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 Topic: Semi-spherical exterior, radiating interior stone |
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| kushmeja Replies: 31 Views: 12586 |
 Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Feb 10, 2023 11:52 Subject: Re: Semi-spherical exterior, radiating interior stone |
| Looks like a Limonite concretion to me. | |
| Topic: Warty-looking rock. Eroded garnet schist, or...? |
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| kushmeja Replies: 7 Views: 4735 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Sep 14, 2022 18:12 Subject: Re: Warty-looking rock. Eroded garnet schist, or...? |
| I'd go with limonite concretion then. I find stuff like this where I hunt for fossils shark teeth by Holmdel, NJ. They have a wide variety of shapes & slightly varied composition, so they sometime ... | |
| Topic: Warty-looking rock. Eroded garnet schist, or...? |
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| kushmeja Replies: 7 Views: 4735 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Sep 14, 2022 17:28 Subject: Re: Warty-looking rock. Eroded garnet schist, or...? |
| Looks more like a homogenous rock / mineral to me from your pics, and I'm not seeing any mica or garnet either. Although eroded garnets in schist would have a similar surface texture, you would see th ... | |
| Topic: Datolite locality question |
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| kushmeja Replies: 9 Views: 5615 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jul 31, 2022 12:25 Subject: Re: Datolite locality question |
| Looks like Prospect Park Quarry in New Jersey, USA, or possibly one of the other NJ trap rock quarries. Datolite of similar appearance is found there, and with the same associated minerals too. I have ... | |
| Topic: Unknown metallic mineral |
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| kushmeja Replies: 12 Views: 6039 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Mar 16, 2022 10:18 Subject: Re: Unknown metallic mineral |
| The black is Hematite & the gold is Rutile. It is from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil. | |
| Topic: Idk what it is |
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| kushmeja Replies: 6 Views: 4239 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Jan 31, 2022 18:29 Subject: Re: Idk what it is |
| Almost certainly NOT platinum - extremely unlikely to just find a nugget of platinum anywhere, and for sure not TX.
It's probably pyrite, aka fool's gold, but it is impossible to tell for sure base ... |
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| Topic: Advice needed on how to get started on a potential project. |
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| kushmeja Replies: 6 Views: 4503 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 04, 2021 07:17 Subject: Re: advice needed on how to get started on a potential project. |
| Yeah, this isn't really the place for your questions.
I will say that you should be more concerned about the hardness & durability of the stone that you use. There are lots of inexpensive stone ... |
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| Topic: I want to know this stone |
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| kushmeja Replies: 11 Views: 6720 |
Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Feb 23, 2021 16:56 Subject: Re: I want to know this stone |
| Looks like carnelian or sard, which are basically just slightly different forms of Quartz. But they wouldn't be an 8.5 hardness and should be closer to 7. An 8.5 hardness is quite high, so I would try ... | |
| Topic: Rutile locality? |
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| kushmeja Replies: 18 Views: 14869 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Dec 17, 2020 14:23 Subject: Re: Rutile locality? |
| I would agree that most PA rutiles are pretty eroded for sure, but I have this one that is from Parkesburg that is quite sharp, and there are also pics on Mindat of a few with very sharp edges as well ... | |
| Topic: Rutile locality? |
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| kushmeja Replies: 18 Views: 14869 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Dec 17, 2020 14:03 Subject: Re: Rutile locality? |
| Could be from Chester County, Pennsylvania. Most of the PA rutiles have striations like yours, and similar twins occur there as well.
I have a lot of Grave Mountain rutiles & have a focus on th ... |
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| Topic: Please help with identification :) |
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| kushmeja Replies: 12 Views: 8405 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Aug 13, 2020 07:39 Subject: Re: Please help with identification :) |
| It looks like Goethite, which is an iron oxide mineral that matches up with the hardness & streak. but not Magnetic test. Goethite concretion is possible I suppose but it must be magnetic. Cant i ... | |
| Topic: Please help with identification :) |
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| kushmeja Replies: 12 Views: 8405 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Aug 13, 2020 07:09 Subject: Re: Please help with identification :) |
| It looks like Goethite, which is an iron oxide mineral that matches up with the hardness & streak. | |
| Topic: Sodium Dithonite, Waller solution, Oxalic acid or HCl |
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| kushmeja Replies: 9 Views: 15438 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jul 21, 2020 09:10 Subject: Re: Sodium Dithonite, Waller solution, Oxalic acid or HCl |
| If you are just looking to remove iron residue, I would use Super Iron Out - it's cheap & it's not nearly as toxic as most of the other options. It shouldn't harm quartz or feldspar whatsoever, bu ... | |
| Topic: Smoky Quartz or Smoky Glass? |
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| kushmeja Replies: 21 Views: 17210 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 02, 2020 16:46 Subject: Re: Smokey Quartz or Smokey Glass? |
| I would agree with the previous posters that your pics indicate that what you have is almost certainly glass due to the bubble inclusions.
My word of advice to you would be to stick to sellers loca ... |
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| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 50846 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 14, 2019 19:40 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
| This is my favorite specimen from our Georgia mineral collections, and one of top 5 favorites overall. This Turgite has a rainbow of exceptionally bright colors & excellent form. It is from the Sk ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 50846 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 14, 2019 19:11 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Georgia |
| Here is one of the Turgite specimens that I recently acquired. I really like the color & form on this one! | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 42069 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 14, 2019 11:12 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
| The Botryoidal Wavellite from National Limestone Quarry which is usually green or yellow like the specimem posted earlier in the thread are fairly well known. Here is an example of a large & unusu ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 42069 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 13, 2019 20:01 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
| Since several peope seemed to like the PA Rutiles that were previously posted, I figured that people may also like this Reticulated Twin. This is the best PA Rutile that we have in our collection, and ... | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 42069 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 12, 2019 20:18 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
| Here is a really cool Smokey Quartz from a more recent find. It's a floater with no point of attachment, is a reverse scepter & has irregular, and some even curved, crystal faces. | |
| Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
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| kushmeja Replies: 17 Views: 42069 |
Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Dec 12, 2019 18:05 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Pennsylvania |
| John - that Pyromorphite is spectacular! Truly a top-notch specimen for a PA Pyromorphite, and I would love to have one of such high caliber for the PA section of our collection someday!
I never re ... |
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