rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 21, 2017 21:45:27 GMT -5
I've recently began labeling myself a rockhound! Came across hoards of specimens and I've been trolling this site for a few weeks gathering information and getting insight like crazy. Slowly cleaning and identifying what I have. PLEASE correct me when I'm wrong. Look forward to interacting as I've fallen in love with my new hobby
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Post by manofglass on May 21, 2017 21:50:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from Michigan
Walt
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Post by Pat on May 21, 2017 21:51:51 GMT -5
It's a terrific hobby. You've come to the right place. Welcome from California!
Post photos of your finds!
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Post by spiceman on May 21, 2017 21:55:34 GMT -5
Welcome from Ohio. Glad to hear that your having fun. Never stop having fun.:) Post pics of your finds.
Dale
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Post by wigglinrocks on May 21, 2017 22:02:26 GMT -5
Welcome from Wisconsin . Best wishes with your new love . But be forewarned , this hobby can be a bit possessive .
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 21, 2017 22:10:01 GMT -5
I'll be posting pictures tomorrow. Thanks for all the welcoming messages. Look forward to chatting more tomorrow.
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Post by aDave on May 21, 2017 22:11:14 GMT -5
Welcome from the better half of California. Tommy , beat you to it. Dave
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ryan
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Post by ryan on May 21, 2017 22:18:42 GMT -5
Hello and welcome from colorado! Feel free to ask bout anything this site has really helped me a lot with information Ryan
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on May 21, 2017 22:23:48 GMT -5
Welcome from the better half of California. Tommy , beat you to it. Dave LOL I was wondering if anyone was paying attention Welcome rebeccaink
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Post by Pat on May 21, 2017 22:42:31 GMT -5
Welcome from the better half of California. Tommy , beat you to it. Dave LOL I was wondering if anyone was paying attention Welcome rebeccaink Yikes! I need to read more carefully!! Lol. And pay attention!!
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Post by vegasjames on May 22, 2017 1:46:55 GMT -5
Welcome from Nevada.
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 22, 2017 7:16:24 GMT -5
Do I post my curiosities here or begin a new thread? Here's my first unknown
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 22, 2017 7:51:20 GMT -5
BTW if anyone is in the Pensacola area - let's meet!
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 22, 2017 7:54:18 GMT -5
13lb quartz
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Post by fantastic5 on May 22, 2017 7:59:54 GMT -5
Welcome from Tennessee. In the future it would probably be better to start a new thread. You'll likely get more responses that way. But to put my worth in. I would think it is either garnets in schisty matrix or corundum in zoisite. If you have a simple black light flashlight, the corundum should florescence bright red, where garnets don't. Also zoisite will be harder than a schisty garnet matrix.
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on May 22, 2017 8:30:31 GMT -5
But to put my worth in. I would think it is either garnets in schisty matrix or corundum in zoisite. If you have a simple black light flashlight, the corundum should florescence bright red, where garnets don't. Also zoisite will be harder than a schisty garnet matrix. And welcome from old England. fantastic5 indeed that is a very confident (/ good) answer based upon one photo and no technical info. I don't see much by way of schistosity, but then maybe it's just not obvious in the photo. rebeccaink are you familiar with schistose foliation / texture? Do you observe any? It has to be the biggest give away so far as involving schist without a blacklight, though u/v would be a great piece of diagnostic kit to have.
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 22, 2017 8:34:56 GMT -5
Metalsmith : I have some mica schist with garnets - the kind you can crumble. This piece does not crumble. I'm very very new to this. I hope that was a helpful answer!
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on May 22, 2017 8:45:09 GMT -5
Metalsmith : I have some mica schist with garnets - the kind you can crumble. This piece does not crumble. I'm very very new to this. I hope that was a helpful answer! Its a start! If you're familiar with schistosity then you should know it when you see it (I take it maybe not from your answer). Not all schist crumbles, but much of it does. Also it doesn't take a huge stretch of the imagination to dig to the etymological root of the word; one which pervades the grade with much negativity even thought the mineralogy isn't necessarily tainted with any of it. In my climbing days, such crumbly material used to be closely aligned with the Germanic 'schist', just in (the very remote) case you were struggling. Sometimes it helps to back away from one possible answer just as much as it does to edge towards a positive identification. I can't help much further without additional images or preferably some basic mineralogical tests being tried.
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rebeccaink
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Post by rebeccaink on May 22, 2017 8:59:28 GMT -5
I'm going to take the suggestion of getting a black light! Maybe I can be more helpful then. Thank you!
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Post by Fossilman on May 22, 2017 9:01:02 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum and jump right in.......Looks like your having a pretty good start already!!
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