I am trying to learn of a short quick test to identify if here is MONAZITE in the soild of my property?
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Ok, go check out the link below.  Use the physical characteristics to help you out.\n\nFor the hardness testing 7 would be it scratched streak plate or a piece of quarts (probably not going to happen), 5.5 is about equivalent to it scratch mark on glass, it would be a 5 if it scratched a steel nail. Above a three it would scratch a copper penny, and above a 2.5 it would scratch a fingernail.
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You could try running an application like MemTest:\n\nhttp://www.memtest.org/
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A certified appraiser would have to look at it to determine that.  There are several factors that go into gem values and without actually looking at it, no one will be able to tell you.  Any guess would be just a shot in the dark.
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www.discovery.com \nSearch the word ´´Mythbusters`` they´ll give you some test and it´s totally FREE.
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You should take it to a jewlers they will be able to test it for you.
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One easy quick & easy way to find out is the streak test. Rub the mineral in question across an unglazed porcelain tile. If the streak it makes is black then it is pyrite (fool's gold). If it is golden yellow then you have gold. You can find these tiles in your local home & garden shop or hardware store.\n\nAnother simple one is the hardness test. Gold has a hardness of 2.5 to 3 on Moh's Scale. Pyrite is 6 to 6.5. Glass has a hardness of about 5.5. According to Moh's scale you should be able to scratch glass w/ pyrite but not w/ gold. Pennies can also be used as their hardness is about 3.5.\n\nGold is found in several different forms or habits. It can be dendritic (vein-like) or massive as in nuggets. Upon examining pyrite more closely (perhaps w/ a 10x magnifier) you will see that while it resembles a gold nugget it is actually made up of many tiny little cubes.\n\nGold will not cleave whereas pyrite will. Cleavage is simply how a mineral breaks evenly due to weaknesses in its crystal structure. Pyrite has cubic cleavage so that when it is hammered it will come apart in perfect little cubes.
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There is a whole battery of scientific tests used in mineral identification today however there are a number of tests that have been in use for a very long time which still work well.\n1) Observation - what does it look like, colour, the streak it leaves on an unglazed tile. the weight in your hand etc.\n2) Hardness. Its resistance to being scratched by a range of other minerals (Moe's scale)\n3) Density - how much it weighs compared to the same volume of water.\n4) The shape and form of its crystals.\n5) Chemical analysis.\nIf you put these together with a lot of experience there are not many minerals you cannot identify.
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The stones are likely insoluable salts of calcium, magnesium. A chemical analysis to show presence of these could be easily performed by dissolving in acid and using flame photometry. That will only give you a 'yes or no' answer. A definitive chemical analysis is likely beyond the scope of a school lab.
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Your question is way to vague.  There are so many variables to consider that there is no way to answer your question.  \n\nWhat kind of deposite is it?  Is it near surface or very deep?   What kind of other minerals are there?  What kind of permiting is required.  Is it an enviromentaly sensitive area, or in existing workings?  What kind of impurities are involved?  \n\nA feasability study is your first step.
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It looks to be PA. See the link below, and look under category 212 (mining excluding oil & gas). Further on in the same table, the data is broken out into more detail.\n\nSomething like the USGS probabaly has info on mineral deposits.
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that is not enough information, need to know the density of the soil
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Post it in the eBay to test market value
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take it to your local hazardis waste material center, they should know what to do with it:)
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Try Copper Test by points
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Google "soil contamination" or clink the link below.
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It is a good site: http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/
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sell it on ebay if you find someone to purchase something like that with no certificate of authenticity from a geologist to support your assertions.