G Goldtron Tenderfoot Joined May 18, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 5 Golden Thread 0 Location BC Primary Interest: Prospecting May 18, 2018 #1 Please Help Identify? This rock is 6.2 lbs. I've got an idea what it is I just think I am better off getting another opinion. Thank You. Last edited: May 18, 2018
Please Help Identify? This rock is 6.2 lbs. I've got an idea what it is I just think I am better off getting another opinion. Thank You.
Eu_citzen Gold Member Joined Sep 19, 2006 Messages 6,488 Reaction score 2,111 Golden Thread 0 Location Sweden Detector(s) used White's V3, Minelab Explorer II & XP Deus. Primary Interest: Prospecting May 19, 2018 #2 Break it open with a hammer; we need to see a fresh surface. Potentially, though, a skarn. Upvote 0
old digger Gold Member Joined Jan 15, 2012 Messages 7,556 Reaction score 7,452 Golden Thread 0 Location Montana Detector(s) used White's MXT Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting May 19, 2018 #3 I wouldn't just break it, I would have someone with a lapidary saw cut some cross-sections to see what the interior looks like. Upvote 0
I wouldn't just break it, I would have someone with a lapidary saw cut some cross-sections to see what the interior looks like.
A apdp Jr. Member Joined Dec 7, 2010 Messages 44 Reaction score 58 Golden Thread 0 Location SW Oregon Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting May 19, 2018 #4 Possibly serpentine-quartz mix. See similar rounded rocks in the Illinois river in Southern Oregon. Upvote 0
Kray Gelder Gold Member Joined Feb 24, 2017 Messages 7,064 Reaction score 12,562 Golden Thread 0 Location Georgetown, SC Detector(s) used Fisher F75 Primary Interest: Metal Detecting May 19, 2018 #5 Let's hear your ideas. Upvote 0
G Goldtron Tenderfoot Joined May 18, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 5 Golden Thread 0 Location BC Primary Interest: Prospecting May 20, 2018 Thread Owner #6 Kray Gelder said: Let's hear your ideas. Click to expand... I think it's a Phantom Quartz. From my collection. It's deferentially agate. It's translucent brown to the host rock part of it. Most of my agates tend to have iron in them and they turn brown when you put a light to them. Last edited: May 22, 2018 Upvote 0
Kray Gelder said: Let's hear your ideas. Click to expand... I think it's a Phantom Quartz. From my collection. It's deferentially agate. It's translucent brown to the host rock part of it. Most of my agates tend to have iron in them and they turn brown when you put a light to them.
G Goldtron Tenderfoot Joined May 18, 2018 Messages 6 Reaction score 5 Golden Thread 0 Location BC Primary Interest: Prospecting Aug 9, 2018 Thread Owner #7 Just got told it could be jade and worth lots of money by a jade miner. Upvote 0