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I will be in Vietnam from early January to late February. I plan on visiting the town Yen The in Luc Yen to check out the ruby market. Any advice to buying mineral ...

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I'm planning a rockhounding trip to the Bancroft area in Ontario. I've been to the more common sites such as Beryl Pit, McDonald Mine, Saranac Mine and Bear Lake Diggings. Does anyone ...

My apologies. These crystals were gathered in the Bear Lake Diggings Prospect near Bancroft, Ontario. The site is about a three hour drive from Toronto. The site produces interesting terminations on t ...

Yup, we tend to use very small chisels when working the calcite. Its very difficult. The chisel sends vibration through the calcite, which usually ends up cracking the desired crystal. Most of the dec ...

Here are a few apatite crystals that came from a pocket I dug out on Sept/5/2013. The pocket was underneath a calcite vein that cuts across the property. We came across a much larger crystal but it wa ...

Hello Fellow Rockhounds!

My name is Samuel and I've just stumbled across this forum and decided to join! I am a graduate student in Toronto, Canada studying mathematics, specializing in Algebraic G ...

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Topic: Trip to Luc Yen, Vietnam
Sam314159 Replies: 1 Views: 11450	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Oct 31, 2014 15:57 Subject: Trip to Luc Yen, Vietnam
Sam314159 Replies: 1 Views: 11450	Greetings fellow mineral friends, I will be in Vietnam from early January to late February. I plan on visiting the town Yen The in Luc Yen to check out the ruby market. Any advice to buying mineral ...
Topic: Planning a rockhounding trip to Bancroft, Ontario
Sam314159 Replies: 0 Views: 9437	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Jan 20, 2014 12:57 Subject: Planning a rockhounding trip to Bancroft, Ontario
Sam314159 Replies: 0 Views: 9437	Hello there, I'm planning a rockhounding trip to the Bancroft area in Ontario. I've been to the more common sites such as Beryl Pit, McDonald Mine, Saranac Mine and Bear Lake Diggings. Does anyone ...
Topic: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 21, 2013 22:12 Subject: Re: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	My apologies. These crystals were gathered in the Bear Lake Diggings Prospect near Bancroft, Ontario. The site is about a three hour drive from Toronto. The site produces interesting terminations on t ...
Topic: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 21, 2013 20:46 Subject: Re: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	Yup, we tend to use very small chisels when working the calcite. Its very difficult. The chisel sends vibration through the calcite, which usually ends up cracking the desired crystal. Most of the dec ...
Topic: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Dec 21, 2013 19:50 Subject: Any advice as to removing crystals of Apatite from calcite?
Sam314159 Replies: 5 Views: 9212	Here are a few apatite crystals that came from a pocket I dug out on Sept/5/2013. The pocket was underneath a calcite vein that cuts across the property. We came across a much larger crystal but it wa ...
Topic: Presentation of new members - Reference Thread
Sam314159 Replies: 501 Views: 576273	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 18, 2013 00:47 Subject: Presentation of new members - Samuel from Toronto, Canada
Sam314159 Replies: 501 Views: 576273	Hello Fellow Rockhounds! My name is Samuel and I've just stumbled across this forum and decided to join! I am a graduate student in Toronto, Canada studying mathematics, specializing in Algebraic G ...