Home Tweakers' Asylum

Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

Further reading

reveals tourmaline to be pyroelectric, whereby the positive and negative poles are not necessarily manifested until heated to 100 degrees: so a dip in boiling water will do the trick.

If you ever get a chance to visit Quartzite, Arizona from about November through February, you can [purchase quartz, tourmaline and other semi precious stones fairly cheaply. It's the world's biggest swap meet/trailer park and a lot of rock hounds winter there in preparation for the Tucson show in late February/ April.


Stu



Edits: 03/28/08

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  VH Audio  


Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
  • Further reading - unclestu52 00:31:07 03/28/08 (0)

FAQ

Post a Message!

Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.