Quartz inside

[redtailvision]

Found this rock years ago. Had a small hole with quartz inside. Broke it open and found lots of quartz. Liked the look of the back side when wet so I put a light coating of marine varnish on it. No idea what the host rock is!

 

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[StoneWhisper]

Not sure if its Citrine (because of the yellowish lighting) or its actually citrine (in some areas) which again is quartz based.. I feel the host rock is simply a slightly obscure quartz geode..

 

[mamabear]

I have found these in MO also. Usually dog tooth calcite crystals inside. I found several in geodes with this formation. fun to break open. but rather addictive.

 

[redtailvision]

Hey Thanks a bunch! What do you think about using varnish for the wet look? Good or bad thing to do?

 

[StoneWhisper]

Vanish as in a chemical cleaner?.. I wouldn't. Try 20 mule team or dawn foam.. warm water and a tooth brush if needed.. as for just adding the wet look for a better color wise image.. thats ok.. just have to be quick when grabing a shot.

 

[redtailvision]

No not to clean with. A gloss varnish used in wood finishing. I always have shellac, polyurethane and varnish around as i do lots of wood working. It made the rock look wet after it was dry. Didn't know if it was a good or bad thing to do but liked the way it turned out.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Aren't the crystals gorgeous as is?
I would only apply something like that if the mineral is likely to react in air, "decomposing" with time.

 

[StoneWhisper]

EU, I have seen and heard some rock tumblers use "Nail Polish" to coat thier tumbles.. Thou I wouldn't do this myself.. I does leave a nice finish.

 

[redtailvision]

The crystals didn't get coated, only the back of the rock was coated.