Anyone know what this is ????

old man

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fmfdoc

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I'll chime-in with ropesfish: Looks like a quartz geode. I've seen a couple around the McKinnie region of Virginia, too!
 

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Frank got it right. My buddy collected (literally) tons of it from Tampa Bay.
 

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Was visiting a Rock & Mineral Shop several miles away which exhibited several geodes about 6 feet high and maybe 3 feet wide...filled with purple amethyst crystals...absolutely stunning...

In fact, they have several thousands of baseball size geodes which they will cut in half...its always a suprise what they find inside...sometimes crystals of different colors and others are solid.

Geodes come in all sizes, shapes and colors...

http://www.yelp.com/biz/chapmans-gem-and-mineral-shop-and-museum-fortuna

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/161286122039?lpid=82
 

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jose50

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I've a part of a large amethyst geode with large (3") crystals and a nice deep color. The whole thing weighs about 25#. Anyone have any idea of its value?
 

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Old man,
First, I wish you a fast recovery from your recent surgery. Since you are also interested in the "1605", I can tell you we found similar material buried deeply on Swan Is. while searching for the "1605" and other goodies; turned out to be calcite.
Don..
 

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old man

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Old man,
First, I wish you a fast recovery from your recent surgery. Since you are also interested in the "1605", I can tell you we found similar material buried deeply on Swan Is. while searching for the "1605" and other goodies; turned out to be calcite.
Don..
Don and everyone else, thanks for the replies. I knew that the experts would come through. That's why this is such a great forum. Don Thanks for the Best wishes. The First 3 days were the hard part. I feel better now then I have in years. Those triple bypasses aren't that bad. The hard part was the hospital food for 10 days.
Good Luck to all this year.
 

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