Found this at a river

[Culley01]

I was at the river looking at stones and came across this blue rock that was shimmering from tiny orange-ish gems around it. any information would be most delightful as ive look all over the net with no luck.

 

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[ToddsPoint]

Go to Google images...look up porphyry. Looks to me like that is what it is. Gary

 

[DizzyDigger]

Looks like garnets to me..what state are you in?

 

[PetesPockets55]

Welcome and an interesting find.

As asked, where are you located. That will help others zero in on more info for you.

 

[Culley01]

Welcome and an interesting find.

As asked, where are you located. That will help others zero in on more info for you.

I found it at the Russian river in California

 

[DizzyDigger]

Cully, did a bit of research via Google, and came up with
a really cool gallery on Minedat.Org:

Check out the third image. I believe what you have there is
"Pyrope garnet in omphacite matrix".

https://www.mindat.org/sitegallery.php?loc=228967

 

[PetesPockets55]

Thanks for the location and I'll have to visit the link DD shared.

 

[ArfieBoy]

An interesting find! I would have picked it up and brought it home, too! Cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[islamoradamark]

for sure me too nice rock

 

[Culley01]

Cully, did a bit of research via Google, and came up with
a really cool gallery on Minedat.Org:

Check out the third image. I believe what you have there is
"Pyrope garnet in omphacite matrix".

https://www.mindat.org/sitegallery.php?loc=228967

Thanks for the link DD i think its quite similar to what i have, can the omphacite matrix be a navy blue?

 

[Trimbaker]

Wow, I would have picked it up too. I wonder if ultraviolet light does any neat things to it...