What is this?

[Kbxcharles]

Possibly found in taiwan, bout from a man from taiwan

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!

[vpnavy]

1st - I noticed this was your very first post Kbxcharles - so, Welcome Aboard! You didn't list your state (or country) in your profile. So, you might consider jumping over to Sub-Forums: 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 from Today's Finds! over to Forum: What Is It? for more exposure.

 

[trdking]

looks like rose quartz or agate to me

 

[against the wind]

Welcome to the forum from Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania

 

[kingskid1611]

Welcome to the party. It reminds me of a nickel and a rock. The rock looks like quartz but I'm not sure of that. Good Luck and Happy Hunting

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

To me it looks like rough opal but not jewelry grade.

 

[Kbxcharles]

Possibly found in taiwan, bought from a man from taiwan*

I live in florida, a friend said he things its fire agate, the rock matrix was white with blue spots, ive been slowly taking the matrix off so i can make my girlfriend a necklace pendant out of it, the rock matrix was soft (didnt scratch my nail) the mineral is mostly pink but when light hits it there is a green color i think they call it a gleam? Im fairly new to all of this but gems and minerals really "get my rocks off" hehe if any info i posted helps id this i would be so thankful, i dont wanna give my love something if i dont know what to call it lol

 

[Midwest4]

I was going to say it's the famous Ohio Indian Ridge Flint (chert), I've found worked pieces of very similar color. But if it was purchased from a Taiwanese guy, then it's most likely the famous Taiwan pink jade. Taiwan is also famous for it's peacock jade which is a rock containing a swirl of vivid colors. The first time I saw worked pieces of peacock jade I thought for certain it was man-made because the colors were so vivid and varied in a single vase. I happen to be near the Flint Ridge state park in Ohio and have also been fortune enough to hunt Jade and cats-eyes stones in Taiwan. Taiwan's east coast is where this Jade is found. The east coast of Taiwan has the tallest ocean floor to mountain peak distances in the world. Where sheer cliff faces go straight up from the ocean water thousands of feet in some places. In areas where there are small beaches, usually made of pea-gravel sized rock intermingled with stones of all sizes, you search the surf-line where the rocks are wet and it helps you identify the otherwise gray looking stones. The wave action also 'peels' off the hard gray 'skin' of the stone so that the vivid jade colors can be seen. I have pieces of similar jade from Taiwan, I'll search around and see if I can locate them.

 

[Geochem]

It appears to be an in the ruff specimen of opal. The color of opal can vary, but you have a beauty. Opal is brilliant in glassy shine due to its water content. The color varies according to the transition metal "impurity" to the basic hydrated amorphous silica composition.

 

[Midwest4]

Here's a video that shows how to test Jade and other stones (from Taiwan) using simple items like a lighter and human hair, might be beneficial ---