karenfh
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by karenfh on Sept 4, 2008 4:11:25 GMT -5
Well, let's see if my limited photography skills can get an ID on this. Gorgeous rock, with crystals and minerals. Hope you all can help me out! K
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2008 14:07:48 GMT -5
My first thought is Rhodochrosite.........but Im not sure if yours has the right structure. Or I should say, I dont know enough about the structure of Rhodochrosite crystals to know if thats what it is or not.
Shannon
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Post by sitnwrap on Sept 5, 2008 0:20:45 GMT -5
I just did a quick search on google and I believe that the pink is as Shannon said, Rhodochrosite as it does look like the proper crystal structure. The white is probably quartz, the black, black Hematite and the gold (if it is gold color and not a light play on the black) Calcopyrite. Your third pic looks almost exactly as the Rhodocrosite specimen in the link below but shaped differently and the list of minerals I stated is what was listed in this pic when I went to their actual web site. www.naturaltreasure.com/rhodochrosite-colo1.jpg
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Post by sitnwrap on Sept 5, 2008 0:29:21 GMT -5
And it is one beautiful specimen.
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