Listwanite

Good Earth starting to spend too much on rocks Member since November 2010 Posts: 155	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 13:51:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Good Earth on Feb 13, 2014 13:51:40 GMT -5 I find this rarely on my local beach. It's part of the package brought from BC on the glacier express. Similar to Mariposite from CA, but I understand it to be a little harder.
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panamark fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2012 Posts: 1,343	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 14:58:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by panamark on Feb 13, 2014 14:58:55 GMT -5 Wow, that is really nice stuff delivered by the ice!! Looks nice and solid. Beautiful
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bsky4463 fully equipped rock polisher Member since September 2013 Posts: 1,696	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 16:08:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bsky4463 on Feb 13, 2014 16:08:01 GMT -5 I like the color and pattern, local finds rock. Interesting read about Listwanite on wikipedia. Cheers
	Last Edit: Feb 13, 2014 16:08:15 GMT -5 by bsky4463 I been chipping them rocks from dawn till doom...

kaldorlon spending too much on rocks Member since October 2013 Posts: 413	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 16:47:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kaldorlon on Feb 13, 2014 16:47:48 GMT -5 Interesting material!
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 17:52:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2014 17:52:38 GMT -5 having cut listwanite and mariposite I will concur that listwanite CAN be harder. The amount of quartz (like yours) determins the overall hardness. Mariposite usually has little quartz. Nice piece you found!
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Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 18:19:04 GMT -5

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Post by Good Earth on Feb 13, 2014 18:19:04 GMT -5

Thanks Shotgunner. This isn't even close to the best of Listwanite I've seen around these parts. I'll try to get a killer specimen posted soon. In the meantime, I'm carving a set of address numbers out of the block from the above photo..

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pghram has started giving rock gifts Member since May 2009 Posts: 3,897	Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 22:41:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pghram on Feb 13, 2014 22:41:29 GMT -5 Nice find. Rich

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Listwanite Feb 13, 2014 23:40:37 GMT -5

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Post by Geoff on Feb 13, 2014 23:40:37 GMT -5

Very cool! I am convinced we have a big ass listwanite deposit in South Central Alaska. The local geology crowd has never heard of listwanite so it's just called aurora borealis. But I swear it is identical to yours. Maybe I'll send some off for analysis.

Sorry to derail, you found a beautiful rock, hope you find more!

Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,492	Listwanite Feb 14, 2014 16:53:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Feb 14, 2014 16:53:30 GMT -5 That stuff is very pretty and like Scott says, it sure looks like Mariposite, though Mariposite is pretty soft stuff....Mel

frane misunderstood rock expert Member since July 2008 Posts: 11,015	Listwanite Feb 16, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frane on Feb 16, 2014 11:11:10 GMT -5 Beautiful! I agree with the others, my first guess was Mariposite so I have learned something here. Fran

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