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Old 09-09-2008, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CortezPearls View Post
Dolomite...sounds good. What would be your take on Aragonite? Never worked with it, besides just handling those nice crystals.
I guess I can make some Dolomite and Aragonite nucleus and try them out...just for fun!!! A simple experiment: 1 batch of MOPs with normal Missisippi beads, another one with Dolomite and a final group with Aragonite beads. Same technician, same day, same growth group, etc...harvest and compare.
Be carefull where you get the dolomite. Some Dolomite has a high lead count. Obviously not good. But I don't think you will have too much trouble. The whiter the cleaner. I saw some for sale on Ebay a month or ago I have some somewhere. But only a few. Very nice stuff.
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