transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 1, 2014 12:41:45 GMT -5
While I was taking a toothbrush to this rock I have, I noticed some blue streaks and a spot of green. Thinking they are both still calcite, just not white like in the rest of the rock. Anybody have another opinion I'm all ears. None of the other similar rocks that I picked up with this one have anything like this
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 12:59:14 GMT -5
Not sure if its the light, But I see slight indications of a very pale purple or pink running through the glassy quartz just below the Green area. The darker blue is top left. So many things going on with this one.. it keeps the eyes darting about just to see if there are any common bonds.
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 1, 2014 13:31:43 GMT -5
Made me go back outside to get a closer look at it lol. I think it was just the light however my sunshiny day has turned to overcast. Amethyst and smoky quartz are often found together in specimens in ct however the smoky are usually more brown than grey when they occur together. This stone also has a bunch of really silver phlogopite (type of mica) along with iron stains (near impossible to find good sized quartz that doesn't have a spot of orange/red on it in ct) The blue in this photo is undoubtedly blue, but there's another spot on the back that's more grey blue. I've seen some really grey blue calcite in my local rock shop so it's not an id killer, just adds more depth to the specimen. Thanks for looking
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 3, 2014 8:30:28 GMT -5
Calcite and quartz rocks are common where I hunt fossils in Montana,,Some slab up pretty nice too-I say you have a winner there with both minerals going on.....
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 3, 2014 19:35:24 GMT -5
Calcite and quartz rocks are common where I hunt fossils in Montana,,Some slab up pretty nice too-I say you have a winner there with both minerals going on..... Those quartz make we want to buy a saw. These calcite and quartz I'm using for bases on my trees. The silvery mica should compliment the silver wire nicely
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 13:24:05 GMT -5
Very productive thinking, The silverish lines would make the silver roots of the tree appear as if they are embedded into the stone.
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transcendental
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Post by transcendental on Aug 5, 2014 13:32:46 GMT -5
Yeah I had to figure out a way to bring prices down, if I'm collecting the stones instead of buying them it brings my cost does, bringing down final cost
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