[Rockhounds] Man-made gems

[larryrush at att.net]

Thanks, Erich.....I neglected to change the heading of the "reply" message,
which was not pertinent, and contained the words "man-made gems"  (NOT
germs!) . Looks like 2 errors in a row caused this confusion. I appreciate
the help!!

Larry

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-----Original Message-----
From: Rockhounds <rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com> On Behalf Of
Erich Kern
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2018 11:04 PM
To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
<rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com>
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Man-made gems


Dora, I didn't see any mention of "germs". So they're radioactive? 
What's the big deal?  We have lots of radioactive mineral in our cabinets.

There are degrees of how radioactive an object is, and they type of emitter
it is: alpha, beta and gamma. Gamma is the only one which penetrates the
skin.

Selling on the list is certainly appropriate as long as "advertisement" 
preceeds the text, which Larry has done.

Erich Kern


------ Original Message ------
From: "Dora Smith" <tiggernut24 at yahoo.com>
To: rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com
Sent: 4/29/2018 6:09:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Man-made gems

>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:
>>Advertisement
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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.
>>
>>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.
>>
>>Larry Rush
>>
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