Ill have Chalcedony on ice please...

[BurntBear]

I'll have Chalcedony on ice please...

Cold weather sent me outside for more firewood. I found this piece of Chalcedony by the garage with ice growing straight up.

 

[yakker]

That's a beautiful pic BB! Thanks for that chilly image Yakker
It's called 'needle ice' BTW- and I got a shot of it the other day, tho not as cool as yours

 

[BurntBear]

Thanks! Didn't know what to make of it, lol.

 

[djpitr]

Dam you founding some great stuff

 

[BurntBear]

More ice from this morning:

 

[unclemac]

that dam stuff pushes rocks up out of the lawn every winter....the first few times i mow in spring sounds like i put a bag of marbles in the dryer!

 

[wilfndgold]

chalcedony huh? Is it ever found in pegmatite? because Im pretty sure I see that stuff all the time. just was,nt sure what it was.

 

[wilfndgold]

Yeah id best discribe it as waxy looking. Here,s some?