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  1. #1
    us
    Jun 2011
    4

    Need I.D. Help!

    Howdy Y'all! i have a gem/mineral that maybe someone here can help I.D.! Here's the back-story: it was found in a swimmin' hole on st.francois river(S.E.Mo.) some 30+ yrs ago, It is translucent,with a yellow hue, and heavy for its size! maybe 5-6 lbs.! it's sorta half moon shaped! about the size of 2 grapefruits! took it to jeweller awhile back and he told me, not glass!! maybe Lemon Quartz but not sure. What are the other possibilities?? (sorry! no Pix!)

  2. #2
    us
    Nov 2010
    Pennsylvania
    Teknetics Delta 4000
    385

    Re: Need I.D. Help!

    pics would definitely help.
    it could be yellow fluorite like this though


  3. #3
    Charter Member
    us
    Jan 2010
    E. Central CO.
    Bounty Hunter,Tesoro LOBO,Garrett Gold Stinger.
    296

    Re: Need I.D. Help!

    Lemon Quartz is made by heating and such,,,can you do a picture?
    Can you knock a small chunck off, sometimes minerals like iron can leave a "wash coating" on quartz, that makes you think the whole is colored, but only the outside has color. Baring that the piece is citrine, you still might have a nice chunck for faceting some nice gem stones.
    Life is a Puzzle, the more pieces you can stick together the better! Glue and big hammers help.

  4. #4
    se
    Sep 2006
    Sweden
    White's or Minelab
    3,052
    5 times
    All Types Of Treasure Hunting

    Re: Need I.D. Help!

    Citrine (yellow quartz) is heated Amethyst. It can be heated by nature or by human intervention.
    But without a picture there is very little to go on.
    Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little wacke.

  5. #5

    Dec 2004
    Rocklin, California
    Garrett Deepseeker
    7

    Re: Need I.D. Help!

    Looks a lot like flourite. They grow in cube shapes. It comes in all kinds of colors.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorite
    Rob

 

 

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