Well I've ran in to a different looking type of rock today that looks like lava rock. It's very dark green and it's filled with a black surty mineral. I melted it down and it only collects on the outside of a poured bar. I'm sure I'll figure it out but what do you think? I used only borax to get it thin enough to pour. It tests green with the silver test acid .
Well it's getting better and better and with some more fine tuning it looks good.
Well it's getting better and better and with some more fine tuning it looks good.View attachment 2048560
Well this is a iron ore that produces hermilite! This is found in the rock with blackish blimish look. I'm looking at a different ore that's blue and grey in carmal looking rock now! I'm going to test some samples of this one to see what it looks like. This Swift thing is all about understanding of all rocks in the area and pass this to someone that might use it one day!
This works great for us to find because we can make a lot of native jewelry with it. We learn and adapt as we go through life. I might even try to make some glass art as well.
Half cooked works better to remove the sand then your can
The water sample is in progress and the rock samples have been sent off but no word yet.
I'm moving my focus on the quartz vein that outcrops on the clift where the shaft goes straight down about eight foot. The quartz is on the second ledge and this will be very interesting and I can't wait. It's ironic that the clift is exactly one mile from the hanging rock park. This area is a great place to explore.
Well that rock was not a good one. So I'm going with the queen rock with a black looking color.
None in the gold brown and black looking rock but I just finished up melting the green rock that is the right one I'm staying with. I'm remelting two of them tomorrow. The metal is not magnetic and it reads ohms so what do you think this is?
This is a very fine metal that's embedded in the green rock that's hard as steel to break. It makes some nice art work!
Well what ever it is it's very pretty and it gets shiner after each melt. I pick the green rock over the others . Pic side by side
Has any body heard of liberthenite? A rare form of copper ore! This could be what this is here. I hope to know soon!
I'll know more about it soon.
It passed the test when it was heated up then dropped into water. It did form a slime on the top of the water. That's an old school way! Lol
