amethyst? and?

[shaman15771]

Pretty sure that this is amethyst, but what is pink one? Very clear pink.

 

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[DDancer]

Yep, amethyst and the pink may be light garnet or morganite inclusions. Difficult to say but the pink is not quartz.

 

[shaman15771]

Thank you DD! All on our little 5 acres! Pink is also very clear.

 

[shaman15771]

Would a picture of the whole rock help?

 

[huntsman53]

Yep, amethyst and the pink may be light garnet or morganite inclusions. Difficult to say but the pink is not quartz.

I think you are right about the Morganite! I looks exactly like the fractured Morganite rough found at the Ray Mica Mine outside of Burnsville, North Carolina.


Frank

 

[shaman15771]

Yes! What makes it pink? We have a LOT of pink!

 

[huntsman53]

Yes! What makes it pink? We have a LOT of pink!

Manganese or Cesium!


Frank

 

[shaman15771]

We have manganese and there's cesium prospect about 3 miles. USGS says we're in a melange.

 

[huntsman53]

We have manganese and there's cesium prospect about 3 miles. USGS says we're in a melange.

I believe that Manganese accounts for the more pinkish colored Morganite while the Cesium accounts for the pinkish Morganite with purple hues but I am not an expert, so can't be for sure!


Frank

 

[shaman15771]

Ours seems to be a light pink, no purple, yet anyway. We've got such weird stuff around here, you never know.

 

[shaman15771]

Think I might have found some more.

 

[BurntBear]

It's either Morganite or Orthoclase Feldspar.

 

[shaman15771]

We have feldspar, but it's different than this. Will upload a bigger picture.

 

[BurntBear]

Here is a photo of some fractured Orthoclase:

http://skywalker.cochise.edu/wellerr/mineral/feldspar/6feldspar-perthitic1.jpg

Steel scratches Feldspar but it won't scratch Beryl. Try scratching with a steel drill bit.

 

[shaman15771]

Yep, that's what we have. Although, I believe DD said he thought it was microline. This rock is different, will upload a picture of the whole rock.

 

[shaman15771]

Pink one is more like this, but pinker and lighter. It has a kind of glow.

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cf/83/0f/cf830f1881d6acb9a107e5267cac7e64.jpg

 

[Eu_citzen]

K Feldspar is the pinkish stuff, I'd say.