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Author: | 1bwana1 [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:54 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Help identify Nat or Syn Citrine |
Look for dichroism and post your results. |
Author: | Stephen Challener [ Wed Aug 26, 2020 1:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Help identify Nat or Syn Citrine |
Needles are typical of natural quartzes, particularly irradiated yellow quartzes from Brazil (lemon quartz). I've never heard of them in synthetic quartz though I haven't necessarily heard of it as a diagnostic feature either. My gut would say they don't occur in synthetics though. |
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