Plus to see these characteristics, especially the smallest identifying factors, a magnifying glass is a fantastic tool that will make those smaller details easier to see, which will make the identification of certain minerals possible. For the collection of the samples we will need a newspaper in order to surround the units and thus to avoid that they are deteriorated and they spoil. A geologist hammer, or a hammer and a cold chisel or rock chisel, is absolutely essential when you have to break a rock apart to obtain the mineral samples that are wanted to gather.
With safety being as important as it is, it is quite important to wear protective goggles to protect the eyes of those possible little fragments that take place when the rocks are broken with the hammer. Trust me, there is nothing worse than having something stuck in your eye.
Gloves are another easy safety precaution in order to avoid injuring your hands when manipulating rocks. If your search of samples is not simply a hike in search for gems, minerals, fossils ect. Obviously, the first major considerations is to not to go alone. The mines that are not in operation are used to undergoing a serious deterioration and in some cases a real risk of collapse can exist, is due to carry far the precautions to the maximum.
For the mineral search within a mine we will need a helmet above all else in order to protect the head of possible landslides, blows with the ceiling of the mine, and other such possible dangers. A lantern will be essential to be able to see and to be able to advance in the penumbra of the mine.
To kill two birds with one stone, it is recommended to use a helmet light because it allows the hands to be free at all times plus, the light will always illuminate just in the point where we are glancing at.
There are a few technical terms advanced pebble puppies need to add to their vocabulary before they decide what to do with their collections. The first one is Trashite, second is Leaverite, and the last is High Grade. Trashite should always be left at the collecting site without even a second look back, which will make sure it will never interfere with your collection. Leaverite, used as a noun or a verb, means "leave it right where you found it". High grade is a verb, meaning pick over your collection with a critical eye and select the best pieces, while giving away, selling, swapping, etc.
High grading is a good practice at the collecting site, too. It prevents you from having piles of Trashite and Leaverite around your yard. As your collection grows, aim for quality, instead of quantity. Your significant others will appreciate it, and you will feel better about your collection that will constantly grow in quality.
This also implies that you should display your best pieces, and keep your less attractive pieces put away for safe keeping. Specimens are also organized, traded, and sold in units called "beer flats". A beer flat is the two-inch tall cardboard box that is discarded after the six-packs have been stocked in the store. The boxes are about 11" x 17" and are ideal for storing all but the largest of your extra specimens.
These boxes are so standardized and accepted among rock collectors that you can purchase fold up white paper boxes of various standard sizes that fit into the beer flats. This also leads up to the discussion of the several sizes recognized for collectable specimens.
Size counts when you are deciding what and how to collect. If you have unlimited space, you can collect any size you want. The rest of us, however, with limited space, must seriously consider the size of what we collect.
In the space that you can keep and display 50 hand specimens, you would be able to keep and display thumbnail specimens. The various sizes range from Thumbnail, Miniature, Hand, and Cabinet specimens. Cleaning the rocks you find may be one of the most important and rewarding aspect of the entire hobby. Since the end result of collecting various types of rock is to display them, it only makes sense that your specimens are clean, bright, and shining when you decide to finally show them off.
When it comes to different types of minerals found in mines and quarries, they are usually dirty or covered of clays or oxides that disfigure the specimen. It is also common to find minerals covered with layers or mineralization of calcite, quartz or other that we wished to eliminate to obtain the mineral that really interests to us. The suitable method to clean minerals happens to be to submerge them in some type of solution that eliminates these undesired substances either by simply cleaning in clear water, or water mixed with some acid type.
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