Help!

[caroline88]

Anyone know what this could be?

 

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[Al D]

Rutilated quartz

 

[caroline88]

Can Quartz have a blue tint like that? I don’t know much about crystals and just inherited a bunch so Im very new to this.

 

[Al D]

It looks purple in the photo, meaning that it is technically Amethyst, which is purple quartz

 

[Al D]

Get a book on rocks & minerals, there are some basics which will help you identify the majority of finds, such as streak, hardness, crystal structure etc. it is a fascinating subject

 

[caroline88]

I have a couple books, but some of the crystals just couldn’t figure out for the life of me! Haha I have found that this is all very interesting and I like learning more about it

 

[Al D]

The best clues for minerals are crystal structure and hardness, since most minerals can exhibit a lot of different colors depending upon which impurities are present

 

[Wildcat1750]

It looks purple in the photo, meaning that it is technically Amethyst, which is purple quartz

I did not know that!

 

[Bruce R]

I don’t think those tadpoles in there are gonna hatch.

 

[cw0909]

a guy stayed in a tent in my yard for 2 months and gave me
about 30#+, of what he says is brazilian amethyst cluster, its
buried in the shed, but looks like the links, have no idea what
to do with it
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0...hystcluster-energymuse_large.png?v=1572619098
https://www.crystalvaults.com/media...f78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/1/6/160464.jpg

 

[caroline88]

You can sell it!!

 

[cw0909]

thanks ill look into that

 

[GoldieLocks]

Looks like fake plastic quartz that got burned to me.