FLrockhound
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Post by FLrockhound on Aug 28, 2014 23:16:32 GMT -5
This rock was a gift and didn't know what it is. I believe it came from the Northwest somewhere, possibly Washington or Oregon Any help will be appreciated greatly. Its driving me nuts figuring out what this is.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 29, 2014 9:22:12 GMT -5
Looks like a rock with a quartz face-I see a lot of them here in Oregon...
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FLrockhound
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Post by FLrockhound on Aug 29, 2014 11:23:59 GMT -5
Thank you, I found it pretty interesting since we don't have stuff like this in Florida and couldn't find any pictures online for reference it was a mystery to me, that needed to be solved. Even if it's nothing special its still a rare specimen for my collection. Thank you,again for your help.
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Post by glennz01 on Sept 1, 2014 21:17:18 GMT -5
Looks like a lot of what I have around my river beds... Along with diorite... i have lots of that too... too bad its not worth anything but driveway topping.
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Post by gingerkid on Sept 2, 2014 11:43:42 GMT -5
Not sure what you have received as a pretty gift, but have seen slabs of green marble with a quartz vein from Tennessee, then wondered if it might be quartz in slate or dolomite in ??
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electricmonk
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Post by electricmonk on Sept 2, 2014 11:49:04 GMT -5
Have been doing some hounding in Wa/Or this Summer, have found quite a bit of that material. Even brought some home confusing the extra quartz material for a sort of agate (rock was very dirty). I am still learning, might just cut into one to see how it looks inside. I am not above such things
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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 5, 2014 12:44:12 GMT -5
FLrockhound, that's a piece of Andesite with a vein of Quartz running through it. It's super common here, and like somebody else mentioned, it is often relegated to PNW crushed gravel driveways.
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Sept 5, 2014 18:16:31 GMT -5
FLrockhound, that's a piece of Andesite with a vein of Quartz running through it. It's super common here, and like somebody else mentioned, it is often relegated to PNW crushed gravel driveways. I have a couple pieces of it too, and while it is used for driveways, it does polish well enough for cabbing. Also being a Fl native, I have found that what is common elsewhere can be unusual enough to sell here in the land of Sun, fun & no rocks!! If I find my piece I cabbed I'll post a couple pics!!
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Post by washingtonrocks on Sept 5, 2014 19:11:00 GMT -5
@the Dad_Ohs, Please post it! And just to be clear, I wasn't at all downplaying FLrockhound's specimen. ...just conveying the utilitarian use this under-appreciated rock is sometimes subjected to. haha. There's some neat porphyritic Andesite that I've collected, but have never got around to tumbling or polishing as of yet. I've always wondered how they would turn out...Some of it is a pretty green color so I know there's beauty there that just needs a little love so it can show through. Show us yer cab, Dad Ohs!
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The Dad_Ohs
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Sept 8, 2014 14:24:16 GMT -5
@the Dad_Ohs, Please post it! And just to be clear, I wasn't at all downplaying FLrockhound's specimen. ...just conveying the utilitarian use this under-appreciated rock is sometimes subjected to. haha. I wasn't insinuating that you were , and if it came across that way I apologize!! I just know, from years of working with my father, a mason contractor, that some of the most b asic of materials used in everyday construction can be made into beautiful pieces too!! I polished a cab of Granite w/ some mica in it and set it among my other pieces. A ady who thought it looked really nice kept bugging me to say what it was and all I told her was if you can figure it out, you can have it!! granite is very common material everywhere for building. After 3 hours I finally told her what it was and after all the "no way!!" comments she offered me 25.00 for it, unwrapped!! I just gave it to her and she has sine bought several pieces from me. but every time I see her she asks if I have any new "common" cabs for her!.
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