These are everywhere!

[Felinepeachy]

I just keep dragging them home because they're so pretty. I have all different sizes, some are huge. Also, there are various colors.

Anyone know what they're called?

 

[marinedad]

you sure have some nice rocks "just lying around" quartz clusters? kind of a citrine color. nice specimen.

 

[Exnihilo]

Wonderful colors !

 

[Felinepeachy]

Although I agree on the Quartz cluster (Citrine) I believe the light bulb could be making it appear more "Yellow/Orange" or its been slightly heat treated to enhance it appearance.

When taking images of your minerals try and locate a true white light bulb, light box and a hand held mirror to reflect more light in and around the mineral/s.

Depending on the size when buying, You'll be look at spending about $30 - $50 (Your could go higher) But I would stay away from the "Heat Treated" or faded minerals.. Yes, Minerals can fade.

Thanks for the advice about taking photos of rocks. In this case though, these crystals are that color when I find them in the fields. Some are redder, some are white, all different colors. I dont think they were heat treated, if they were, how? The sun?

I would happy to send you a few if you like.

 

[Dknight34]

Citrine Quartz. Quartz comes in all colors from Clear colorless (herkimer diamonds) to purple (Amythist) to Black (smokey quartz). Quartz is basically the same chemical makeup (SiO2) with different impurities for different colors. It is true that you can apply dyes or special treatment such as heat to basically make "fake" citrine qtz. But if you found these "in-situ" (in place) and color is throughout, then it would be natural citrine. natural Iron staining can give a more reddish/rust brown look on the outer surface of qtz.

 

[Tigger]

They're called, "keepers".
I'd love to see more - with a ruler or coke can for size reference, maybe in outdoor, natural light? I'd like to see the variety of color that you've found.

Are you finding them in a field, stream? Pockets of them or individual?

I'd be dragging them home too!!! Can you ever have too many cool crystals?
Tigger

 

[lordpiney]

they also look like honey calcite to me.

 

[uthunter]

Nice colors, bright, crisp, and variegated throughout the clusters.
Looks like Citrine Quartz, the Honey Calcite I have has much smaller crystals.

You can heat treat quartz in your oven at home. Amethyst Quartz if heat treated to change the colors from a purple to a brown-orange of Citrine Quartz.

I buy wholesale Citrine clusters of 2" across for $.20 each, cluster of 4" across for $2.00. My retail is considerably higher.

 

[naturalexplorer]

It sure looks like quartz, however it is awefully clustered up for such a hard rock. I would do a hardness test on it, Quartz is a 7 out of 10 on the Moh's hardness scale.

 

[Rattlehead]

Those are beautiful! If you have any larger ones that are beat up and solid, I'd love to make a sphere out of it. I'd buy one off ya or send me two and I'll send you a sphere of one back and keep one for my part.

 

[Eu_citzen]

I think it's be difficult to do a sphere out of those due to parting?

 

[TheRockCollector]

How do you sell them?Do you own a rock/mineral store?