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Be a member of the Amincha

Amincha As a member you can:

Post your photos of minerals as well as for field trips you have made or visits to fairs and museums.

mineralogist publish articles relating to either, since their classification, trade, collecting, healing ... in short, from the point of view that you think is relevant. Participate

future field trips in search of minerals.

And last but not least ...

'll meet more people who have your same relationship to the world of minerals creating a network of exchanges of high value in the mineralogy Chile!

If you are interested in joining our community, just follow these steps:

a) Have a relationship with the mineral collecting (Collecting - Research - Careers - Gold and / or Crafts - For Sale)

b) Send an email to correoaminch@gmail.com with the following information:

1) The subject of the mail should be: I want to be a member of the Amincha

2) Full Name

4) A brief description about your relationship with the collecting minerals (Time taken to collecting, studying, working, or buying and / or selling mineral collection)

5) A photograph (full face, body, you deem appropriate)

* The picture and description you submit will be published in the column members of the site as a way to formalize your enrollment as a member of the community *

If you want to leave belong to the Amincha

correoaminch@gmail.com Send an email to requesting exclusion. On this basis it shall remove the name of the column member official members along with a description and photo gallery sent. Along with the above e-mail is deleted from a retired member of our e-mail directory.

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Amincha What is? Mineral Conservation

Chrysocolla - Chañaral - Region de Atacama, Chile
(Photo courtesy of Marlene Gracia Diaz)

We
mineral collectors who is passionate about the topic of Mineralogy Recreation, this beautiful blend of the eternal pursuit of our pieces together Mineralogy continuous learning that enables us to better understand the composition and method of our object of collection.

The commonly quoted us this space is to share our experiences arising from our collections minerals. We assume that we have accumulated in our cabinets are more than "pretty stones" are pieces of matter that are complexly structured organized under complex crystalline systems and aggregates ... whose composition we are learning every day together.

When is a mineral, it is hard not to go trapped by her beauty. Before the rays of the sun, the crystals provide a beautiful setting, the colors and their mixtures cause the eye to just try to compose such a magnificent synthesis of brightness, color and shape.

Also when you are face to face in nature, it is impossible to be unimpressed with the surprises that lurk beneath our feet. With just run a little dust can extract a piece of the orogeny of our territory, a witness for the ground forces came together in space to form the relief currently surrounds us and that is still forming.

This and many reasons make it so appealing for mineral collecting. That is why within the Chilean context arises the Association. It is ironic that living in Chile, a country known worldwide for its mineral wealth, collecting the same degree there in infancy. From Arica to Punta Arenas there are only a few collectors who remain anonymous since beautiful personal collections.

Our community is itself in principle Free. This means that we do not support any political, religious, economic or otherwise. We are only collectors in the mood to share our experiences around the passionate the minerals you. As we are a free group, not pursue profit and not charged any fee . Manage everything (for now) through free communication on the Internet.

cordially invite anyone that passionate about the issue of mineral collecting to enhance networking and sharing with other people comments, ideas, photos, writings and all that rely on this wonderful hobby.

So if you have a collection of minerals or simply inquire about this issue and want to deepen and share your knowledge ... Be

Welcome to our group, here we are waiting with open arms ...

Sincerely

Steffan Giadach Axt
Creator and Administrator of the site Amateur Chile Minerals of

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accumulate When samples preserve the issue of safety is of paramount importance if you do not want to end up with a lot of dust rather than a superb rock. Moreover, as the minerals represent something aesthetically beautiful to see it is important that we show the public how they can be seen from different angles, something that in a box for example, is very difficult.


So how do I maintain a collection of minerals of how to keep safe in addition to displaying the best way possible?

The question in a sense does not require further analysis, because as they say "everyone likes" because there are both forms of storage such as minerals on Earth, but there are some that are much safer than others, all depends on the combination of creativity, security and basic resources. In principle, to save our minerals in a box (cardboard, wood, etc ...) will only achieve that, due to friction that occurs between them, damaged and sometimes rupture, either a falling glass or simple transformation of a precious sample into a coarse powder. Despite this, there are ways to ensure the integrity of our signs in the boxes. The first thing is to wrap the pieces with a paper (towel nova) to avoid friction, but if you choose this form must be very cautious because sometimes unwrap and wrap to show whether parts or working with them.

can also take the simple and easy egg cartons to store our samples and offering safety at minimal cost.


Another form of storage of these organizers are plastic. They are sold in most stores dedicated to home and construction area. While not designed for the storage of minerals, are a practical alternative, low-cost . There are various sizes and capacities, on which we should be fine tuned as well could buy about 5 boxes to our collection soon realize that, in our 100 minerals for example, only about 20 fit in it.


Together with the organizers, there are individual cases in this case, are designed for the storage of minerals and that have a protective padding material (cotton or foam) and a space for a label for the basic data of the sample. A disadvantage of such cases is that only allow the storage of minerals small (approx 5x5) so if you have a giant quartz on your shelf, you could hardly keep it in one of these boxes.

The other way is for mineralogists with race. Consists of sample storage in an acrylic base, which also includes basic data recorded mineral, transforming the piece into a sample with elegance and formality. The problem is that the sample to be affixed to the acrylic (with silicone or other adhesives) loses mobility and an important observation angle, depending on the part used as support.


There is an alternative if you want to set the sample by an adhesive. There methacrylate pedestals designed to support the sample (set to measure the mineral) and do not need glue to secure. In Chile, so far, I've only found these bases in "Hobbyteca of Santiago at a price of 10 x $ 10,000

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Photo courtesy of Jordi Fabre

Finally, the best and most complete way to preserve our minerals is keeping in a glass case through which to assess their main characteristics. Also you can add lights to observe them better. If a window is also closed, is guaranteed to be free of dust and aesthetically speaking, I consider it the best way to keep a collection of this kind, though of course requires a major investment to carry it out.

Some General Considerations:

have to be careful when storing minerals of different chemical composition each other because their components can react when in contact with others. Some minerals react strongly to moisture, such as the Halite in wet traps water and then return it causing a puddle of water around it.

There are also radioactive minerals whose conservation requires an appropriate management to prevent contamination. So it is very necessary to know what we want to make up our shelves.

is not advisable to leave the minerals in the open because the weather elements can cause changes in them (I still remember a chalcopyrite after rain almost becomes a chrysocolla) ____________________________________________________________________



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by Steffan Giadach