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About 30 years ago, I paid to collect on the "dumps" of a well-known pegmatite in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, which mostly comprised several hours of pushing around sand and rocks. After f ...

Also try "agate husk" for comparable images; this worked better with Google

Search for "agate skin" on the internet and scroll through the images. Your mention of chalcedony and geodes were the key clues for the association. Your pieces probably eroded from a vesicu ...

Appearances are always tricky, but you should consider "wood tin." I have no idea if cassiterite would set off a metal detector, but it could also be inter-grown with another mineral that is ...

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Topic: Corundum with green?? xls
Poorboy Replies: 18 Views: 15598	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 22, 2022 00:15 Subject: Re: Corundum with green?? xls
Poorboy Replies: 18 Views: 15598	About 30 years ago, I paid to collect on the "dumps" of a well-known pegmatite in Amelia County, Virginia, USA, which mostly comprised several hours of pushing around sand and rocks. After f ...
Topic: Found in Peoria Arizona, please help identify. Not my normal find.
Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6454	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 23, 2021 22:18 Subject: Re: Found in Peoria Arizona, please help identify. Not my normal find.
Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6454	Also try "agate husk" for comparable images; this worked better with Google
Topic: Found in Peoria Arizona, please help identify. Not my normal find.
Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6454	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Mar 23, 2021 22:10 Subject: Re: Found in Peoria Arizona, please help identify. Not my normal find.
Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6454	Search for "agate skin" on the internet and scroll through the images. Your mention of chalcedony and geodes were the key clues for the association. Your pieces probably eroded from a vesicu ...
Topic: Any Idea What This Is?
Poorboy Replies: 5 Views: 10438	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 06, 2021 13:08 Subject: Re: Any Idea What This Is?
Poorboy Replies: 5 Views: 10438	Appearances are always tricky, but you should consider "wood tin." I have no idea if cassiterite would set off a metal detector, but it could also be inter-grown with another mineral that is ...