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  1. #1
    za
    Aug 2010
    4

    Is this quartz?

    Hi,
    I found this beauty in north east africa. Can anyone tell me what it COULD Be.
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  2. #2
    se
    Sep 2006
    Sweden
    White's or Minelab
    3,050
    5 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Is this quartz?

    If you can, get it checked.
    There are many alluvial stones, generelly those who are quite hard.
    Just by 'look' you can have a hard to ID stones which have lost their natural shape. (E.g rounded)

    Get specific gravity if you can.
    A local school, if they have a lab should be able to help. (a scale is needed)
    Then you:

    Notice dry weight
    and submerge it in water and notice wet weight
    Then you use this formula:

    dry weight/ (dry weight - wet weight) = SG (Specific gravity)
    Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little wacke.

  3. #3
    za
    Aug 2010
    4

    Re: Is this quartz?

    Thank you! I will do so!

  4. #4
    za
    Aug 2010
    4

    Re: Is this quartz?

    Here are some more pretties I found
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Is this quartz?-stones-003.jpg   Is this quartz?-stones-005.jpg   Is this quartz?-stones-006.jpg   Is this quartz?-stones-007.jpg  

  5. #5

    Nov 2005
    10

    Re: Is this quartz?

    Could be quite a few things, most likely quartz, or maybe topaz. Both could become that rounded in a stream. I would perform some hardness tests.

  6. #6
    us
    Aug 2010
    Sierra Vista, AZ
    28

    Re: Is this quartz?

    that can eiter be amber or a diamond

  7. #7
    us
    Dec 2009
    northern il.
    garrett at pro minelab e-trac
    1,417
    9 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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    Re: Is this quartz?

    i have what i believe to be topaz that looks like the first pic. could also be quartz or possibly golden or yellow citrine.

  8. #8
    us
    Aug 2010
    N.C.
    375

    Re: Is this quartz?

    Topaz
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Is this quartz?-dsc_0023.jpg   Is this quartz?-dsc_0020.jpg   Is this quartz?-dsc_0023.jpg   Is this quartz?-dsc_0020.jpg  

 

 

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