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Sept 20, 2016 18:01:43 GMT -5 Drummond Island Rocks said:

This looks close

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Really good guess, but no. There is eclogite just East of here near where I mine the red selenite crystals. But this is not eclogite.

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,562 Member is Online	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 19:13:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Sept 20, 2016 19:13:14 GMT -5 Sept 20, 2016 18:40:04 GMT -5 gemfeller said: Going to take a long shot. Kimberlite? Another good guess but not kimberlite either. The first part of the name is garnet. That narrows it down a lot.

toiv0 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2014 Posts: 3,306	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 20:39:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toiv0 on Sept 20, 2016 20:39:48 GMT -5 garnet in an orthoclase felspar

gemfeller Cave Dweller Member since June 2011 Posts: 4,053 Member is Online	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 21:32:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gemfeller on Sept 20, 2016 21:32:45 GMT -5 The only rock I can think of that starts with "garnet" is garnet micaceous schist. But there's a tremendous amount of that on Earth. If that's not it you've got me.

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,562 Member is Online	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 23:16:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Sept 20, 2016 23:16:57 GMT -5 Sept 20, 2016 20:39:48 GMT -5 toiv0 said: garnet in an orthoclase felspar Nope. Getting a lot closer though. But not orthoclase.

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For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 23:18:00 GMT -5

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Sept 20, 2016 21:32:45 GMT -5 gemfeller said:

The only rock I can think of that starts with "garnet" is garnet micaceous schist. But there's a tremendous amount of that on Earth. If that's not it you've got me.

Not a schist nor a gneiss. Although garnet schist and garnet gneiss are very common close to here.

gemfeller Cave Dweller Member since June 2011 Posts: 4,053 Member is Online	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 20, 2016 23:38:04 GMT -5 vegasjames likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gemfeller on Sept 20, 2016 23:38:04 GMT -5 One last shot: garnet anorthosite.

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,562 Member is Online	For fun. Can you indentify this stone. Sept 21, 2016 0:02:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Sept 21, 2016 0:02:07 GMT -5 Sept 20, 2016 23:38:04 GMT -5 gemfeller said: One last shot: garnet anorthosite. Great job. You got it!

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