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Post by Woodyrock on Nov 12, 2012 16:03:25 GMT -5
I know what it is, and where it came from. Anybody else know. Woody
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Post by NatureNut on Nov 12, 2012 16:34:23 GMT -5
Is that Larimar??
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Post by Woodyrock on Nov 12, 2012 16:55:57 GMT -5
Jo: Not Larimar, wrong country of origin.
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 12, 2012 17:15:12 GMT -5
Smithsonite from Mexico?? steve
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Nov 12, 2012 17:16:02 GMT -5
looks like smithsonite
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Nov 12, 2012 17:37:47 GMT -5
Blue Hyalite Opal from Oregon?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 17:46:26 GMT -5
MX smithsonite was my first reaction, too. Could also be hemimorphite from there.
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Post by deb193redux on Nov 12, 2012 18:55:42 GMT -5
Perumar?
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 12, 2012 19:09:24 GMT -5
I may be saying this wrong.....
Holly hills blue??
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Post by Woodyrock on Nov 12, 2012 19:24:25 GMT -5
Second clue, it is from Washington State. Woody
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 12, 2012 19:28:59 GMT -5
MX smithsonite was my first reaction, too. Could also be hemimorphite from there. Hemimorphite?
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Post by NatureNut on Nov 12, 2012 20:19:03 GMT -5
It couldn't be a Jade, could it? Almost looks like a blue Chaldedony.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 21:18:50 GMT -5
Ellensburg blue turtleback? Just guessin' - unusual color if it is.
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Post by rockfarmer on Nov 12, 2012 22:48:24 GMT -5
snow cone blue.... if not, I go with Ellensburg
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Post by Dora on Nov 12, 2012 23:02:24 GMT -5
Smithsonite and Hemimorphite are already mentioned, so I will give a wild guess to calcite-smithonite.
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 12, 2012 23:27:11 GMT -5
CHALCEDONY
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 12, 2012 23:27:29 GMT -5
IOLITE
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Nov 12, 2012 23:44:43 GMT -5
angelwing agate
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Post by rykk on Nov 13, 2012 0:16:33 GMT -5
"Blue Ice" agate
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Post by Woodyrock on Nov 13, 2012 2:22:53 GMT -5
It is Hemimorphite from north eastern Washington. About the same hardness as Larimar, but does not have the same tendency to edge chip, plus is is translucent. The one source this was available to rockhounds is now under claim to recover the gold in the tailing dump. This material only occurs in zinc deposits that also have a copper component. The colour is from the presence of the copper. Woody
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