What's This? #31, Can you identify this? |
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  May 9 2009, 04:27 PM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3  |
Let's have another since we are all havin' so much fun with these.
This is one from the old family collection that had gone un-noticed in a box of rocks until yesterday.  Stuck way back in a corner of a long box and buried of course.  Good thing it's pretty hard. Very nice color and clearness too. What is it?  
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May 10 2009, 04:13 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
With a hardness of 4, purple "flash" coloration and an unusual crystal form (possibly tetrahexahedron), I'm going to have to say...
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ColoradoProspector What's This? #31 May 9 2009, 04:27 PM
blue_oxen im going with amethyst May 9 2009, 06:06 PM HighPlainsSifter QUOTE (blue_oxen @ May 9 2009, 06:06 PM) ... May 9 2009, 10:36 PM russau i concure also! May 10 2009, 05:08 AM Mrs.CP Wow Dan, thats an amazing piece!!! You... May 10 2009, 06:31 AM ColoradoProspector Nope honey, it was just way back in the corner but... May 10 2009, 09:04 AM Mrs.CP I have to agree with Johnny. After a bit of resear... May 12 2009, 06:06 AM
ColoradoProspector Good job everyone, yepper it is a very odd formed ... May 14 2009, 12:51 PM |
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