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To: Chuca Marsh who wrote (144)	1/28/1998 10:13:00 PM
From: Chuca Marsh	Respond to of 176

The Title Of The Newsletter that Doug Winslow wrote: "All that glitters is not gold!" Subtitled( Take Sphalerite for instance). So I got out my PETERSON FIELD GUIDE " Rocks and Minerals"F.H. Plough Houghton Mifflin, Plate on pagr 15 Plates and write up on page 112Remarks : " Sphalerite is the principle ore of ZINC. It alters... . Impurities recovered in smelting -Gallium, Indium, and Cadmium- make it also the chief ore of those metals. Distinguishing Chara: When it is very black its high luster and easy cleavage gives it a resemblance to Galena, but the light streak , the powder , and blowpipe test suffice for this distinction. Occurance: Same as Galena ( and us USAers add- sounds Hillariarious! For this weeks extra comments! Send some easy cleavage samples to me to hand to the wife!) See Link: At Minning Conference: Message 3287389 ChucaZincaboutit.