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  1. #1
    us
    Dec 2010
    Byron Center, MI
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    Any idea what these are?

    Found this one in a local creek bed in Grand Rapids, MI area


    Found this 2.3 pounder on a rock beach on Lake Superior near Marquette, MI






    Additional pic after cutting the rock in half...very pretty inside:
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  2. #2

    Oct 2007
    519
    1 times
    Banner Finds (1)

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    it looks like a piece of quartz and host bed rock that has been rolling down that river bed for a very long time.....

    good luck db

  3. #3
    us
    LETS GO HUNTING

    Nov 2008
    Denver , Colorado
    White's DFX , Ace 150 , Prizm 2
    1,652

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    I think Dans right , But its still a good looking stone.
    THIS HOBBY ROCKS , LETS GO ....

  4. #4
    se
    Sep 2006
    Sweden
    White's or Minelab
    3,050
    5 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    Does it have a blue shimmer? A effect that only is visable from certain angles?

    Looks like a mix of Quartz, Moonstone and possibly some other form of feldspar with an optical effect.

    Adding a picture of moonstone for reference.
    Any idea what these are?-mansten.jpg
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    Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little wacke.

  5. #5

    Apr 2006
    Ventura, CA
    LST
    785
    2 times

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    If you have access to a saw, you might want to cut off a slab to see what the rock really looks like on the inside.

  6. #6
    us
    Dec 2010
    Byron Center, MI
    16
    1 times

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    I cut the small one open and added the picture above. Could it be some kind of agate?

  7. #7

    Apr 2006
    Ventura, CA
    LST
    785
    2 times

    Re: Any idea what these are?

    Chalcedony is my guess. It often has a blue tinge. Could also be an agate. They along with quartz and a bunch of other minerals are all SiO2. What ever trace minerals are present determine the difference.

 

 

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