[Rockhounds] Need help with Mineral ID

[J Bryan Kramer]

My guess would be magenta, that may be a bit more purple tho. If you want to
accurately describe a color then you can try to match it to a chart like
this:

<http://www.webmonkey.com/reference/Color_Charts>

BK


“It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored
than the day."

                      Vincent van Gogh

J Bryan Krämer       North Florida, USA
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On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 22:41, Wes Lingerfelt <Rocks4u at prodigy.net> wrote:

> Ok, Gang! I've been out in the shop making spheres and I see a lot of
> discussion has been going on about the raspberry color. Axel, it is more
> purple than red but I couldn't think of a color to match it any closer than
> Raspberry. I wonder if the color will photograph on my little Nikon L5? In
> any case, I've seen Raspberries that are almost black especially when they
> are real ripe around here in Nipomo, California. The less than ripe ones are
> deep Red. This mineral is more purple than red but darker than most calcite
> red's which is usually a reddish orange. I'm going to try to get a picture
> of the glow later tonight.
> Wow, this has been a whole lot of fun and I'm getting a new appreciation
> for those in this group. You all are a wonderful resource and I'm
> overwhelmed. Thank you everyone so much!
> Stay tuned!
> Wes
>
>


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