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 Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 02, 2025 14:11 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Possibly, quartz minerals filled a pocket in the limestone. I have quartz echinoid fossils where quartz filled the cavity left by the fossil. I have also collected amazing chert (a form of quartz) fo ... | |
| Topic: Mineral Identification Question |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 23 Views: 19589 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 20:53 Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question |
| Also Forrest, I agree that the varying mineralogical morphology of the specimens is often accounted for by the differing geographical origins of the specimens of a single mineral species in question. ... | |
| Topic: Mineral Identification Question |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 23 Views: 19589 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 19:54 Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question |
| Forrest,
Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful replies. The mineralogy profile of aragonite matches the mineral formation on my red scoria specimen. I am content with a tentative identif ... |
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| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 16:05 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Last photo of the geode mineral, taken this morning. What a beaut... | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 16:02 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| This one actually looks like certain images of the sun.
-Michael |
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| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 11:42 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Hello James and thank you for your reply. I forgot about the advice regarding the sheet of paper thank you. Do you think both are quartz geode of some kind covered with limestone?
Here is one mor ... |
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| Topic: Mineral Identification Question |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 23 Views: 19589 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 11:00 Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question |
| Another photo under the blacklight... | |
| Topic: Mineral Identification Question |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 23 Views: 19589 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:58 Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question |
| Follow-up post, for anybody interested...My (possible) mimetite illuminates (possibly glows too) under a blacklight. Mimetite is lead arsenate chloride. | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:38 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Finally, a photo of the geode that does not glow under a blacklight with an LED flashlight beam shining through it. I call it, " The Brain". Haha.
-Michael |
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| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:34 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Yet another photo of the second geode, in full sunlight outside... | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:32 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Here is a photo of the other geode, positioned over the blacklight... | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:19 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| It is worth noting that the other geode I was given does not illuminate or transmit a glow adjacent to or over a blacklight. It does transmit light and illuminate like a rough quartz crystal, for exa ... | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:14 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| One last photo displays the mineral over a blacklight to show the presence and color of the light transmitted. As with my last post, I apologize for the poor quality photos.
Thank you for taking a ... |
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| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:10 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Photo adjacent to a blacklight...Note, this mineral glows a light greenish hue under a blacklight. | |
| Topic: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
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| Godscreation1988 Replies: 15 Views: 12486 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 01, 2025 10:06 Subject: Re: "Geode" Mineral Identification |
| Photo with flashlight shown through the geode mineral in a nearly dark room... | |
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