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 Topic: Corundum with green?? xls |
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| Poorboy Replies: 18 Views: 16326 |
 Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 22, 2022 00:15 Subject: Re: Corundum with green?? xls |
| 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. |
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| Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6644 |
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. |
| Also try "agate husk" for comparable images; this worked better with Google | |
| Topic: Found in Peoria Arizona, please help identify. Not my normal find. |
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| Poorboy Replies: 7 Views: 6644 |
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. |
| 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? |
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| Poorboy Replies: 5 Views: 10635 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 06, 2021 13:08 Subject: Re: Any Idea What This Is? |
| 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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