[Rockhounds] Scapolite

[Axel Emmermann]

Hi Don

I had noticed the discrepancy too but I was reluctant to use that as an
argument.
You're quite right, Don. 
Some sellers (luckily far from all)  are less than 100% integer qua naming
the stuff they sell while some buyers just make that attitude more
interesting by paying more for an unrealistically labelled specimen.
On the other hand.... if we assume that there is a statistically equal
percentage of meionite and marialite specimens being mislabelled then we're
in business again... ;-)))


Cheers
Axel



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
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> Namens DonH
> Verzonden: woensdag 24 september 2008 20:11
> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Scapolite
> 
> 
> > For a start, I looked at the pictures posted for both minerals on
mindat.org, and I see that,
> >
> 
> Pete,
> 
> This presumes, of course, that what is posted there is correct, and that
> the minerals have not been subject to "wishful identification."
> 
> Don
> 
> 
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