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Quartz crystal, Limestone (natural look on the cortex), Sediment and looks like chert for the last. Id need to see the underside to be sure.
 

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Thanks for the info in the quartz crystal it has some percussion marks on it and that made me curious the last is chert and the limestone I knew so do you find limestone with those strait grooves cut in them a lot ?
 

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That doesn't look like quartz crystal to me.
It looks "waxy" and has rounded contours...more like chalcedony.
Here is a quartz crystal core for comparison.

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I can't think of the word but when lighting strikes and melts sand what is that called and what does it look like?
 

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I have never saw a piece of that material here interesting thanks for your information .
 

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crystal looks like this in my area.
And yes the limestone does have the lines on it most of the time. At least it does here in GA from the creeks.
 

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Those are burnt looking as far as I know.
 

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Ooh ok idk that and those pieces are very pretty rock
 

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That limestone was from the river I'm sorry for not wording that correct my apologies rock just the first piece was a creek find
 

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Good luck with the ID. of that first piece.
I'm not thinking quartz.
Here is a couple more quartz pieces from N.C..

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There is a white creamy feeling stone that is white and it starts with a Chad and I dont know how to spell it from there on.
 

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I think rock is getting his messages later than us lol you guys are a big help atleast I have a Cooke of leads to follow thanks
 

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ok, I guess the phones are faster than my system
 

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Lol not usually in my neck of the woods lol
 

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I can't think of the word but when lighting strikes and melts sand what is that called and what does it look like?

Fulgurites form when lightning hits the sand. What you have pretty sure is an actual quartz crystal core. Not vein quartz, but an actual crystal that Mother Nature has cut to perfect 65 degree angles to form a point. Of course yours has not got the angles any longer. It's a core. Had it been unaltered, it would look like these guys!

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This point below is made from a crystal.

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Beautiful pieces !!!
 

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