Identification help.

MrMrsWest05

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Jul 8, 2016
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My family and I found some rocks in a "gem mine" at a local amusement park and couldn't identify some of what we found. There was a identification chart at the mine, but some of these I couldn't match up with what was shown. Not looking to see if they are worth anything, just want to help my kids identify them.
image.jpeg I think this one is aventurine.

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image.jpeg This one seems brittle as it had a chuck break off while being transported with the other rocks in a plastic bag.

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If these pictures don't come through, I'll try to get on my laptop later and upload them through that instead of my iPhone. Thanks for your help.
 

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SorenCoins

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I think your right on the first one, contact member: Dustedyou. He can identify it
 

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Eu_citzen

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#1 Quartz with sulphides
#2 Better pics, please.
#3 Quartz with felspar?
#4 ??
 

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Brian T. Booth

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The fifth one is Quartz. The on the left, the blue one, is artificially colored. The on the right is just tanish Quartz. Stained by fe.
 

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Brian T. Booth

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The third is one of two options. Obsidian with a mineral incorporated into it. Or it's a piece of coal with possible sulfur or some other impurities.
 

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Brian T. Booth

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Fourth is calcite. You can see the cleavage in the structure. Scratch a little off put vinegar to it. If it fizzes it's calcite.
 

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