G Goldtron Tenderfoot May 18, 2018 6 5 BC Primary Interest: Prospecting May 18, 2018 #1 Please Help Identify? This rock is 6.2 lbs. I've got an idea what it is I just think I am better off getting another opinion. Thank You. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon! Last edited: May 18, 2018
Please Help Identify? This rock is 6.2 lbs. I've got an idea what it is I just think I am better off getting another opinion. Thank You. Amazon Forum Fav 👍 A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges - Grab it through Amazon!
Eu_citzen Gold Member Sep 19, 2006 6,484 2,111 Sweden Detector(s) used White's V3, Minelab Explorer II & XP Deus. Primary Interest: Prospecting May 19, 2018 #2 Break it open with a hammer; we need to see a fresh surface. Potentially, though, a skarn. Upvote 0
old digger Gold Member Jan 15, 2012 7,502 7,298 Montana Detector(s) used White's MXT Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting May 19, 2018 #3 I wouldn't just break it, I would have someone with a lapidary saw cut some cross-sections to see what the interior looks like. Upvote 0
I wouldn't just break it, I would have someone with a lapidary saw cut some cross-sections to see what the interior looks like.
A apdp Jr. Member Dec 7, 2010 42 45 SW Oregon Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting May 19, 2018 #4 Possibly serpentine-quartz mix. See similar rounded rocks in the Illinois river in Southern Oregon. Upvote 0
Kray Gelder Gold Member Feb 24, 2017 7,013 12,578 Georgetown, SC Detector(s) used Fisher F75 Primary Interest: Metal Detecting May 19, 2018 #5 Let's hear your ideas. Upvote 0
OP OP G Goldtron Tenderfoot May 18, 2018 6 5 BC Primary Interest: Prospecting May 20, 2018 Thread starter #6 Kray Gelder said: Let's hear your ideas. Click to expand... I think it's a Phantom Quartz. From my collection. It's deferentially agate. It's translucent brown to the host rock part of it. Most of my agates tend to have iron in them and they turn brown when you put a light to them. Last edited: May 22, 2018 Upvote 0
Kray Gelder said: Let's hear your ideas. Click to expand... I think it's a Phantom Quartz. From my collection. It's deferentially agate. It's translucent brown to the host rock part of it. Most of my agates tend to have iron in them and they turn brown when you put a light to them.
OP OP G Goldtron Tenderfoot May 18, 2018 6 5 BC Primary Interest: Prospecting Aug 9, 2018 Thread starter #7 Just got told it could be jade and worth lots of money by a jade miner. Upvote 0