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marble?
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tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:marble?
if it is not that Is it andestite :?: :roll:
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Yup, its andesite.
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Image
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Satin-Spar Gypsum, you can tell by the column looking structure of the crystal and the shiny sheen to it.
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nope


Hint : The mineral's nick name is "the tv stone"
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Ulexite
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Tourmaline?
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I think its statin spar, it doesnt look anything like ulexite,

I was 2nd in the nation in 2008 so yea

its gypsum, not ulexite

http://www.google.com/search?q=ulexite& ... iALK_NjGDw

where did that picture come from??
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PacificGoldenPlover wrote:
Ulexite
yup your turn
sciencegeek100 wrote:I think its statin spar, it doesnt look anything like ulexite,

I was 2nd in the nation in 2008 so yea

its gypsum, not ulexite

http://www.google.com/search?q=ulexite& ... iALK_NjGDw

where did that picture come from??
it is incredibly close to gypsum but it's not
Google i think
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