Elutriation {was: Re: [Rockhounds] Off Topic Geology in Progress}

[Axel Emmermann]

There you go...
If there's a word for it, that means that I shouldn't make a run for the
patent office? LOL

Axel

Axel Emmermann
European Regional Vice President of the
Fluorescent Mineral Society
<http://www.uvminerals.org/>
=========================
Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen/Antwerp Mineralogical Society
<http://www.minerant.org/index.html>
Werkgroepleider/Workgroup leader: Fluorescerende mineralen/Fluorescent
minerals
Technische Realisaties/Engineering
My website:<http://users.pandora.be/axel.emmerman/home/>

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> Namens Kreigh Tomaszewski
> Verzonden: dinsdag 6 januari 2009 1:44
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> Onderwerp: Elutriation {was: Re: [Rockhounds] Off Topic Geology in
Progress}
> 
> Axel,
> 
> Using a vertical upward flow of water to sort things is called
> elutriation.
> 
> It can be used to sort by density, even if the material is of different
> sizes. If the material is roughly the same density, it can be used to
> sort by size.
> 
> I use it to recycle tumbling grits. It is also quite useful for gold
> mining.
> 
> Kreigh
> 
> 
> 
> On Monday, Jan 5, 2009, at 11:48 America/Detroit, Axel Emmermann wrote:
> 
> >
> > Seriously, could a vertical upward flow of water be used to separate
> > different minerals according to size or smoothness?
> > Or separate grains of minerals from the gangue?
> >
> > Perhaps this has been suggested already but I' ve been too busy to do
> > much
> > rockhounds debating the last week ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> > Axel
> >
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