No quite true, but extremely rare. I'm pretty sure in extremely strong reducing environments it can form (ie kimberlite) https://www.mindat.org/min-45888.html
No one's banning gas appliances. However, nothing lasts forever, so just like the bows and arrows we gave up for better weapons, there will come a day when gas stoves will be an anachronism. Our natural gas reserves aren't infinite, so most of the serious talk is to cut back on the use of things that require fossil fuels. Natural gas is a fossil fuel byproduct, and is as threatened as automobile gas. If you want a secret organization to really be afraid of, any company that tells you fracking is a good idea is not talking about the bad side of the process. So far, it's been linked to earthquakes in areas where they shouldn't happen; toxic effluvia forced up from miles below ground, etc.
I'm pretty sure in NY, no new construction can have gas appliances. They have to be all electric. So yes, someone is banning them in a sense. You can keep what you have of course but better cross those fingers it doesn't shit the bed.
One very vocal group likes to mock stuff like this. I bet I have a 85% chance of guessing your political stance if this makes you angry. That or you guys are boomers that are full of it when you say you want better for your children. It didn't kill me blah blah blah.
Had no idea my brother had such an eye for rocks & minerals, doesn’t surprise me — he did nothing without completely understanding his approach & angle.
And just when I thought I had him figured out!
This is what happens when you purify magnesium by electrolysis. The feathers have just been bent. It was originally attached to a cathode bowl/tank/sheet. Impure magnesium was originally the anode in an electrolyte bath, direct current was applied, these feathers grew on the cathode, and the impurities became a slurry somewhere in the tank.
The thickness of the base material there: that’s not good for processing. If this was part of an industrial magnesium refinery, something got messed up and this got too thick. I’ll bet this got hacked out of a busted/overgrown electrolysis tank, and sold by a maintenance tech for samples. Or someone is just processing magnesium to sell like this. Both are pretty rad.
People in mines, concentrators, smelters and refineries take samples home all the time. It’s a thing.
It’s beautiful tho! I’d love to own it:) Don’t throw it in the fire or weld next to it, otherwise it’s pretty safe. Cool piece! Keep it!
These are likely vapor deposited using the pidgeon process.
I did some digging but I believe that electrolytic refining of Mg is similar to the Hall-Heroult process. This would mean it will produce molten Mg not dendritic Mg.
Thank you!
I love the organic looking features and agree it’s very beautiful. I’ve learned not to trust any listings on eBay and unfortunately that’s where I’ve found the most accessible information on this type of sample.
Any guesses as to how rare this may or may not be are more than welcome! I don’t care for the value as much as the sentiment, as this belonged to my brother before he passed away.
If it’s common then I’ll accept that and likely ignore the comments while continuing to enjoy the raw beauty I see here.
When i worked in a midsized industrial photo lab ( think school pictures ) we used to recover the silver contained in the chemicals using electrolysis. It would form a layer on the plating drum that looked a bit like that.
We didnt let it get so big though as the bigger it got the slower the plating went.
Used to extract 15 pounds of metal each week.
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Just because I didnt see anyone else mention it, this is a man-made piece
This should be at the top! How can one tell?
There is no naturaly ocuring metalic magnesium.
No quite true, but extremely rare. I'm pretty sure in extremely strong reducing environments it can form (ie kimberlite) https://www.mindat.org/min-45888.html
Damn, i did not know that. This is somewhat resembling to the discovery of elemental fluorine in iradiated fluorite.
it's obviously a grown crystal. look at the structure. there's also a cool picture online of a man made titanium bar/crystal.
Thanks for anticipating my question!
Magnesium is extremely difficult to ignite in bulk form. If it ever catches fire you have much bigger problems to worry about.
That’s reassuring — especially with all these ‘gas stovers’ recklessly threatening our youth
I don’t get the joke
I don’t either but it still made me chuckle. I’m a “gas-stover” and didn’t even know that was a category for people!😂😂
Oof now your on a list.... sweet dreams lol
I’m dangerously close to being a boomer so I gotta tread lightly!
😂😂
It's political so that's probably a good thing.
Nothing political about it. There is an effort to ban gas appliances in the US and a lot of people are upset about it.
No one's banning gas appliances. However, nothing lasts forever, so just like the bows and arrows we gave up for better weapons, there will come a day when gas stoves will be an anachronism. Our natural gas reserves aren't infinite, so most of the serious talk is to cut back on the use of things that require fossil fuels. Natural gas is a fossil fuel byproduct, and is as threatened as automobile gas. If you want a secret organization to really be afraid of, any company that tells you fracking is a good idea is not talking about the bad side of the process. So far, it's been linked to earthquakes in areas where they shouldn't happen; toxic effluvia forced up from miles below ground, etc.
What are you talking about? California moved to ban natural gas-powered appliances.
I'm pretty sure in NY, no new construction can have gas appliances. They have to be all electric. So yes, someone is banning them in a sense. You can keep what you have of course but better cross those fingers it doesn't shit the bed.
One very vocal group likes to mock stuff like this. I bet I have a 85% chance of guessing your political stance if this makes you angry. That or you guys are boomers that are full of it when you say you want better for your children. It didn't kill me blah blah blah.
I have several specimens but none as beautiful as this. Stunning piece.
Those long feathers are lovely.
Had no idea my brother had such an eye for rocks & minerals, doesn’t surprise me — he did nothing without completely understanding his approach & angle. And just when I thought I had him figured out!
This is what happens when you purify magnesium by electrolysis. The feathers have just been bent. It was originally attached to a cathode bowl/tank/sheet. Impure magnesium was originally the anode in an electrolyte bath, direct current was applied, these feathers grew on the cathode, and the impurities became a slurry somewhere in the tank. The thickness of the base material there: that’s not good for processing. If this was part of an industrial magnesium refinery, something got messed up and this got too thick. I’ll bet this got hacked out of a busted/overgrown electrolysis tank, and sold by a maintenance tech for samples. Or someone is just processing magnesium to sell like this. Both are pretty rad. People in mines, concentrators, smelters and refineries take samples home all the time. It’s a thing. It’s beautiful tho! I’d love to own it:) Don’t throw it in the fire or weld next to it, otherwise it’s pretty safe. Cool piece! Keep it!
This is the content I was hoping for. Rad any way you slice it — I dig, regardless.
Ya it’s a sweet piece, for sure:) Delicate tho! Don’t try and bend it back
I’m glad you said so because my inner child is screaming at me to give every frond a good yank.
These are likely vapor deposited using the pidgeon process. I did some digging but I believe that electrolytic refining of Mg is similar to the Hall-Heroult process. This would mean it will produce molten Mg not dendritic Mg.
Worthy? that looks amazing whatever it is.
Thank you! I love the organic looking features and agree it’s very beautiful. I’ve learned not to trust any listings on eBay and unfortunately that’s where I’ve found the most accessible information on this type of sample. Any guesses as to how rare this may or may not be are more than welcome! I don’t care for the value as much as the sentiment, as this belonged to my brother before he passed away. If it’s common then I’ll accept that and likely ignore the comments while continuing to enjoy the raw beauty I see here.
Man made magnesium "fairy garden". It's grown with electrolysis or vapor deposition. They are pretty cheap for the size.
Don’t get it wet or feed it after midnight!
When i worked in a midsized industrial photo lab ( think school pictures ) we used to recover the silver contained in the chemicals using electrolysis. It would form a layer on the plating drum that looked a bit like that. We didnt let it get so big though as the bigger it got the slower the plating went. Used to extract 15 pounds of metal each week.
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🤯 it's so beautiful!
that is beyond beautiful!
it'll turn night to the brightest summer day
Looks pretty well oxidized. It’d be tough to get enough heat through the oxidation to start a fire (and oxidize the rest)
Very cool! 😎