lo526
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Post by lo526 on Sept 29, 2023 9:01:48 GMT -5
Pretty sure these are just quartz, but I’d love to learn anything more that y’all could share with me! Maybe it’s because I live in an area with a lot of quartzite, but these look different than other quartz I (think I) have seen. The first rock (first 2 pics) has some areas that are quite clear, with one spot that looks like it has a little rainbow trapped inside (not the pink spot). I posted about it on another site and the only response I got was “you might want to hide that,” but the person didn’t respond when I asked what they meant. As for the second rock (second 2 photos), someone once suggested it might be smoky quartz, but when I google ‘rough/raw smoky quartz’ the results don’t really look the same. Also, the rock is actually a little more purple-Ish than it comes across in the pic. I wish I could post more pics right now, but these are living at my parents home for the time being! Thanks in advance! imgur.com/GsXXrO6imgur.com/W05wh91imgur.com/K3j5TMgimgur.com/eCxqUuW
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 29, 2023 16:31:55 GMT -5
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lo526
off to a rocking start
Member since September 2023
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Post by lo526 on Sept 29, 2023 17:33:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the response! Out of curiosity, what makes them nice specimens? And why might the one be agate?
I tried to find the specific gravity of them years ago after I found them, but I don’t remember anything about it except i think I did it wrong because it didn’t make sense, lol. I’ll have to try again next time I’m at my mom and dad’s. And I do know they both scratch glass, but that’s not anything exciting or special…
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 30, 2023 18:01:20 GMT -5
I replied to this earlier and must have forgotten to hit create post. Doh!
I think they are nice because they are so clean looking and pretty. The one that looks like maybe agate looks a bit different, but more pictures would help.
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Post by rmf on Oct 4, 2023 17:54:23 GMT -5
That is Quartz unless you are a Trekkie then it is raw dilithium.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 4, 2023 20:26:34 GMT -5
They both look like quartz to me. The first one looks like it has a glob of rose quartz on it. The rainbow inside is probably an internal fracture that creates the rainbow.
The second one looks like a combo of rose quartz and citrine to me. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like to me. Very cool looking specimen.
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