Need Help Identifying This Huge Rock

Aug 10, 2018
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This rock is pink and white, and weighs at least 100 pounds. I think my father found it 70 years ago in the Napa Valley River, but I’m not positive. Please help me identify it. Thank you so much!
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From an area with known volcanic activity, including Glass Mt. and St. Helena obsidian.
I'm gonna lean away from the chert/jasper possibility and go with the big favorite,
A big hunk of Napa Canyon Rhyolite ...

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Thank you so much! :) haha, my friend almost had me convinced it was corundum... sigh :) You can’t see it in these photos, but in the nooks and cranny’s are green and a couple blue crystals... also some white, red, pink and yellow ones. Is this a host rock for any gems?
 

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I'm not thinking that's ryholite, texture doesn't seem right, it's not corundum, I'm thinking quartz/chalcedony/jasper, one of those but they are all quartz in the end.
 

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Thats pretty cool that would be a beast to haul that anywhere to be looked at there is a rock and gem forum on here also might have more opinions.
 

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