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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Topaz, or not topaz. That is the question..?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 174988" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Dunno if it's fact or crap but I read somewhere that in the old days a lot of gold prospectors used exactly that approach. If they found a transparent stone while digging, they would put it on an anvil and bash it with a hammer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> - a gemstone was so hard it would not break so if it broke it was not a gemstone.</p><p></p><p>My eyes water thinking about all the beautiful stones that must have been pulverised during a test that none could possibly pass 8.(</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 174988, member: 2976"] Dunno if it's fact or crap but I read somewhere that in the old days a lot of gold prospectors used exactly that approach. If they found a transparent stone while digging, they would put it on an anvil and bash it with a hammer :o - a gemstone was so hard it would not break so if it broke it was not a gemstone. My eyes water thinking about all the beautiful stones that must have been pulverised during a test that none could possibly pass 8.( [/QUOTE]
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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Topaz, or not topaz. That is the question..?
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