Gold flakes in seed starting mix

jpop · March 18, 2016

Anyone here find this before?

No wonder these mixes are so expensive.

Scooty · March 18, 2016

That's vermiculite. It looks shinier in potting soil cause it's crushed into thin plates and wet.

TC_Manhattan · March 18, 2016

Those gold flakes are vermiculite.

Here's an article about it:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,5225257&hl=en

Aluminum Iron-Magnesium Silicate

Scooty · March 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by TC_Manhattan

Those gold flakes are vermiculite.

Here's an article about it:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,5225257&hl=en

Aluminum Iron-Magnesium Silicate

"If they are gold, please return the sample."

jpop · March 18, 2016

Haha, learn something everyday. Never played w/ vermiculite, so that explains a lot.

Pappi · March 18, 2016

It can also look like a piece of glass when dry and glinting in the sun. I've picked up my share of pieces over the years. Only to find myself chuckling at the fact it once again fooled me.

Pappi

Ricky Shaw · March 18, 2016

On the medical marijuana growing sites, the moderators come behind these photos and blur the fingerprints.

jpop · March 18, 2016

gotcha, seems fitting given the nature of what they are growing.

ContainerTed · March 18, 2016

Now, I've done some gold mining and if I only had that picture above to go on, I'd have my pan going in a heartbeat. Gold is 19 times heavier than water, and it wouldn't take but one pan full to find the truth.

Worth1 · March 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by ContainerTed

Now, I've done some gold mining and if I only had that picture above to go on, I'd have my pan going in a heartbeat. Gold is 19 times heavier than water, and it wouldn't take but one pan full to find the truth.

Columbus brought back a load of fools gold.

Worth

MissS · March 18, 2016

They are all just envious and trying to tease you. YOU HAVE FOUND GOLD! Get out your tweezers and collect each piece that you can find in that bag. Then run to the bank to cash it in.

jpop · March 18, 2016

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Originally Posted by MissS

They are all just envious and trying to tease you. YOU HAVE FOUND GOLD! Get out your tweezers and collect each piece that you can find in that bag. Then run to the bank to cash it in.

Haha, then I could quit my hand modeling job. The work in the yard the past three days really took its toll on my hands as you can see

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Now, I've done some gold mining and if I only had that picture above to go on, I'd have my pan going in a heartbeat. Gold is 19 times heavier than water, and it wouldn't take but one pan full to find the truth. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	They are all just envious and trying to tease you. YOU HAVE FOUND GOLD! Get out your tweezers and collect each piece that you can find in that bag. Then run to the bank to cash it in. __________________ ~ Patti ~

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Scooty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Chicago-land & SO-cal Posts: 583	That's vermiculite. It looks shinier in potting soil cause it's crushed into thin plates and wet.

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TC_Manhattan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Ohio Posts: 457	Those gold flakes are vermiculite. Here's an article about it: https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...,5225257&hl=en Aluminum Iron-Magnesium Silicate

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jpop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SE Florida Zone 10 Posts: 319	Haha, learn something everyday. Never played w/ vermiculite, so that explains a lot.

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Pappi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Pineland Posts: 126	It can also look like a piece of glass when dry and glinting in the sun. I've picked up my share of pieces over the years. Only to find myself chuckling at the fact it once again fooled me. Pappi

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Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	On the medical marijuana growing sites, the moderators come behind these photos and blur the fingerprints.