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Post by NatureNut on Feb 15, 2011 21:34:03 GMT -5
Hello, I bought a couple of slabs from Mike the Montana Mad Dog last week here in Q and thought it was Piranha. First Slab (was $3) Second Slab (was $5) Front and Back Is that was they are, and how did I do? Next pics are some material my neighbor and I found at Desert Gardens. Does anyone know what they are? Brown with Green Splotches Stone Looks Picture Jasperish, but then doesn't Find of the day (lifetime?) Tourmaline? Olivine? Specimen Dendritic Mustardy Black kinda chalky feeling Seems like I've seen this before With large cool looking crystals Any help would be much appreciated. Need closer or better pics, please let me know. Thanks for looking. Jo
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Post by Roller on Feb 15, 2011 23:44:04 GMT -5
oooooh i like the lifetimeite!
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Post by 150FromFundy on Feb 16, 2011 7:34:03 GMT -5
Your "green splotches stone" looks like a thin crust of malachite and/or azurite. It's common to find that combo in the basalt along the Bay of Fundy and it often occurs together along with copper and other sulphide minerals. Unfortunately, it only occurs as a thin crust.
Darryl.
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Post by tandl on Feb 17, 2011 15:45:37 GMT -5
I agree for sure the green one is amygdoloidal Baslat with malachite . The piranhas are nice . your picture jasper , i call chert , but picture jasper is the same . lifer is real nice . the crystals , look to be quartz and epidote . Mustardy one , looks tobe dendritic limestone ,and looks lika good one . The last looks like feldspar .
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Post by stefan on Feb 24, 2011 11:01:29 GMT -5
The stirations on the crystal sure would indicate Tourmaline. Lifetime find is just that- the find of a lifetime- Very nice!
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