todays finds more beautiful beryl

[rockhoundrich]

Cracking dykes

 

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[timberjack]

I will see if I can get some pics

 

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[mamabear]

hvaker, 5' long& 9" diam.! I hope that is in a museum somewhere. That is amazing!! Can you imagine finding that? I'd still be doin a happy dance!

 

[MrLee]

Another kind of Beryl, Morganite from the same area. I realized when I saw it that it was different than the quartz in the area because of it's size, shape and fracture. Weighs 15grams.
Thank you Rich. Please contact me if you want to go out.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Could also be something related to rose quartz. A hardness or SG test might say more.
If a true beryl it will scratch quartz.

Try taking a pic on a piece of white paper with the sun in your face or at a window. (doesn't have to be direct sunlight)
Kind of like this:


It might be possible to get a nice stone out of it if cut.

 

[MrLee]

Thanks EU. Will do when I get home.

The quartz from the area is hard packed in about 1/16" to 1/4" layers on top of each other. I got a splinter from a piece and it was a pain in the ass to get out. Just when I thought I got it all pain would come back a day or two later. Took 2 weeks to get it all out.

 

[hvacker]

hvaker, 5' long& 9" diam.! I hope that is in a museum somewhere. That is amazing!! Can you imagine finding that? I'd still be doin a happy dance!

No image in my book. Minerals of New Mexico 1959. The book published all known mineral finds, both authenticated and not. The book said a 7 inch thick section was cut from the upper end and loaned to UNM Geology Museum in 1957. Next time I go I'll see if it's still there.
No mention where the rest ended up.