Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Jim_R · 2011-08-29T01:53:16+00:00

This thread is for asking questions about specific Rocks and Minerals. It will consist of someone posting a picture of a rock or a mineral, or posting any quest

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Wadhk: Member; Posts: 414; Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:19 pm; Division: Grad; State: CA; Has thanked: 0; Been thanked: 0

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by Wadhk » Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:31 pm

Probably not right... (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Barite?

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by Pond Knight » Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:08 pm

Could be (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Aragonite?

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by tuftedtitmouse12 » Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:27 pm

the black is...? (Click to Show Hidden Text)

tourmaline?

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by starfield » Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:09 pm

Wadhk wrote:
Probably not right... (Click to Show Hidden Text)
Barite?

Good job! And the black mineral was stibnite, but that's not on our list.

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by Wadhk » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:19 pm

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by quizbowl » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:28 pm

Not showing up..

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by tuftedtitmouse12 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:29 pm

Same here.

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by Wadhk » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:48 pm

That's really strange, the image shows up on my computer...ID the black mineral

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by hexagonaria » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:52 pm

oh I know (Click to Show Hidden Text)

epidote

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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Post by tornado guy » Wed Mar 07, 2012 3:53 pm

Probably wrong (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Tourmaline?

How do you tell the difference between epidote and tourmaline? They both look really alike.

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