What is the main problem with commercially prepared mineral separates?
Surprisingly, the main problem with commercially prepared separates is often simply that the samples owner never looks at the separates before arriving here at the lab. We often hear this familiar apology for a poor separate: I didnt realize these would be so problematic I only looked at them today for the first time. The lesson here is that good familiarity with ones samples before starting to make a mount is invariably the best way to reduce the chances of making a poor one.
