Rockhounding washington beach

[cinematick]

So I know nothing about rockhounding, but someone told me that if you look at the rocks and they have a waxy look to them they maybe a gemstone. So I figured I would give it a try. These were found at a rockmound from under a trees roots where the ocean is tearing away at the land. Please let me know if any of these stones are anything. Thank you. I have close ups of each if you need to see a closer image. I was told there is jasper, jade, agates, and quartz in the area.

 

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[meMiner]

I think you found some cool stuff.

 

[cinematick]

Thank you, I wish I knew what they were.

 

[etlizzie]

Where did you find these?

I'm pretty sure some of those might be jade.

 

[cinematick]

In washington on a beach where it is wearing away at a cliff

 

[OwenT]

I know all those things you listed can be found on our beaches. Looks like a lot of those light colored pieces are quartz, not sure about jasper but jade has some unique properties to test for, just google how to test for jade. The green ones are your best bet for jade but none of them probably are because there's lots of stuff that can look like jade.

 

[cinematick]

Ok thank you

 

[MrLee]

4th picture, smaller looks like a jasper, larger looks like a jade(nephrite) or agate, probably the latter. 5th picture, orange could be carnelian. It takes a lot of study to be able to identify rocks worth keeping, until then get ready to fill every nook & cranny of your home will rocks, many about as valuable as dirt. Welcome to the obsession. I wish you luck!