Wisconsin moonstone

fuss spending too much on rocks Member since October 2018 Posts: 254	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 1, 2019 23:36:24 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fuss on Feb 1, 2019 23:36:24 GMT -5 Anorthoclase feldspar with amazing blue aldurascence, found only in north central WI. moonstone3 by fuss_, on Flickr moonstone1a by fuss_, on Flickr moonstone4 by fuss_, on Flickr
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 7:35:35 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Feb 2, 2019 7:35:35 GMT -5 Really nice color in those!
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fernwood misunderstood rock expert Member since May 2016 Posts: 11,965	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 8:06:42 GMT -5 toiv0 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fernwood on Feb 2, 2019 8:06:42 GMT -5 toiv0 Look famaliar? I love WI Moonstone.
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Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 8:39:03 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 2, 2019 8:39:03 GMT -5

Lovely piece of moonstone!

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,586	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 11:24:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2019 11:24:00 GMT -5 Have you cut/polished any? Photos? Looks real nice.
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toiv0 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2014 Posts: 3,306	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 13:43:30 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toiv0 on Feb 2, 2019 13:43:30 GMT -5 Feb 2, 2019 8:06:42 GMT -5 fernwood said: toiv0 Look famaliar? I love WI Moonstone. I love the WI moonstone too. Hard to find nuce quality.

toiv0 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2014 Posts: 3,306	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 13:46:18 GMT -5 RWA3006, fernwood, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toiv0 on Feb 2, 2019 13:46:18 GMT -5 Here is a cab I did awhile back.

fuss spending too much on rocks Member since October 2018 Posts: 254	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 22:49:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fuss on Feb 2, 2019 22:49:43 GMT -5 Thx, I haven't, though I do have another piece that is polished that I won in a drawing. Feb 2, 2019 11:24:00 GMT -5 RWA3006 said: Have you cut/polished any? Photos? Looks real nice.

fuss spending too much on rocks Member since October 2018 Posts: 254	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 23:07:22 GMT -5 toiv0 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fuss on Feb 2, 2019 23:07:22 GMT -5 thx everyone for the comment's, and Toiv0, it looks like you excellent work, nice job.

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,586	Wisconsin moonstone Feb 2, 2019 23:38:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2019 23:38:06 GMT -5 Is this material the same as labradorite? If not, then what makes it different? Sure wish I had a deposit nearby my area.
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Wisconsin moonstone Feb 3, 2019 0:26:00 GMT -5 RWA3006 and fernwood like this

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Feb 2, 2019 23:38:06 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Is this material the same as labradorite? If not, then what makes it different? Sure wish I had a deposit nearby my area.

Anorthoclase is an Alkali feldspar where Labrodorite is in the plagioclase group. See the diagram halfway down the page in the link.

Plagioclase

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Wisconsin moonstone Feb 3, 2019 1:14:36 GMT -5

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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 3, 2019 1:14:36 GMT -5

Adularescence, now thats a $20.00 word.
Was having a discussion about that very thing recently, he knew chatoyence wasn't the right word for feldspar schiller, but we couldn't remember what the right one was, and were too busy digging through rocks to google it.

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