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Hi Elizabeth— Sorry for the LONG delay in responding….. I tend to be REALLY slow. (A number of reasons. A lot of typing to do, but mostly, you don't want to know….) >…[The thread] has real importance. < You betcha it is important!!!! Decomposed blasting material doesn't look like rocks….. >He died in the explosion.< Well put, graphical story!!!! Another story…………… in Cobalt, Ontario. I found a MAJOR silver mine. LOADS of dumps, lots of picking, etc. I accidentally wandered in. The (1890 era) buildings had BOXES of plainly labelled and filled blasting caps. Needless to say, I beat feet. Blasting caps age rapidly!!!! NOT to mess with things that don't look like minerals!!!!! NOT to mess with blasting caps or other manmade devices in mines. These things were made to explode….. *I* wouldn't want to set off a case of blasting caps……….I also TIPTOED through that area. Explosive devices aren't funny.. LOOK OUT in mining areas. Mines need explosives, rockhounds don't………..JD