firehorse12 Sr. Member Joined Sep 3, 2012 Messages 275 Reaction score 27 Golden Thread 0 Location Texas Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Mar 25, 2013 Thread Owner #1 Is this coral? Attachments image-3594657224.webp 78.8 KB · Views: 128 image-2904018757.webp 67.1 KB · Views: 134 image-2344867979.webp 71.2 KB · Views: 127 image-2348967363.webp 47.5 KB · Views: 137 image-3299678548.webp 62 KB · Views: 125 image-2744366959.webp 46.1 KB · Views: 109 image-63744179.webp 76.2 KB · Views: 112
nomad1 Jr. Member Joined Feb 17, 2013 Messages 83 Reaction score 21 Golden Thread 0 Location Southaven, Mississippi Detector(s) used Lone Star Bounty Hunter IV Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Mar 30, 2013 #2 This is not coral. This appears to be voids in a rock with secondary filling of either calcite or quartz. Can you see if the small crystals are hexagonal. If they are it is quartz.
This is not coral. This appears to be voids in a rock with secondary filling of either calcite or quartz. Can you see if the small crystals are hexagonal. If they are it is quartz.
nomad1 Jr. Member Joined Feb 17, 2013 Messages 83 Reaction score 21 Golden Thread 0 Location Southaven, Mississippi Detector(s) used Lone Star Bounty Hunter IV Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Mar 30, 2013 #3 Taking a second look they crystals look like dog tooth spar (calcite). A small drop of dilute hydrochloric acid fizz if it is calcite.
Taking a second look they crystals look like dog tooth spar (calcite). A small drop of dilute hydrochloric acid fizz if it is calcite.