Hello all,
I work for a local quarry, and I often find deposits in the PA sandstone that look like this.
My boss wants me to figure out what it is.
It is not magnetic.
I also might add, it is very heavy compared to normal sandstone.
Thanks!
Hi Everyone,
Found this rock today central NC in a creekbed. I don’t actually think it’s quartz because it looks to be softer and almost iridescent - lots of angular grain - tried to capture in the one photo where I used the flash. The gray lines that are sticking out are very hard/sharp...
I doubt very much that I would actually sell it. The this piece had gone through quite an epic journey to get to the place where it and I would meet, sparking new avenues of interest in me, and ushered in a personal evolution in my life through the learning of how its life kinda single handedly...
The first is with flash on and is a decent rep but the transparency is milky closer to the top and bottom and is clear in the middle. Is this an algae or natural colorization?
It doesn't appear vivid enough to be emerald and darker than most peridot I have seen. It is brittle, this piece just...