Volcanic micro diamonds?

Homefire, you're definitely selling your diamonds the wrong way. I always have good luck selling on eBay or in a sale on Gumtree (Australia's Craig's List). Scrap gold dealers and jewelers are spoiled for choice. Gold buyers can't be bothered with them. Jewelers prefer modern cuts and faceting. Such is life.

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		Quote:			Posted by GoldDigger1950
	Come on, mate. If they were not diamond bits your question is moot. His answer has everything to do with your question.

Kindly note that my question began with "if those shiny pieces with perfect cleavage are indeed micro diamonds...". Steve's answer was therefore irrelevant to that question, as is yours.

		Quote:			Posted by Cyberborikua
	Well on a funny note, most of the replies indicate that not all that sparkles on sand are diamonds. But keep trying who knows if you find those big diamonds on a lost wedding ring. I wish you the best and don't forget to show them to us!

Yes Cyberborikua it is kinda funny because I wasn't asking if those sparkly pieces are or aren't diamonds. Glad you noticed that! I'm well aware that not all that sparkles is a diamond, and there are several other minerals that do have perfect cleavage. Let me rephrase my question for better clarity:

Does the presence of micro diamonds indicate the possibility of larger diamonds being present in the same area?

Posted on: October 08, 2010, 08:17:03 PM

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Xavier, I live next door to Kalimantan (meaning 'river of diamonds') and the miners I seen there NEVER use the crush test. Golddigger is right; a streak plate test is better. I wish those tiny particles were larger so's I could rub them on a plate.

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		Quote:			Posted by GoldDigger1950
	Hobbyist, it doesn't matter how your question began. ANY answer is relevant. See how that works? This is a PUBLIC forum, not your private playground. Get over it.

As the nature of legitimate inquiries does not matter to you, and since you think ANY answer is relevant, it's time for you to re-think your position as a moderator.

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My guess is you got so worked up by the "irrelevant" answers and the "proper" role of a moderator (who happen to also be members entitled to participate as members) that you neglected to notice that Seldom has provided a "relevant" answer (see reply 4)---either that or he didn't give you the answer that you want to hear since you have chosen to focus on everything else without even acknowledging his response.

(I don't claim to know if he is right or wrong, but there is a definite logic to his thinking......and couple that with the fact that precious stones behave the same way as gold, i.e. the bigger, heavier pieces are going to settle out before the smaller lighter pieces, unless there were a lot of other indicators I'd be looking upstream or at least up current IF those were actually diamonds)

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		Quote:			Posted by GoldDigger1950
	It's not up to you. Take it up with the other moderators. Any answer in a public forum is relevant to any discussion here as long as the moderators say so. Look at it this way, we could all be laughing at you for presuming that tiny bits of diamonds have facets. But we're all holding back. His answer was very relevant. They probably were not diamonds. You'd rather pick at nits than accept the right answer. That's your style.

I have always had my reservations that the sparkly bits are indeed not diamonds, hence the "if" in my question. Somehow you refuse to see that, and you also failed to see the crux of my question. Your constant dogmatism is your blind spot.

The 'insert quote" function still doesn't work, anyways BittburgAggie, your guess is partially right. I'm multitasking on a few things right now and Seldom's reply (which I did see), was not acknowledged. I make amends now and thank Seldom for his input. It was the only reply which addressed my inquiry spot-on. And I do think he's right and logical. After reading it, I was checking tide charts (this site is by the sea) and phoning my boatman, and should I endeavor to explore the area further for more sparkly stuff, it will have to be done at the lowest tide.



Posted on: October 08, 2010, 10:17:07 PM

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		Quote:			Posted by seldom
	They are not diamonds forgetaboutit. As the nature of legitimate inquiries does not matter to you, and since you think ANY answer is relevant, it's time for you to re-think your position as a moderator. I have noticed that every time you do not get the answers you want you become combative with members or moderators, if you do not like the answers don't ask the question.

I'm sorry you feel that way Seldom. When I ask a question, I have no pre-set answers in mind. However I would appreciate answers which do actually pertain to my questions, and when others keep on failing to see what I'm really asking despite my clarification, I sometimes wonder if they're doing it on purpose. Once again, thanks for being the only one so far to give me useful input.

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