26 UTCDoug Daniels
16th Dec 2015 05:24 UTCJohn Attard Expert
Take a very small piece of the calaverite and do the experiment in a small test tube or in a tiny vial under the microscope.
You're a Chemist and ... Chemists have solutions!
16th Dec 2015 05:34 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
But another thing, re the "roasted" part: Calaverite was roasted to drive off the Te and turn it into gold, right? One often sees these anthropogenic "gold pseudomorphs after calaverite" in collections. Why would SIO have any effect on gold?
9th Feb 2016 06:05 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
BTW the SIO seemed to have no effect on the calaverite after an overnight soak. Reasonably bright and shiny now.
9th Feb 2016 14:08 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
9th Feb 2016 14:57 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
9th Feb 2016 15:01 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
As collectors, dealers, and others in the hobby we shouldn't look down on anyone's collecting interests but instead understand and support them. Unless of course the interests are based in complete quackery.
9th Feb 2016 17:34 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
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