awesome specimen

[mamabear]

this is just a flake from the field I hunt. it's a little smaller than a quarter. speur of the moment I took my magnifying glass to it & surprise! It's bearing goodies. Don't know what it is. any suggestions?

 

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[StoneWhisper]

I can't reall the name.. I have one myself.. but its more pale in color.. my first thought was jasper..

 

[Eu_citzen]

I don't know, if it flexible/malleable? Has the look of a very corroded piece of copper as a first impression.

 

[mamabear]

Hi Eu, no it is rock. & the circles are smooth definitely in it, not on it. am hoping to find bigger chunk of it, though I don't believe the material came from this area, so I might have been lucky to have found the flake.
thanks guys for your response

 

[Turkısh Man]

İf you can not scratch it with a knife, hardnes is 7 or higer, it is a honeycomb chalcedony.
İf you can scratch, it is red coral.

 

[mamabear]

Thanks Tman. I have never heard of honeycomb chalcedney.

 

[Turkısh Man]

honeycomb calcedony

http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/5150208/il_fullxfull.156210121.jpg



coral stone http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AeIQ_mmcpIg/TyKManGCMhI/AAAAAAAAGdw/XMmtwMfsAR4/s1600/IMG_0947.jpg

 

[yakker]

fossil coral for sure. almost thought orange bloodstone. almost thought orange averturine, but no. Pretty cool find!
Cheers
Yakker