Gemstone?

[jnicholes]

hello,

So, I need some help identifying something. I was out at Lake Lowell today here in Southwestern Idaho fishing. While I was fishing, I took a look at rocks. I found something, and I thought it was a fossil at first. I took a look at it, and it accidentally broke in my hand. it was just sandstone. Then, I saw something inside the sandstone that literally stuck out like a sore thumb.

It honestly looks like a gemstone. I looked around some more, and there were no other rocks in the area like it. I went home, took it out of the Sandstone carefully, and I put it underneath my mother's magnifier, because it was so small.

Pictures:



what is this? A gemstone of some kind?

Jared

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

Way too out of focus to determine what it is. Might be a garnet.
Jim

 

[unclemac]

looks like carnelian

 

[jnicholes]

Here's another picture. I apologize about the last one, it's very small, and even my magnifier is having trouble focusing.

 

[Caryl]

garnet or a piece of jasper Hard to tell from photo.

 

[Timbermaster]

Garnet

 

[A2coins]

Take it to a jeweler ya never know