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 Jun 22 2015, 07:20 PM
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 Rock Bar!  Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265  |
QUOTE (NewRockHounder @ Jun 22 2015, 04:30 PM)  After an  EPIC  five day prospecting/camping trip - I do believe I've found my first topaz! And of equal importance, Endless is still going strong. ID HELP: Now for show and let Mike S or Dave S tell - I tried to zoom in on the cleavage on my suspected topaz, kinda hard with a crappy camera and/or light source. (The specimen in question is currently taking a sun bath to see if it turns blue-ish) I also have a few other pieces but the pics are of my best piece found. ID HELP: This next one was found else-where within the area, not Endless (I think it's hematite, it's heavy, tried to compare it to the other hematite pieces I've found, it looks similar but none of my other samples have quartz inclusions) Good to see y'all had a good weekend of prospecting.  Looks like it could be Topaz. A specific gravity test will tell for sure. Same for the hematite/goethite. -------------------- |
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Jun 22 2015, 10:19 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 12-June 09 From: Highlands Ranch, CO Member No.: 6,927 |
Nice work! That does indeed look like topaz! Looks like you made some real progress at Endless!
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Jun 23 2015, 05:48 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 19-October 14 From: Denver Member No.: 118,315 |
Cool finds! Based on the pics, I would say that the clear one is Topaz, but we will have to get that gravity test done to help be sure. You are probably correct on the hematite as well.
JOSH , sorry to hear about the job.  Finding a buyer for any stone may take time, finding someone to facet(cut) the stone may not be worth it. By the time you pay them for the service, you may not be making very much money. And it also depends a lot, on how big and clean the stone is on the inside. Joe Dorris (from the tv show) has his topaz cut in China to save money. Do not depend on your stones alone to supply money until you have money already flowing. Remember, Mike and I have not been able to quit our day jobs yet either. We are still trying to get to the point where the stones pay the bills. However E-bay, and Craigslist are ok places to try to sell. -------------------- Thankful member of COLORADO PROSPECTOR CLUB
Level 2 Joined Oct. 19th 2014 (pay member since Apr. 1st 2015) Referral code: DS531 "Like a fine gemstone, the mind is more beautiful when it is open and free to receive the light." - (Dave's ramblings 52 : 80 ) |
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Jun 25 2015, 07:41 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
Dont forget our own miners market :)
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Jun 25 2015, 08:27 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
So unlike most pockets of smokey quartz I've come across - red clay....
At Endless, I deal with this....
Colin I saved this big block cause it had one face showing, only learned later that it has much, much more than that.
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Jul 17 2015, 11:15 AM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Didn't find at Endless, found in another area I've been prospecting in and around Devil's Head area,
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Jul 21 2015, 12:13 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 17-July 15 From: Denver Member No.: 121,071 |
QUOTE (NewRockHounder @ Jul 17 2015, 12:15 PM) Didn't find at Endless, found in another area I've been prospecting in and around Devil's Head area,
Lets go digging man!!! Hopefully early September? Or even end of August? -------------------- "Strip mining prevents forest fires..."
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 Jul 21 2015, 01:12 PM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 77 Joined: 2-May 15 From: Aurora, CO Member No.: 120,420 |
If Colin had to wait that long between trips to Endless, I'm pretty sure we'd have to evacuate the entire Denver Metro...
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Jul 21 2015, 06:58 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
 Yoda.... Whenever's clever. Squatch. 
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Aug 17 2015, 06:13 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Looks strange... Like nothing I've come across before in the Endless area...
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Aug 18 2015, 09:58 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Just by the photo, to me it looks like a mass of Goethite. Cool find!
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Aug 18 2015, 05:27 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
My best guess from the pics is Hematite or Goethite. An SG test should help with that. It could be one of the many rare earth elements in the area.
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Aug 18 2015, 05:36 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
My best guess from the pics is Hematite or Goethite. An SG test should help with that. It could be one of the many rare earth minerals in the area. Does it show any translucency? Does it let light through or is it opaque?
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Aug 18 2015, 06:58 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 19-October 14 From: Denver Member No.: 118,315 |
You need a specific gravity test on that puppy.
There are a lotta minerals in that area. It could be : Allanite-(Ce) Furgesonite-(Y) Hematite("martite", after magnetite) Zircon (also "cyrtolite" zircon) Gadolinite-(Y) Goethite or other minerals. -------------------- Thankful member of COLORADO PROSPECTOR CLUB
Level 2 Joined Oct. 19th 2014 (pay member since Apr. 1st 2015) Referral code: DS531 "Like a fine gemstone, the mind is more beautiful when it is open and free to receive the light." - (Dave's ramblings 52 : 80 ) |
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Aug 18 2015, 11:10 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
If I bring it with me to Mike's claim, would one of ya be able to do an SG for me?
It doesn't look like any of the other samples of hematite that I've collected before. Nor in my opinion does it look like any of the geothite that Mike n Dave S. have found. It's super lightweight. At least in the hand, no scale for a SG to do myself. The 'top' pic looks almost like slag. But that underside looks like geothite.. I'm truly at a loss. Found in my last pocket when I took my older sister up there (when she was visiting) on the quest for the dang scepter pocket(s) still. Colin -------------------- - You Rock! (Literally)
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