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Help with my rock sample mix-up after a lab spill
I was sorting through some granite samples in the lab yesterday. My hand slipped and I knocked over a tray of labeled specimens. Now all the little rocks are mixed together on the floor. I tried to pick them up, but I can't remember which piece came from where. The labels are smudged from the water I used to clean the mess. How do I even begin to sort them out again? Is there a trick to telling similar rocks apart? I feel like I ruined weeks of work in one clumsy moment. Maybe I should have used a better storage system from the start?
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hugo_green887mo ago
Label smudges don't matter if you know your rocks.
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the_patricia7mo ago
Actually @hugo_green88, clear labels help OTHER people identify your rocks too.
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margaret_gonzalez257mo ago
My friend Mark once mixed up six granite samples but sorted them by their unique quartz patterns, unlike @hugo_green88's smudged label method.
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