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Identity HelpPakistan Unknown
6th Apr 2012 04:38 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
The crystals are brown, transparent, and glassy. Hardness > glass. The only locality info I have is Pakistan. The matrix is quartz, and there appears to be a small hematite crystal present as well.
Any ideas about identity?
6th Apr 2012 04:39 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
6th Apr 2012 05:26 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager
6th Apr 2012 05:55 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
6th Apr 2012 06:06 UTCStephanie Martin
regards,
stephanie:-)
6th Apr 2012 09:21 UTCEligiusz Szełęg Expert
6th Apr 2012 09:25 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
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Peter
6th Apr 2012 12:25 UTCJohan Kjellman Expert
6th Apr 2012 14:45 UTCSteve Hardinger 🌟 Expert
6th Apr 2012 16:05 UTCRonald John Gyllenhammer Expert
Alot of good suggestions. I think it may be either Zircon or Xenotime. Have you checked for fluorescence or radioactivity, these tests may be diagnostic for this. BTW, it's a beautiful specimen, good luck with it.
Ron
6th Apr 2012 16:28 UTCRudy Bolona Expert
6th Apr 2012 19:06 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
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7th Apr 2012 23:08 UTCLuiz Alberto Dias Menezes, Fo.
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13th Apr 2012 00:21 UTCNeal Luppescu
13th Apr 2012 03:17 UTCStephanie Martin
regards,
stephanie :-)
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