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Author: | zbhjzm [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:29 am ] | ||||
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Probably the rarest inclusions in Quartz I've ever seen. Judging by the inclusions's shape and color, I can rule out the possibility of Rutile or Goethite。 Could they really be Gold?
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Author: | zbhjzm [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:30 am ] | ||||
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? | ||||
More pics:
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Author: | zbhjzm [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:11 am ] | |||
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Author: | dchallener [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 12:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Sure looks like it. The gold in quartz I have always has opaque quartz, but I don't see any reason that should be a requirement. |
Author: | zbhjzm [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 1:27 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
dchallener wrote: Sure looks like it. The gold in quartz I have always has opaque quartz, but I don't see any reason that should be a requirement. Thank you. Many people tend to think that it's rutile, but I know they are quite different. |
Author: | Stephen Challener [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Wowza. What an oddity! It might be worth sending in for analysis. Sure looks gold-ish. |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 3:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
I have seen dentritic gold habits, but never acicular. I'd love to see a lab report. |
Author: | zbhjzm [ Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:12 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Yes, it's odd enough. But finding a lab to test it is not an easy thing for me... |
Author: | zbhjzm [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:48 am ] | ||||
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? | ||||
New specimens have arrived. This time I got 5 pieces, but only two of them have some hair-like inclusions.
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Author: | zbhjzm [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:49 am ] | ||||
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? | ||||
Micro pics:
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Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:45 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Somewhat reminiscent of Czech "gold in glass" lamp work. |
Author: | zbhjzm [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 11:10 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Barbra Voltaire wrote: Somewhat reminiscent of Czech gold in glass lamp work. Just came back from Czech last month, seem a lot of glass products there, but I didn't buy any, because I like natural quartz crystals. |
Author: | dchallener [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:21 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
Just out of curiosity -- does anyone see any indication this was inserted into the quartz, and then the quartz epoxied back together? |
Author: | Barbra Voltaire, FGG [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? |
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Author: | zbhjzm [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 10:57 pm ] | ||
Post subject: | Re: Hairlike Gold inclusions in Quartz?? | ||
dchallener wrote: Just out of curiosity -- does anyone see any indication this was inserted into the quartz, and then the quartz epoxied back together? Most of the hair-like inclusions are well inside the quartz, some of them even have exposed ends on the surface, and I can see that they are surrounded by quartz ,not epoxied.(epoxied can not be polished as smooth as quartz and it can be scratched by a needle.)
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