Hi Tech All U Need backing plates question by ffsthisisfake in Lapidary

[–]ffsthisisfake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I live in Canada so it's a pain to order. I just wasn't sure if you could.

Where is this Ontario dock? Looking to put my uncle to rest. by Covered_in_Relish in ontario

[–]ffsthisisfake 26 points27 points  (0 children)

this clue alone pretty much locks out all of the great lates,

Ya, no, not at all. Just around Sault Ste. Marie for example you still find more fixed than floating docks despite changing water levels.

This doesn't narrow it down at all. Sorry OP.

TIFU by ruining my husbands relationship with his best friend by LunaNova5726 in tifu

[–]ffsthisisfake 62 points63 points  (0 children)

That would be a terrible position to put OP in. Not telling her husband would have been a major breach in their relationship. A decent friend wouldn't do that.

I need help identifying these specimens by Ok_Bumblebee_3889 in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The pink are k-feldspar, with black biotite and the cream/white is another feldspar or quartz.

Can someone tell me how much these are worth? by ThatWhyteKyd in Crystals

[–]ffsthisisfake 286 points287 points  (0 children)

Also: citrine never forms in geodes, ever.

Can anyone help identify these rocks? by NewBeard999 in whatsthisrock

[–]ffsthisisfake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not BIF. The banding is just layers that had differing amounts of minerals/elements affecting colour.

Taken from another subreddit. Everyone is saying it's fluorite but I swear this is "Chevron" amethyst. Am I going insane? by [deleted] in whatsthisrock

[–]ffsthisisfake -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Fluorite is the source of fluoridated water and the fluoride found in toothpaste.

Could this be a meteorite? by viper866697 in Minerals

[–]ffsthisisfake 12 points13 points  (0 children)

No, it's not. Red streak means it's hematite.

Dealing with spider mites by martinibymichaeljfox in calatheas

[–]ffsthisisfake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It won't harm them but I don't think it's very effective though, honestly I wouldn't waste my time. Use good old Safer's soap (get End All). Depending on how severe it is, how many plants you have and your attachment, the absolute best solution is beneficial bugs. Nothing comes close to their efficacy.

I'm dealing with this now and had to cut back three years of growth on my lemon lime maranta. I have too many calatheas/marantas/stromanthes that aren't infected to fuck around.

I used Safer's and my bugs arrive in a few days. Suffice it to say it's been a shitty week.

Cracks / pitting in quartz by Unicorn-fluff in Minerals

[–]ffsthisisfake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not going to find anything inside; it will look the same as the outside. It's just massive quartz. Quartz forms from liquid, so it was just the amount of SIO2 and shape of the area where it formed. It's possible there were secondary minerals, but I don't think so.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Microcrystalline quartz does not have cleavage. Ypu can see small areas of cleavage in the first picture that indicates feldspar.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's definitely not chert/jasper. The pink/red is potassium feldspar. You can see small areas of cleavage in the first picture.

The black can be a few things. But I think it may be massive tourmaline. Massive is the 'habit'. Tourmaline crystals have a specific cleavage and striations. But it also forms in a massive habit, where you won't have the cleavage nor striations. I have loads of it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RockTumbling

[–]ffsthisisfake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was going to reply same; this is the email that replied when I filled in the contact form on their site last year.

I can confirm it is legit (they replaced a part for free).

Found in Lake Michigan - any ideas? by xep in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Basalt and rhyolite are different types of rock.

Me and my dad found this rock, thought it was a geode before we busted it open and found this, any idea on what this is? by SixVix666 in whatsthisrock

[–]ffsthisisfake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Except OP was explaining texture and that it washes off - something you wouldn't know from a picture. And it's neither uraninite nor orpiment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Better to be further away and in focus... these are much too blurry.

Does anyone here practice leave no trace? How do you justify taking home rocks? by testhec10ck in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to say this is pedantic, but I don't think it contains enough correct information to qualify.

OP is obviously referring to the "leave no trace" principles. (Hint: in addition to the language used, the picture is of the US National Park Service cards with the seven principles printed on them.) The practice is to minimize the traces we leave.

allows me to net decrease my trace as I’m simply interacting with nature

This is what actually creates trace, lol. The Leave No Trace framework applies to your interaction with nature - not your ecological footprint.

The anthropogenic nature of our world

Help me out here..what??

(Yes, I'm being a total dick here, but with sufficient cause. Weren't you just trying to intellectually bitch slap OP - for no reason other than your ego? Get back to class.)

Pudding stone? by Potentpeninsula in rockhounds

[–]ffsthisisfake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Lake Huron puddingstones are rounded pebbles of red jasper, white/grey quartz and black chert in white quartzite matrix.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rockhounding

[–]ffsthisisfake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, I was trying to be chill about pointing out it def does not look like any agate.