Got A Rock you Want Identified? Post it here! gimme a good picture or 3 or 4!

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

HMiller said:
Thought this was cool looking. Pretty wierd looking. Treated it as leverite. About the size of a football.

Hmiller, iron with copper otherwise nice fault line, but yup unless your going to cab it leaverite is good. Lol nice picture thanks!

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

kingkimee said:
Hi I found this in Beaver County Utah . Up by the old Lincoln mine which has been closed for years . It was orginally mined for Iron and i believe copper , silver and gold were also found as well as other metals . Thank you.

Copper gold silver and pyrite in quartz, yup. The big one is values, unless you find a chunk that weighs in at 10 lbs ( ridiculously heavy) you'd would have to crush up a lot of it to make the mining factor work. Beautiful piece, hunt around forhigh grade, miners were getting 5$ an oz for gold back then when silver was almost 20. High grade picking on that area might just lead to a wonderfull find!

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

The Gilded Lens said:
Wondering what type of rock this is. Andesite? Picked it up because of the mineralization and pyrite peeking out of it. I know it's a leverite rock but I like to learn.

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Humm the minerals in this quartzite are strong, red of course is iron but i see a glimmer of green( copper) , mica shiny flakey, or metal pyrite to gold possibly) crush it! Pan it!..lol or buy a loop they help ammazingly with the telling of rock!

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

arizau said:
If it is a tool it may be a rocking crusher or grind stone. Found near a mineral bearing area?

Arizau, might be a oxen plow, might just be formed that way. I would take a pict and send it to the local university professor of archaeology, he should be listed on there web page. Good luck! Nice rock too.

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

DeadCompany said:
Here are some examples of Mica crystals on milky quartz matrix.View attachment 1289180 View attachment 1289182 View attachment 1289180 View attachment 1289184 View attachment 1289185 View attachment 1289186 View attachment 1289180

Nice m8!.. Ya mica is fun but add quartz and a big pocket and all kinds of fun emerge. Aka tourmalines, Beryl's, and amazonite. Keep an eye open for color and angles.

Dustedyou · Mar 28, 2016

PurpleGold said:
I'd like some help identifying this awesome looking stone. I found this at Arapahoe Bar in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. My guess is it's Quartz, iron and mica. On one side there are what looks like iron shards.
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On the side where it fractured there is a nice layer of quartz crystal
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Here is the back which is shiny and glittery
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Here's another of the front. This is the side I noticed in my sluice when I pulled it out.
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Can anyone tell me what exactly I have here? Do you think it could contain a tiny spec of flour gold?

Purple, probably mica, the green crystal spears are tourmaline witch forms in quartz, talc, beryl rich conglomerates with mica. Ive seen it alot. Check it with a loop ( cheap ones are 4$ on ammazon). Use a pin to see if they pry apart, if it dents with a pin , crush it and pan it!.

kingkimee · Mar 29, 2016

Thank you so much for your help Dustedyou!!

Hannahlien182 · Mar 29, 2016

Hello!!

Dustedyou said:
Hey guys if you have any rocks you want identified,, or are having a problem with the composition, Post it with questions, and a brief summary of where you got it..I'm down to help!

And I love to play Stump the Chump!

HI! I have this rock on my property, it's down by the marsh in Stoughton central Wisconsin. We're all baffled by it. It responds to magnets but it's just so weird. I'll send some pictures!

Guru · Mar 29, 2016

Rare Alexderite from Srilanka[360 carat in weight]

Dustedyou · Mar 29, 2016

Hannahlien182 said:
HI! I have this rock on my property, it's down by the marsh in Stoughton central Wisconsin. We're all baffled by it. It responds to magnets but it's just so weird. I'll send some pictures!

Hanna upload the picts again, thanks!

Guru · Mar 30, 2016

Is this stone Alexenderite gem ?

Nikkimoyce · Mar 30, 2016

Hi I'm a new member. I have a rock I need identified if possible 😀
I put a heap of rocks in my tumbler only for a couple of days. I can't recall what it looked like before I put it in but when I got it out it looks like it's been painted gold. Very strange. While it is heavy it's not gold heavy. Any ideas and help would be appreciated. Thanks

kingkimee · Mar 30, 2016

Need help with identification . Another one i found in Beaver County Utah at the old Lincoln Mine. Thank you !

Nikkimoyce · Mar 30, 2016

Hi I'm a new member. I have a rock I need identified if possible 😀
I put a heap of rocks in my tumbler only for a couple of days. I can't recall what it looked like before I put it in but when I got it out it looks like it's been painted gold. Very strange. While it is heavy it's not gold heavy. Any ideas and help would be appreciated. Thanks