Please ID these for me! Thanks!

wildcatman71 · Feb 28, 2010

I have a ton of this kind of stuff I picked up in an old mine in Cave In Rock, IL. Just wandering what it is and if its worth polishing or what to do with it?? Thanks!!!

Eu_citzen · Feb 28, 2010

The purple could be Amethyst.
The yellow could be Citrine
The white could be Quartz

Is it scratch able with a knife??
Probably not...

wildcatman71 · Feb 28, 2010

Eu_citzen said:
The purple could be Amethyst.
The yellow could be Citrine
The white could be Quartz

Is it scratch able with a knife??
Probably not...

Which one are you asking if its scratchable? All? Let me know and I wil try it...

Eu_citzen · Feb 28, 2010

All indeed.

mamabear · Mar 1, 2010

the purple, I believe is florite (spelling?) there were several florite mines in IL. the white, are they little crystals covering the matrix? if so, it is probably druzy quartz. we have a lot of that here in SEMO, tho most is not white, but creamy & even pink & a brownish. the yellow? maybe florite again, I think some is yellow. go on the IL state page & look for minerals. thay should have a page w/ pix of IL minerals. MO does, & it tells where it is located etc, etc. Nice oieces. I have always wanted to get some florite from there, but heard the mines are all closed to collectors.

wildcatman71 · Mar 1, 2010

mamabear said:
the purple, I believe is florite (spelling?) there were several florite mines in IL. the white, are they little crystals covering the matrix? if so, it is probably druzy quartz. we have a lot of that here in SEMO, tho most is not white, but creamy & even pink & a brownish. the yellow? maybe florite again, I think some is yellow. go on the IL state page & look for minerals. thay should have a page w/ pix of IL minerals. MO does, & it tells where it is located etc, etc. Nice oieces. I have always wanted to get some florite from there, but heard the mines are all closed to collectors.

Thanks! I will check it out!

Eu_citzen · Mar 1, 2010

I didn't consider Flourite, but its scratchable with a knife.

Quartz is not. :icon_thumleft:

mamabear · Mar 1, 2010

Eu_citzen said:
I didn't consider Flourite, but its scratchable with a knife.
Quartz is not.
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Eu, there have been some amazing fluorite (thanx for the spelling) specimens come out of that IL area. beautiful huge cubes sitting on quartz. man it would be nice to find one of those. I have one I bought several yrs ago, but prefer to find my own. it's a lot more fun.

Eu_citzen · Mar 1, 2010

Mamabear,
Flourite here isn't to common to my knoweldge.
But down south, in the middle of Sweden they have found awesome flourite and Calcite crystals!!! :headbang:

The speciemen here is several pounds... :tongue3:

http://geonord.se/org/SGS/photo1/Bild_3.jpg

Ditto, I prefer to collect my own as well.

wildcatman71 · Apr 16, 2010

WizardOfTheStone said:
Hope this helps

Wow! Thanks! Any of this stuff worth messing with? I have a bunch....from dime size to a few pounds.

Eu_citzen · Apr 16, 2010

All can be cabbed or tumbled.. Flourite is hellish to tumble with a rock tumbler hence it being very soft and will easily scratch!
I am unsure of amethyst chevron, never cabbed that fellow..
Or just keep as specimens is just nice that to. :coffee2:

wildcatman71 · Apr 16, 2010

Eu_citzen said:
All can be cabbed or tumbled.. Flourite is hellish to tumble with a rock tumbler hence it being very soft and will easily scratch!
I am unsure of amethyst chevron, never cabbed that fellow..
Or just keep as specimens is just nice that to.

Yeah, I kinda like just setting them around.

wildcatman71 · Apr 16, 2010

WizardOfTheStone said:
Wild.. Hope you didn't mind me altering your image.. I tend to think this is the best way to really pin point something for someone..

Also the reason I said (Citrine/Champain Tourmaline) the outer edge appeared to have a tourmaline shape to it.. and not a broken or hexagon shape.. see if you can get a better picture of that stone from different points of view.

No problem! I think its awesome, and very much appreciate it!

Eu_citzen · Apr 16, 2010

WizardOfTheStone said:
Wild.. Hope you didn't mind me altering your image.. I tend to think this is the best way to really pin point something for someone..

Also the reason I said (Citrine/Champain Tourmaline) the outer edge appeared to have a tourmaline shape to it.. and not a broken or hexagon shape.. see if you can get a better picture of that stone from different points of view.

I think its just a massive habit happend to be made that way, I am douptful if it has a trigonal crystal system.
But a new pic might just help. Also I can not see the typical "lines" of tourmaline?