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Hi Kaprak,

Mike is correct. You have found a very weathered galena. Galena is relatively common in that area as well as drusy quartz which is all over the place and a lot of barite which is white ...

This does not look like any Midwest USA calcite I can think of. I think the key to potentially finding the location relies on a few items;

Where was it purchased? (I see the original poster is fro ...

Agreed, there is no doubt this is a Tri-State piece. Notice the rhombs of dolomite have a typical curvature often called saddle-shaped. Those Sphalerite crystals are much larger than anything from V ...

Thank you, it was purchased and a rock show and was tagged that way.
I see many of these mislabeled by people who think the districts are one and the same. I am fairly certain its from the Viburnum ...

Thank you Riccardo, I was able to connect with some Northern Ireland collectors and collected in the Little Deerpark Quarry in Antrim and the Mourne Mountains.

This has all the earmarks of actually being from the Viburnum Trend Mining District not the Tri-State District. These are often confused with each other since at least part of each district is in the ...

I think we won't solve this riddle, we can only make guesses. And my guess is that this one is maybe from Illinois.

That was my initial thought as well. Things I always want to know. Was this an ...

Hi all,

I will be traveling to Ireland and Northern Ireland in a few weeks. I was interested in possibly collecting some minerals. I know Northern Ireland has mostly zeolites. Is the Little Deer ...

Many natural rubies are UV reactive so I'm not sure how this helps with ID. I have both natural and synthetic that react strongly to UV.

Thank you Jordi! That is the information I was looking for.

There are a lot of kobyashevite specimens being offered on social media. I am trying to find more definitive word on the kobyashevite fakes.

per a earlier post from Ibrahim Jameel on the hemimor ...

Author	Message
Topic: Where do I find help with mineral specimen identification?
rgangue Replies: 4 Views: 9454	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Apr 02, 2023 21:29 Subject: Re: Where do I find help with mineral specimen identification?
rgangue Replies: 4 Views: 9454	Hi Kaprak, Mike is correct. You have found a very weathered galena. Galena is relatively common in that area as well as drusy quartz which is all over the place and a lot of barite which is white ...
Topic: What is the location of this calcite?
rgangue Replies: 4 Views: 7845	Forum: What is it? - Where is it from? Posted: Sep 14, 2022 11:10 Subject: Re: What is the location of this calcite?
rgangue Replies: 4 Views: 7845	This does not look like any Midwest USA calcite I can think of. I think the key to potentially finding the location relies on a few items; Where was it purchased? (I see the original poster is fro ...
Topic: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 23, 2021 10:27 Subject: Re: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	Agreed, there is no doubt this is a Tri-State piece. Notice the rhombs of dolomite have a typical curvature often called saddle-shaped. Those Sphalerite crystals are much larger than anything from V ...
Topic: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 22, 2021 11:24 Subject: Re: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	Thank you, it was purchased and a rock show and was tagged that way. I see many of these mislabeled by people who think the districts are one and the same. I am fairly certain its from the Viburnum ...
Topic: Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 16826	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Sep 22, 2021 10:21 Subject: Re: Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 16826	Thank you Riccardo, I was able to connect with some Northern Ireland collectors and collected in the Little Deerpark Quarry in Antrim and the Mourne Mountains.
Topic: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 22, 2021 10:18 Subject: Re: A Tri-State Galena and Calcite
rgangue Replies: 9 Views: 15248	This has all the earmarks of actually being from the Viburnum Trend Mining District not the Tri-State District. These are often confused with each other since at least part of each district is in the ...
Topic: Fluorite from where?
rgangue Replies: 10 Views: 7154	Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Aug 19, 2021 08:59 Subject: Re: Fluorite from where?
rgangue Replies: 10 Views: 7154	I think we won't solve this riddle, we can only make guesses. And my guess is that this one is maybe from Illinois. That was my initial thought as well. Things I always want to know. Was this an ...
Topic: Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 16826	Forum: Rockhounding trips Posted: Aug 16, 2021 12:59 Subject: Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 16826	Hi all, I will be traveling to Ireland and Northern Ireland in a few weeks. I was interested in possibly collecting some minerals. I know Northern Ireland has mostly zeolites. Is the Little Deer ...
Topic: Synthetic rubies and shortwave UV
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 3461	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Jan 19, 2021 21:43 Subject: Re: Synthetic rubies and shortwave UV
rgangue Replies: 2 Views: 3461	Many natural rubies are UV reactive so I'm not sure how this helps with ID. I have both natural and synthetic that react strongly to UV.
Topic: Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes?
rgangue Replies: 5 Views: 24452	Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Sep 22, 2020 10:51 Subject: Re: Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes?
rgangue Replies: 5 Views: 24452	Thank you Jordi! That is the information I was looking for.
Topic: Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes?
rgangue Replies: 5 Views: 24452	Forum: Incorrect classification and fakes Posted: Sep 21, 2020 16:06 Subject: Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes?
rgangue Replies: 5 Views: 24452	There are a lot of kobyashevite specimens being offered on social media. I am trying to find more definitive word on the kobyashevite fakes. per a earlier post from Ibrahim Jameel on the hemimor ...