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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 10, 2019 22:32:34 GMT -5
Just a couple of unfinished cabs I need help identifying . Unknown source . Little chunks of pyrite I think . Fairly soft . Blue/green areas are much softer and have a feldspar like flash . Looking for ideas of what it is . Thanks
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Post by fernwood on Nov 12, 2019 6:22:57 GMT -5
Is that WI Moonstone?
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Post by MsAli on Nov 12, 2019 7:12:25 GMT -5
I know this one!
It is kyanite & pyrite in quartz. Sometimes it also has azurite, which will be darker blue.
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fuss
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Post by fuss on Nov 12, 2019 12:01:35 GMT -5
Could be a grey calcite with pyrite inclusions, but without more info like location, hardness and acid solubility its just a guess.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 13, 2019 22:11:24 GMT -5
I know this one! It is kyanite & pyrite in quartz. Sometimes it also has azurite, which will be darker blue. Thanks Ali , I'm pretty sure that is it .
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 13, 2019 22:15:13 GMT -5
Could be a grey calcite with pyrite inclusions, but without more info like location, hardness and acid solubility its just a guess. Knife slid across the clear part , so I don't think it is calcite .
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Post by MsAli on Nov 14, 2019 6:56:59 GMT -5
I know this one! It is kyanite & pyrite in quartz. Sometimes it also has azurite, which will be darker blue. Thanks Ali , I'm pretty sure that is it . I have a big chunk of it I need to slab up. Its the rock, I did my very 1st cab from.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 14, 2019 20:58:25 GMT -5
Thanks Ali , I'm pretty sure that is it . I have a big chunk of it I need to slab up. Its the rock, I did my very 1st cab from. All I had was a small scrap big enough for a couple cabs , no idea where I got it . Fun stuff to work .
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Post by MsAli on Nov 15, 2019 7:12:09 GMT -5
I have a big chunk of it I need to slab up. Its the rock, I did my very 1st cab from. All I had was a small scrap big enough for a couple cabs , no idea where I got it . Fun stuff to work . It is fun and very pretty.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 20:29:01 GMT -5
All I had was a small scrap big enough for a couple cabs , no idea where I got it . Fun stuff to work . It is fun and very pretty. If ya want to part with a slab of your chunk when ya get it sliced , let me know .
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Post by MsAli on Nov 15, 2019 20:38:33 GMT -5
It is fun and very pretty. If ya want to part with a slab of your chunk when ya get it sliced , let me know . Ill send you a PM
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Post by wigglinrocks on Nov 15, 2019 20:46:54 GMT -5
If ya want to part with a slab of your chunk when ya get it sliced , let me know . Ill send you a PM Thanks
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