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irradiated Quarts from Arkansas: Danger?!

by jervin goedhart
19 11/19/2009 03:17PM
Last Post by Stephen C. Blyskal

The more you learn...

by Gail Spann
1 11/19/2009 01:39PM
Last Post by Gail Spann

Fake Niahite from Poland.

by Jolyon Ralph
6 11/19/2009 10:19AM
Last Post by Renato Pagano

Smelt Quartz?

by Kristi Huggins
11 11/19/2009 09:24AM
Last Post by Rock Currier

Have the reverse-skeletal Madan galenas been faked?   (Pages: 1 2 3 4 5)

by Patrick Haynes (2)
83 11/18/2009 10:09PM
Last Post by Ken Doxsee

gold?

by Marius Utens
17 11/16/2009 06:47PM
Last Post by Thomas Uhlig

Ebay diamonds in kimberlite??   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by Jennifer Nemitz
55 11/15/2009 04:36AM
Last Post by Jamey Swisher

Irradiated Pakistani Topaz Attachments

by Jesse Fisher
20 11/13/2009 03:12PM
Last Post by Steve Hardinger

Ruby in Zoisite versus Ruby in Fuchsite

by Kristi Huggins
7 11/11/2009 01:55AM
Last Post by Kristi Huggins

AZEZTULITE Heaven and earth Guarantee   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by Adam Kelly
42 11/11/2009 01:52AM
Last Post by Kristi Huggins

Wulfenite Crystal & Gem Essence Remedy   (Pages: 1 2)

by Karsten Eig
35 11/05/2009 10:42PM
Last Post by Sofia Mathauser

Chinese fluorite Attachments

by Rob2
14 11/02/2009 08:27PM
Last Post by Alfredo Petrov

Silver Tigereye?   (Pages: 1 2)

by Chassidy Rogers
21 11/02/2009 06:50AM
Last Post by Jamey Swisher

Metamorphosis Quartz?   (Pages: 1 2)

by Kristi Huggins
39 11/02/2009 06:46AM
Last Post by Jamey Swisher

Native silver

by Barry Miller
10 10/30/2009 04:34PM
Last Post by Rick Dalrymple

Native Copper on Epidote from China

by Richard Dale
16 10/29/2009 09:55PM
Last Post by Jeffrey Weissman

"Malachite after wood"

by Ben Kirchner
19 10/27/2009 02:43PM
Last Post by Dave Owen

Betafite!? winking smiley   (Pages: 1 2)

by Pavel Kartashov
21 10/25/2009 03:28AM
Last Post by Michael Bainbridge

Two flats of faked gold specimens   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by Lyla J. Tracy
53 10/24/2009 06:25PM
Last Post by Lyla J. Tracy

Warning: mineral email scam   (Pages: 1 2)

by Stuart Mills
35 10/06/2009 02:50PM
Last Post by Terry Bostwick


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