Found this rock in river, was astonished to see some bubble like texture on it. Need help in identifying it
Help with an unusual rock
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ArthurEvans
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- May 10, 2016
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Garrett AT Pro, AT Max, Ace Apex;
Tesoro Tejón
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- All Treasure Hunting
That could have formed as clumps of tiny crystals, that got polished smooth in the river.
DizzyDigger
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- Dec 9, 2012
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- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
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- Prospecting
Now that is a cool looking rock.....
DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 5,887
- 11,648
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
Thought I saw something in the image...kinda creepy.
Still cool...but creepy.
Still cool...but creepy.
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I have collected many crystals but this one doesn’t have the exact characteristic of a anything near a crystal. Also I checked it under a microscope to find that the surface wasn’t like a polished rock rather it has a froth like texture.
Red-Coat
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Very pretty. I think you have a piece of 'botryoidal' quartz... probably as the variety 'chalcedony':
We have a winner here. Red beat me to it. I used to find this frequently decades ago when I lived in the Mojave Desert of California. Some were absolutely beautiful specimens of snow white quartz. Others were a dull, boring grey. Very rarely anything else.
Time for more coffee.
