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2 plain bottles, are they too plain ?

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« Reply #80 on: March 26, 2017, 08:50:52 pm »

Hi Joey

Would love to have a copy... thanks!
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« Reply #81 on: March 26, 2017, 09:50:44 pm »

Hi Joey :

Can I order 1 copy too... thanks for your help

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« Reply #82 on: March 27, 2017, 09:20:35 am »

Pat, Pin & George, I've got you three down for copies. I'll wait till 02.Apr. to order, based on the number then.
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« Reply #83 on: March 27, 2017, 09:33:52 am »

Hi Joey

谢谢您!

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« Reply #84 on: March 27, 2017, 05:19:19 pm »

Dear Pin,

     Did you write 'Xie Xie Nin'?
Thank you, but 'Xie Xie Ni' would have been fine... 'Nin' makes me feel old. Roll Eyes Grin
And squinting to read the small font, makes me feel older!  Roll Eyes Wink
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« Reply #85 on: March 27, 2017, 07:39:24 pm »

Hahaha.... you will always young with your signature Hawaiian shirt Joey... 

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« Reply #86 on: March 27, 2017, 08:24:35 pm »

Thank you Joey!
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« Reply #87 on: March 28, 2017, 03:37:23 am »

Thank you, Pin.

My pleasure, Pat.

Best to all,
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« Reply #88 on: April 01, 2017, 01:13:59 pm »

OK, I will order 4, (3 for the above, & one for me).
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« Reply #89 on: April 01, 2017, 04:21:38 pm »

OK, I will order 4, (3 for the above, & one for me).
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Excellent !
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« Reply #90 on: April 01, 2017, 05:52:07 pm »

Dear George,
   
     Berthe wrote that they will be in the post on Mon.
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« Reply #91 on: April 05, 2017, 11:34:45 pm »

Journals have arrived...

If everyone who has one coming will please send me your addresses..

I had several addresses already for many members, but last week I lost all of my saved forum messages..

Including several between myself and Pin about a couple of Tie Ming commissioned bottles ! 

Very disappointing  Tongue
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« Reply #92 on: April 06, 2017, 12:33:34 am »


last week I lost all of my saved forum messages..

Including several between myself and Pin about a couple of Tie Ming commissioned bottles ! 


Ouch! Sorry to hear that George.   Sad

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« Reply #93 on: April 06, 2017, 04:44:30 pm »

Dear George,

     I'm sorry to hear that too. I know the feeling - same thing happened to me on 31.Dec.2016 on my regular email.
What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger.
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« Reply #94 on: April 06, 2017, 05:14:17 pm »

I guess the only two who asked for a copy were Pat, and Pin ..

Message me your addresses for a copy of the journal..

Joey sent five copies..
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« Reply #95 on: April 06, 2017, 05:19:59 pm »

Dear George,

    2 are for me... Please send them to Steven. I have all the addresses, and will send you a private message.
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« Reply #96 on: April 07, 2017, 12:20:34 am »

Dear George,

    2 are for me... Please send them to Steven. I have all the address, and will send you a private message.
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Ok, thanks Joey...
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« Reply #97 on: April 25, 2017, 10:40:01 pm »

This is a good place to post an example of a bottle I wonder if may be ground from a solid piece of artificial rock crystal.  There is even a very convincing natural inclusion across one of the rounded corners.  That combined with the complete lack of any air bubbles made me initially believe this a natural quartz.

But after seeing a bottle from Bill's site ( link below ), I think this could be from artificial rock crystal. If it is artificial, it sure is convincing for quartz.
 
49 mm with flat base

Here is a comparison bottle from Bill's site..

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If you hold the bottle just right you can see the different downward directions that the grinding tool left.





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« Reply #98 on: April 25, 2017, 11:04:10 pm »

George,

This one is definitely carved from a solid chunk of material!

Natural rock crystal and man-made crystal can be difficult to tell apart. Both have a similar specific gravity and similar hardness. Natural will always have some impurities embedded in the matrix. They may be minute, needing a powerful magnifying glass to detect, but some will always be present. Man-made crystal will be completely free of impurities.

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« Reply #99 on: April 25, 2017, 11:45:56 pm »

Well they are minute and even a bit difficult at 200X , but there does seem to be some impurities..


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