Need help....what are these?

[rockn'minerals]

Please help me identify these rocks and or minerals that I have found in a quartz vein in Southern California. Please let me know any details that you need and I will provide them for you I really appreciate it thank you so so much.

 

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[rockn'minerals]

I should add that these are just a few of them, there are many many more and the colors range from orange red yellow brown black blue purple grey white green it's just an amazing array of colors and and textures. Some are more quartz, some granite like and some are solid. Some more brittle and fall apart easily and some are super super solid. Some are almost opaque or transparent with visibility of something darker inside, some even have an almost opalescent look. Some are solid colors and some are mixture, many have patterns and stripes and quite a few came out and actually rolled like they had been through tumbler but they haven't. And amazingly beautiful! I have to get more pictures and post them because there are even better ones. I just want to have an idea of what I may have here so I know if I should keep examining this. thank you very much oh I don't know if it helps but a lot of them are surrounded by clay when pulled and they clay varied from very light grey, reds, brown/tan, blackish and most is very, very sticky and holds like cement.

 

[austin]

#6 looks like gold in quartz, but it might be pyrite. Can't tell.

 

[rockn'minerals]

Hope so but need to test it. I have a few more similar. Also I really want to know what the mineral is that has created the floral design in the blue quartz!

 

[Gold Maven]

#6 is a winner, put it under a 30x microscope, you can get a pocket microscope for 15 bucks. very nice.

 

[rockn'minerals]

As #6 you're referring to the white one with the black and gold that is on the orange background ?

 

[Eu_citzen]

The first two are interesting crystals. At first I thought Stilbite or a zeolite group member.
But I think you should take that to someone that can see it in person.

The third pic (Black & White) is likely a weathered diabase. The white surface has been eroded by weather and wind.

#5 Black & Gold is to blurry. If you think gold, a needle will help. Poke it. Gold is metall and should deform, other minerals are brittle.

#6 Has some interesting black "needles". Could be several things; Pyroxene, tourmaline, Manganite for example.

#7 Could be Goetite or even a manganese mineral again.

#8 A little to blurry to tell.

#9 Manganese minerals again?

#12 Quartz.

#13 Granite.

 

[rockn'minerals]

Thank you very much Eu_citzen, I looked up the names you gave me and you seem pretty spot on. I'm going to take some on for Verification. Are any of these valuable? Also I'll post more pics soon of more I have and would very much appreciate your input. Thanks again 😆

 

[rockn'minerals]

This looks like blue quartz, and a crystal.....? It has a waxy feel. What about the light blue pieces in the top part ? This is a real beauty in person. It's about 4" long and 1 to 2" wide. Thanks 😊
And what about the little black one with what looks like silver? It is not attracted magnets. Although I should mention that I do have many that are.

 

[Eu_citzen]

The new pics...
Yes, #1 is quartz. Not sure on if its crystal or not. Do not see any clear crystal faces.

#2 Is probably a sulphide, although its likely to be impossible to tell which species exactly.

 

[rockn'minerals]

Thank you