rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
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Post by rattlehead on Dec 15, 2014 17:53:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 20:42:33 GMT -5
Core it!!
A 3" sphere will power ironmans chest reactor...
Nice color. Almost looks chrome based.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 15, 2014 20:54:19 GMT -5
That doesn't look like the epidote that I find in Lake Superior. The color of yours is a much darker green than what I find, although there is a lot of variety in the colors from Superior. The Superior epidote is usually more streaky and not so grainy looking. Check out my recent unakite thread to see what I find.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2014 21:13:17 GMT -5
It almost looks like green aventurine   |
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rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
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Post by rattlehead on Dec 16, 2014 13:53:38 GMT -5
I checked the unakite shots and I agree this is darker. I haven't found anything quite this deep green before but I have found one unakite that was close. But this seems a bit different.
Can aventurine be found in MI?
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Post by snowmom on Dec 16, 2014 16:50:11 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 16, 2014 17:41:43 GMT -5
I found this rock in a farmer's rock pile near Alpena, MI. It looks more like shotgunner's rock than Rattlehead's rock. I'm not sure what it is though.  |
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Post by tandl on Dec 16, 2014 17:50:35 GMT -5
im pretty sure its epidote. i dont think greenstone , they are just not as nice a green as this and usually rounded . that is a good size piece
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Post by tandl on Dec 16, 2014 17:58:15 GMT -5
I found this rock in a farmer's rock pile near Alpena, MI. It looks more like shotgunner's rock than Rattlehead's rock. I'm not sure what it is though. That looks like quartzite , which is what aventurine is-with the addition of mica . |
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rattlehead
starting to spend too much on rocks
MI Rocks
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Post by rattlehead on Dec 16, 2014 18:58:17 GMT -5
I'm thinking Tandl may be correct.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 16, 2014 19:06:01 GMT -5
Whatever it is, I like it!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 19:39:14 GMT -5
Ted knows his shit. Problem solved.... Nice thread. Thanks rattlehead. |
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timloco
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Post by timloco on Dec 16, 2014 22:10:22 GMT -5
nice sized chunks, a good day!
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Post by broseph82 on Dec 19, 2014 13:35:31 GMT -5
Can this guy have a nice thick slab off that green rock? Looks like it will take a beautiful polish.
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Post by snowmom on Dec 20, 2014 6:37:35 GMT -5
rattlehead, don't forget to show us what you do with that!
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Post by pghram on Dec 20, 2014 18:07:35 GMT -5
That dark green one has some nice cab potential.
Rich
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