Hexagonal crystal found today think its Beryl.

[G Freeman]

Hexagonal crystal found today think it's Beryl.

Decided I would go scratch around today in spite of the weather and found this little hexagonal crystal with bluegreen in a lot of it. Think its Beryl. Thanks for looking and all the help.
No sunshine today so pictures are not that good.

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

What a great specimen! Really nice.
jim

 

[DDancer]

Looks like a phantom quartz.... hrm. Better lighting *nods*.

 

[G Freeman]

Looks like a phantom quartz.... hrm. Better lighting *nods*.

Yeah DDancer need sun to be better pictures. Thanks.

 

[Eu_citzen]

I agree with DD, looks like quartz.

 

[G Freeman]

Did SG test on this little piece today DD and it was 2.75. A little high for quartz don't ya think.

 

[BurntBear]

That's interesting Glen. I really like this piece. It does seem to have a Quartz-like termination.

 

[DDancer]

You know as well as I do that SG can vary due to other elements being present but yes it is on the high side.
What gets me is the shadow inside the primary crystal and the secondary one looks like it has a clear over coat as well. Makes me think there is
a smoky quartz inside them. As to the green/blue hue it does not come up well in the pics. A terminated beryl will be an exciting find its just that
this specimen does not seem to have the right character for that. But I'm not going to discount the possibility A funny thought is that there
is a smoky inside and its got a beryl jacket mimicking the crystal inside~~~ hrm.

 

[BurntBear]

I can see the blue-green color pretty well after the photo is enlarged which is really unique.

 

[G Freeman]

You know as well as I do that SG can vary due to other elements being present but yes it is on the high side.
What gets me is the shadow inside the primary crystal and the secondary one looks like it has a clear over coat as well. Makes me think there is
a smoky quartz inside them. As to the green/blue hue it does not come up well in the pics. A terminated beryl will be an exciting find its just that
this specimen does not seem to have the right character for that. But I'm not going to discount the possibility A funny thought is that there
is a smoky inside and its got a beryl jacket mimicking the crystal inside~~~ hrm.

Hey DDancer I heard that. LOL. Everybody needs a Beryl jacket.

 

[G Freeman]

You know as well as I do that SG can vary due to other elements being present but yes it is on the high side.
What gets me is the shadow inside the primary crystal and the secondary one looks like it has a clear over coat as well. Makes me think there is
a smoky quartz inside them. As to the green/blue hue it does not come up well in the pics. A terminated beryl will be an exciting find its just that
this specimen does not seem to have the right character for that. But I'm not going to discount the possibility A funny thought is that there
is a smoky inside and its got a beryl jacket mimicking the crystal inside~~~ hrm.

Yeah I got that DDancer. I need a Beryl jacket for Christmas. LOL.

 

[shaman15771]

I can see the blue in picture 1 & 2 but 3 is too blurry. But it is most definitely blue!

 

[Flick420]

Quartz can come in any color of the rainbow, based off the shape of the crystals, id say its quartz, i have a few similar specimens crystal/shape wise. what makes that crystal so interesting to me is the fact that it is blue and if it is truly natural blue quartz, its pretty rare, to find in crystal form. For instance rose quartz is very common, but it is extremely rare to find it in crystal form.

All blue quartz is is normal quartz with inclusions of various minerals, which is exactly what yours looks like. Unlike say amythist which is colored by built in trace elements to cause the coloring.

I have been watching your posts for a sec, and i think you are moving into a better region where your digging, it seems the crystals your getting have been improving as you go, where ever that came from id be digging for alot more.

 

[BurntBear]

Flick is correct and this excites me too. Blue-colored Quartz in terminated crystals are exceptionally hard to find. I think the best specimens come from Spain and Brazil and even still; there are rarely terminations of this quality or terminations period. The Blue Quartz I've found in North Carolina is from alluvial deposits and has been broken down over the years; although I've found quite a bit still in in a Schist host in massive form.

Here is a Mindat photo of a similar terminated Blue Quartz from Brazil:

http://www.mindat.org/photo-521278.html

Keep 'em coming G!!!

 

[G Freeman]

Flick is correct and this excites me too. Blue-colored Quartz in terminated crystals are exceptionally hard to find. I think the best specimens come from Spain and Brazil and even still; there are rarely terminations of this quality or terminations period. The Blue Quartz I've found in North Carolina is from alluvial deposits and has been broken down over the years; although I've found quite a bit still in in a Schist host in massive form.

Here is a Mindat photo of a similar terminated Blue Quartz from Brazil:

http://www.mindat.org/photo-521278.html

Keep 'em coming G!!!

Yeah I have searched the web and collections that folks have and I have not been able to find the blue green color that is in these crystals. They are not blue or just green but blue green. What ever it is I love the color because it's different. Been looking for this color, cant find it. If anyone has a crystal with this blue green color in it I hope you will post it so I can see it. Got to be more out there somewhere. Thanks BB and all have a happy new year.

 

[G Freeman]

Hey Luke found another one of the 6 side Hexagonal crystals with the blue green in it yesterday.

 

[wilfndgold]

never knew Virginia had so many goodies. lol

 

[yakker]

Hey Luke found another one of the 6 side Hexagonal crystals with the blue green in it yesterday.

Can we see a pic of it? This is a really cool thread! Maybe what you have there is that rare g-freemanite! Yakker

 

[G Freeman]

Can we see a pic of it? This is a really cool thread! Maybe what you have there is that rare g-freemanite! Yakker

Hey yakker at least thats a name for it and now I can look it up. LOL. This is a great site to carry on have fun and meet some good folks that like doing the same things. Thanks for reply and I will post a picture of that crystal today if the sun will shine.

 

[Rprimm]

Hey G Freeman, Where are you finding this in Virginia? And is it in a creek, or are you just digging anywhere?
My family has some property in Amelia county and I'm just trying to figure out if we have anything cool that I could dig for. The property has some flat land, big hills, a swamp, a few streams that flow into a decent sized creek. Some places there are lots of mountain rocks (don't know what else to call them, being in Virginia you should know what "mountain rocks" I'm talking about)... Also some places with red dirt and lots of mica. It's pretty diverse... Anyway, I'd appreciate any advice or tips you have for me for where I could start, thanks