need a id on this rock

[jeff0172]

i was searching for gold quartz and found a bunch of this stuff got around a bucket full of it it was near a few big slabs of quartz any idea what it is? i am in the hiram ga area any info would be greatly appriciated

 

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[Goodyguy]

Looks like milky rose quartz to me.
Specimen grade because it's so opaque.

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[jeff0172]

Looks like milky rose quartz to me.
Specimen grade because it's so opaque.

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But I thought rose quartz was pinkish? This is like golden brown I ran into a pocket of it I pulled like 40lbs of it out and I didn't even get it all ill clean up so more pieces and post some more pics when I am done

 

[Goodyguy]

But I thought rose quartz was pinkish? This is like golden brown I ran into a pocket of it I pulled like 40lbs of it out and I didn't even get it all ill clean up so more pieces and post some more pics when I am done

Looked pinkish to me... lol
Either way even brown it still looks like quartz.

 

[jeff0172]

Could it be brown quartzite?

 

[Goodyguy]

Could it be brown quartzite?

Possible.

"Quartzite is a metamorphic rock formed when quartz-rich sandstone or chert has been exposed to high temperatures and pressures. Such conditions fuse the quartz grains together forming a dense, hard, equigranular rock. The name quartzite implies not only a high degree of induration (hardness), but also a high quartz content. Quartzite generally comprises greater than 90% percent quartz, and some examples, containing up to 99% quartz, and are the largest and purest concentrations of silica in the Earth's crust. Although a quartz-rich sandstone can look similar to quartzite, a fresh broken surface of quartzite will show breakage across quartz grains, whereas the sandstone will break around quartz grains. Quartzite also tends to have a sugary appearance and glassy lustre. The variety of colours displayed by quartzite are a consequence of minor amounts of impurities being incorporated with the quartz during metamorphism. Although quartzite can sometimes appear superficially similar to marble, a piece of quartzite will not be able to be scratched by a metal blade, and quartzite will not fizz on contact with dilute hydrochloric acid" http://flexiblelearning.auckland.ac.nz/rocks_minerals/rocks/quartzite.html

 

[jeff0172]

ok i took one of the rocks and seen one had a vein crack in it so i put my knife in it and turning it a little bit and the rock cracked in half and this is what i found

 

[Goodyguy]

Appears to have broken across the quartz grains instead of around them so I'm leaning toward Quartzite.

Stuff I call Leaverite.

Yep not worth carrying home so it's best to just leaverite were you found it.

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