Need help what is this 6 pound beauty?

[Tee. Garibay]

 

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[SkaBa]

Beautiful!!!

 

[diggummup]

I'm no rockhound but I'll take a total guess. Maybe Gem Silica? Someone will come along. If not we do have a rocks and minerals forum. Rocks/Gems

 

[Billhawk47]

Wow!!I have never seen that before but it is a beaut.

 

[smokeythecat]

Looks silica heavy, the blue green color would probably come from copper content. Depends on what area it was found and the neighboring geology.

 

[Tee. Garibay]

I got all kinds of stones of various types under the foundation literally built & poured on top of them. Found out there was an old gem shop around there that was in business from 60's to early 70's

 

[A2coins]

Welcome cool find

 

[huntsman53]

I could be wrong but to me, it appears to be Chrysocolla. Beautiful piece and congrats on the find.


Frank

 

[huntsman53]

I'm no rockhound but I'll take a total guess. Maybe Gem Silica? Someone will come along. If not we do have a rocks and minerals forum. Rocks/Gems

You could be right that it is Gem Silica (Chalcedony)! I believe that it would either have to be that or Chrysocolla.


Frank

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

In one of the photos, the mineral looks pale aqua-blue, in the other photo it looks green. Prompted by Huntsman53's comment, I checked for photos of Chalcedony, and found one which shows a variety of Chalcedony called Chrysoprase. Scroll down the following webpage to see the green specimen whose body looks very similar to yours:
Chalcedony quartz: The mineral Chalcedony information and pictures

Also see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysoprase

 

[Plug N Play]

Perhaps apatite ?

 

[diggummup]

I got all kinds of stones of various types under the foundation literally built & poured on top of them. Found out there was an old gem shop around there that was in business from 60's to early 70's

I'll gladly accept any donations that you deem unworthy.

 

[huntsman53]

Perhaps apatite ?

Why yes, I am very hungry!


Frank