Dragon Mountain Treasures Isn’t it the truth!
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Aug, 30, 2016
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Mineral Minute! All about Malachite!
Chemical composition: Cu2CO3(OH)3 Hardness: 3-4 Malachite is a stone that is varying shades of green, and is used as a decorative stone, since it is easily cut and polished. Though its softness limits its use as a gemstone, its beauty is hard to resist. Popular as a decorative stone in Czarist Russia, it was used […]
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- Aug, 27, 2016
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Weekly Spotlight : The Fluorescent Kit!
I’ve always loved fluorescent minerals ever since my first rock show! The displays they set up with the UV lights are so cool. Fluorescence is when a mineral is able to absorb and then release small amounts of light. The ability to fluorescence is dependent on the individual specimens chemical make-up, so you never know […]
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- Aug, 24, 2016
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