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 Post subject: Help please
PostPosted: Sat Aug 21, 2021 6:03 pm 
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What is this stone


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 Post subject: Re: Help please
PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2021 1:23 pm 
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Not diamond, looks, again, like quartz with iron staining


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 Post subject: Re: Help please
PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:50 am 
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If you are in a diamond area and think you may be finding it, get yourself a triangular carborundum slip. Try any minerals for hardness and if they resist scratching by the carborundum, put them aside for further investigation.


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