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Post by mia on Mar 19, 2012 13:40:52 GMT -5
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Post by Toad on Mar 19, 2012 14:09:42 GMT -5
Doesn't look like a stalactite to me.
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Post by meta99 on Mar 19, 2012 15:45:52 GMT -5
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Post by sdgoldpanner on Mar 19, 2012 17:44:48 GMT -5
Looks like no stalactite I have ever seen. I would have to guess quartz in tourmaline.
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Post by mia on Mar 19, 2012 18:26:42 GMT -5
it is Iridescent tho.... is tourmaline Iridescent?
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Post by meta99 on Mar 19, 2012 20:33:04 GMT -5
Looks like quartz in turgite, just not like what I've seen from Graves. (of course that place is huge...) Wrong crystal structure for tourmaline. Sue
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Post by Jason on Mar 20, 2012 11:17:55 GMT -5
That would be stalactitic goethite hematitie! It is extremely rare...goethite and hematite is very common but this form(stalactite) only occurs in a couple places on earth(maybe even just 2). It looks spot on to Graves Mountain except for the nicely formed quartz crystals. I have seen a good amount of this material which was found by a buddy of mine in a killer pocket a few years back. I have just never seen any with those nicely formed quartz crystals from graves, but like Meta said..graves is huge. This material is really rare and worth more than you think. I have seen small pieces fetch fairly big bucks
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mia
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Post by mia on Mar 20, 2012 16:57:13 GMT -5
OH... wow! Jason thanks.. This material is OLD, like in storage for 40+ years old. It had to have been collected over 40 years ago. Pieces were wrapped in newspapers dated early 70's.
How would I determine what it is worth? I don't collect specimens and would like to sell it.
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Post by Toad on Mar 21, 2012 9:25:16 GMT -5
Always nice to find a treaseure, eh? Good luck selling it.
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Post by mia on Mar 21, 2012 12:49:07 GMT -5
Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while! ;D
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Post by garock on Mar 22, 2012 8:22:14 GMT -5
Been to Graves Mtn alot and the material looks like Graves. Like Jason said never seen such great quartz crystals. Graves is a 'strange wonderful' place and as far as minerals, anything is possible !!
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