[Rockhounds] Barium / Iron in iron miner

[Axel Emmermann]

Stop! I'm living it again....
Hard white balls... Stuck to the bottom, resisting unlimited numbers of
flushes... Too heavy to pass through the siphon...
Aaargh... The concept of "specific gravity" hits you with all its gravity...

Axel

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> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens DonH
> Verzonden: dinsdag 1 april 2008 1:19
> Aan: Erich Kern; Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for 
> rock and gem collectors
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Barium / Iron in iron miner
> 
> Erich Kern wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Don H. is right about barium. You haven't lived until 
> you've had a barium enema prior to a lower GI X-ray exam. 
> 
> 
> I had to drink mine for a upper GI.  That was bad enough.  I 
> was wondering if any nice barite specimens were destroyed in 
> the process if making the drink.  (Yes I'd imagine the make 
> the drink from synthetic barium sulfate, but I'm sure natrual 
> barite was a part of the process at some point).
> 
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
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