Please help. Strange characteristics.

[Craigzogo]

I found this little guy in a parking lot.. its completely clear besides has inclusions in it, and at a certain angle you can see rainbow colors. Also looking at it from the top down it has 4 corners..when you put a light under it it illuminates immensely. Help me identify it.

 

[vpnavy]

1st - Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forum: Select Your Area.... and selecting location information (i.e., clubs, hunts, finds, legends, maps, etc.) directly related to your state (or country)...

2nd - I moved ya from HELP! over to WHAT IS IT? for more exposure.

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[blauer]

It looks like a piece of weathered glass.

 

[opalboy]

What state did you find it? A northern state could have a diamond brought down with the glaciers.

 

[Craigzogo]

What state did you find it? A northern state could have a diamond brought down with the glaciers.

Texas

 

[Joecoins]

Herkimer diamond , a type of clear rock crystal quartz, like original rhinestones?

 

[Craigzogo]

It looks like a piece of weathered glass.

It's most definitely not glass.

 

[blauer]

It's most definitely not glass.

You this? How?

 

[ToddsPoint]

Test how hard it is. See if you can make a scratch in it. Steel is 5 on the mohs scale. If steel won’t scratch it, try scratching it with something harder. Do you have any flint arrowheads? Flint is 7 on the scale. If flint won’t scratch it, it could be a gem material.

 

[Craigzogo]

Test how hard it is. See if you can make a scratch in it. Steel is 5 on the mohs scale. If steel won’t scratch it, try scratching it with something harder. Do you have any flint arrowheads? Flint is 7 on the scale. If flint won’t scratch it, it could be a gem material.

I do have flint. I will try that thank you

 

[Joecoins]

 

[Craigzogo]

Test how hard it is. See if you can make a scratch in it. Steel is 5 on the mohs scale. If steel won’t scratch it, try scratching it with something harder. Do you have any flint arrowheads? Flint is 7 on the scale. If flint won’t scratch it, it could be a gem material.

I took a masonry drill bit to it and didn't scratch it

 

[Rockdog]

You could take into a jewler and have them look at it.

 

[l.cutler]

Most likely a piece of tumbled quartz. Looks like one of those tumbled stones they have at "gem mining" sites for kids. My son was addicted to those places when he was a kid.