[Rockhounds] Man-made gems

[Dora Smith]

Not getting it.  These are radioactive, and what have they got to do 
with germs?   And is selling on the list appropriate?

Dora


On 4/29/2018 6:05 PM, larryrush at att.net wrote:
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> I have come into possession of several (8) hand-sized pieces of torbernite, from the site originally called Shaba, in Zaire, now the Republic of Congo.
> As such, and considering the difficulties sometimes met when importing radioactive material these days, these have been in a private collection for at least 30 years here in the US.
> They do not show macro crystals, but are groups of matted mineralization, and some micro clusters.
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> I don't have them on a public photo site, but if anyone is interested in seeing them, I can e-mail photos to any member. I am asking $35 ea., plus postage.
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