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Post by Cher on Oct 12, 2004 7:23:19 GMT -5
Don't know if you remember but a few days after I started my first batch I had posted about a "Chocoalte Shake" referring to the color of the slurry in the barrel. That barrel had some hematite in it. The next couple of barrels were mostly quartzy stuff, with a few agates and the slurry was gray. I just checked the barrel I started yesterday, red/yellow jasper w/ hematite. (Excuse for looking ... worried about gas ;D like we need an excuse for looking.) The color was reddish brown. Definitely could see the effect of the hematite. I guess the next barrel will have to be pure hematite so I can see the color. It should be kind of a rusty orangy red color if it follows true to iron ore. Having grown up playing on iron ore dumps (much to my mother's dismay) Mom would have been in heaven if they'd of had "Iron Out" back then to get the stains out. pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/signs/RockOn.gif [/img] ~ Cher ~
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Post by docone31 on Oct 12, 2004 10:09:47 GMT -5
Chlorine and iron, ferric chloride. It gathers in lumps and can be disposed of. I doubt however, the iron is affecting the tumble. Hematite was referred as an healing stone. If hematite is scratched, a reddish colour is shown. Hema is blood in greek. To us it is rust. I use chlorine to seperate the iron in our water, and a carbon filter to remove the chlorine.
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Post by Cher on Oct 12, 2004 14:24:07 GMT -5
? I'm sorry Doc, I'm not sure how you mean that? Do you mean you don't think it's affecting the color of the slurry? I'm not worried about it affecting anything really, I was just thinking of a post I read here that someone had done some hematite, turning the slurry really red and stained their hands. I'm just assuming (and making a non-important observation) that the color difference was due to the hematite. Anyone who's done hematite want to chime in ... I don't have a cat so my curiousity can't kill it. ;D pages.prodigy.net/bestsmileys1/signs/RockOn.gif [/img] ~ Cher ~
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