spiritstone
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 27, 2017 16:38:15 GMT -5
Banging my head on this one for 3 years now regarding what I was finding in a creek of these weathered tumbled crystal. Brought a few home and inquired around on a few forums with no real idea on what it was? Then recently I happened to come across a pic that made me think of what it might be? I had taken it at a rock show with the identification of the specimen and its location found, a possibility? I placed a couple pics from youtube of specimens found in the states, and was curious if you find the structure similar? The shots of what I was finding are below the first two. Thanks. Does it look the same as these?
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Post by fernwood on Aug 27, 2017 17:15:42 GMT -5
Crystal structure seems similar to me. What are the first 2 called?
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 29, 2017 6:18:51 GMT -5
Crystal structure seems similar to me. What are the first 2 called? Herkimer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 9:15:56 GMT -5
The first two are rhomboid prisms.
Pretty clearly calcite.
ETA I agree with Andy the matrix is similar to Herkimer. The matrix in your is different but also shows calcite rhombs
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 29, 2017 19:06:31 GMT -5
The first two are rhomboid prisms. Pretty clearly calcite. ETA I agree with Andy the matrix is similar to Herkimer. The matrix in your is different but also shows calcite rhombs Not sure what led me towards Herkimer??? maybe just to many beers on Sunday lol. you guys are correct.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2017 19:18:59 GMT -5
The first two are rhomboid prisms. Pretty clearly calcite. ETA I agree with Andy the matrix is similar to Herkimer. The matrix in your is different but also shows calcite rhombs Not sure what led me towards Herkimer??? maybe just to many beers on Sunday lol. you guys are correct. I wanna hang with you on a Sunday then!
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Post by spiritstone on Aug 30, 2017 6:25:12 GMT -5
Not sure what led me towards Herkimer??? maybe just to many beers on Sunday lol. you guys are correct. I wanna hang with you on a Sunday then! LoL any time your free come on up. This Sunday its going to be beer and digging for agate at disdero lakes.
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