another one I am not sure of, quartz with a bed of ?

[therobertsmith]

Found this in the fall back in the creek while digging into the side. It has small quartz with a bed of maybe serpentine? What do yall think? This is one piece that I like since it shows the quartz very well. I am just curious on the other.

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Pyrite?

 

[therobertsmith]

I didn't think about that. It does make sense. I have a bad habit of doing specific gravity tests on almost all the stuff I find. Is there any way of getting a good reading without destroying the specimen? Either way I think it is one of the best looking specimens I have found in the past few months.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Since you have two different materials (quartz & pyrite).... No, you won't get a good reading from that.
Hardness & streak test are a dead give away on pyrite.

 

[therobertsmith]

Man I didn't even think of that either. It's been a long 3 weeks. My first son was born so my brain is in half working mode
Eu, thanks for your replies and helping me out not only with this but others.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Man I didn't even think of that either. It's been a long 3 weeks. My first son was born so my brain is in half working mode
Eu, thanks for your replies and helping me out not only with this but others.

Your welcome. And congratulations!

 

[Tigger]

Calcite?