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[Eu_citzen]

I found this rock at the beach I'm trying to identify it crazy thing is the three holes with green stones hope someone can tell me if it is man made

Possibly magnesite? The holes are indeed man made and likely to used for attaching the rock to a piece of jewellery. Possibly by glue.

 

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[Beazy]

Found this in idaho

 

[Goldwasher]

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I'm finding these chunks in with my heavies. They are super shiny and a really dark maroon brown to sometimes black. Some type of natural iron?

Thanks!


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Hematite. It will have a red streak on a test plate

 

[Hotrocks]

okay can you tell me what this one is it was found in the palen mountains in Southern California seems to be pretty hard when you break it it breaks into squares very shiny like glass

 

[Beazy]

Any ideas?

 

[Beazy]

Petrified wood of some sort or opal?

 

[Hotrocks]

this piece is off the some rock i will add a few more pictures

 

[Hotrocks]

 

[Hotrocks]

 

[Eu_citzen]

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Found this in idaho

Images aren't focused enough for a positive ID. But initially it seems silica related.
Research Quartz & common opal.

 

[Eu_citzen]

View attachment 1487840 okay can you tell me what this one is it was found in the palen mountains in Southern California seems to be pretty hard when you break it it breaks into squares very shiny like glass

Pyroxene? Feldspar? You need to do a hardness test. Try a knife first, then quartz.
Which one(s) produce a scratch?

 

[Eu_citzen]

View attachment 1487931 this piece is off the some rock i will add a few more pictures

Try getting the pics outside. In daylight. To blurry to tell anything, and the yellowish color on the specimen probably is due to wrong color balance on the camera.

 

[NovaScotiaGold]

Im trying to determine what these stones are, and if they contain precious metal worth crushing out of them.

Found all in Waverley Nova Scotia (70,000oz gold removed from district) today on my first hunt
I believe gold in pic 4 at least !?!


As I have no idea what im doing any insight would be great

 

[Eu_citzen]

#1 Might be quartzite. Sedimentary.
#2 Granite?
#3 Quartz. Interesting!
#4 Uncertain.

In general, be on the look out for rust, metallic-looking minerals and quartz.
Crush, screen and pan interesting samples... Or have them assayed. The first one is the budget alternative most small scale prospectors use.

 

[rios]

What are these rocks and whats the likelihood of them having gold?

 

[NovaScotiaGold]

#1 Might be quartzite. Sedimentary.
#2 Granite?
#3 Quartz. Interesting!
#4 Uncertain.

In general, be on the look out for rust, metallic-looking minerals and quartz.
Crush, screen and pan interesting samples... Or have them assayed. The first one is the budget alternative most small scale prospectors use.

Thanks for the help. Adjust my search and came up with this interesting sample. Its front and back shot of same rock. I see all or most of the pics displayed by people in a much more polished condition than Im able to figure out ... wipe with vinegar is what Im attempting with little luck. Any advise on what I have here or how to clean / polish samples?



Thanks again!

 

[Eu_citzen]

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What are these rocks and whats the likelihood of them having gold?

The first two appear to be quartz.
Look for metallic-looking minerals and then crush and pan a few samples.

If you search the Hardrock mining forum for rock crusher you should find a few solutions which can be made for that purpose.
Heck, even a sledgehammer and a piece of thicker iron plate can be used to grind some samples.

The last one could be a granitoid. If this was in my area, I'd check that out to. Rust is a good sign. As is quartz. Sulphides to is a good indicator.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Thanks for the help. Adjust my search and came up with this interesting sample. Its front and back shot of same rock. I see all or most of the pics displayed by people in a much more polished condition than Im able to figure out ... wipe with vinegar is what Im attempting with little luck. Any advise on what I have here or how to clean / polish samples?
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Thanks again!

To clean rocks a dish-brush, lukewarm water and a drop of detergent will do. Then all you need is some determination.
Polishing is a whole different animal. Look for lapidary clubs.

The rock appears to be blue quartz.

 

[Smith]

Found this down by the river in northern Canada. it's been stumping me for quite
Some time. Would really appreciate some help.

 

[Eu_citzen]

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Found this down by the river in northern Canada. it's been stumping me for quite
Some time. Would really appreciate some help.

Break of a piece and show us the fresh surface! Also see if a knife will scratch the fresh surface and do a streak test.