lavender quartz

[rockhoundrich]

Found these in an old silica mine dump

 

[StoneWhisper]

You Lucky Stiff..

 

[mamabear]

Wow! I was thinking it must be florite until I saw the pics. But they do look like a quartz. Beautiful color! I think it is iron in the quartz that when heated (geologically) produces this color. Just what I've been told.

 

[rockhoundrich]

Thanks and yes it is iron influence or Fe2 and Fe3 in the area also smokey and optical clear along with asterations on many

 

[rockhoundrich]

And if any one wants i can show you how to get there urban sprawl will be soon closing this area and plenty of good material still available also shoral ,garnet and many colors of mica

 

[mamabear]

wish I was closer!

 

[unclemac]

mother load!

 

[MrLee]

Rich, I'm in the area! Can you point me in the right direction, just in time for the weekend?

 

[rockhoundrich]

Some shoral i found and a sat pic of the area

 

[MrLee]

Some shoral i found and a sat pic of the area

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Thanks for that! Found it on Earth. Use to be a feldspar and silica mine. I love my Earth plugins.

 

[Rockhunter1620]

Very cool!