Post by Geoff on Oct 2, 2013 2:45:57 GMT -5
Did some rock hounding last month while in Texas. Went out with a few locals and kicked around a pegmatite on a ranch. Came back with a pound or so of facet grade fluorite, several pounds of specimens and a heap of quartz crystals. Here are a couple I had a chance to take pictures of tonight.
Here is a 2 inch wide piece of graphic granite.
And here is a cluster of quartz crystals, the largest is 1.5 inches. This represents my first attempt at trimming a specimen. After reading many many posts in the cleaning and preperation board I went to it with a hatchet and a hammer. I'm poor, deal with it. I trimmed a bit off the top to open up the pocket of smaller crystals, and some off the back.
Here is a 2 inch wide piece of graphic granite.
And here is a cluster of quartz crystals, the largest is 1.5 inches. This represents my first attempt at trimming a specimen. After reading many many posts in the cleaning and preperation board I went to it with a hatchet and a hammer. I'm poor, deal with it. I trimmed a bit off the top to open up the pocket of smaller crystals, and some off the back.
