A day like no other, Maybe my lucks run out Options

[NewRockHounder]

Oh, I'll "KISS" it all night long, " " " " bastard " " " " (my personal saying, don't get butt hurt over it... ... Mike S knows fosho, Emac kinda knows... LoL) But, you must also consider... I have no idea what I've found - it looks... well, completely different than any other "smokey," I've found, as Denise puts it... (come to think of it, I'll try and take some more pics of it tonight, one half is dark green... Chlorite.. maybe... but I think it's Amazonite.. tho it may be just a green smokey... cause the other half is clear quartz.... why I posted it...as in.. don't know... ) Anywho, same, apparently goes with my "mass of Fluorite," that I got from the same hole... "KISS'ing" (that's what she said, sorry, couldn't help myself) (It's a good hole to kiss, zing!) Until, Mike S. or Woody, or maybe the CP's see it in person... it's open for discussion

[CP]

That last piece of quartz with fluorites you pictured may be your best find yet I think Colin!
Looks like it needs more cleaning still (gently) with a hand spray bottle and room temp water. Quartz with fluorites on them aren't all that common and I think make for darn nice combos. I think those fluorites although small are going to show excellent stacking with deep color once cleaned. Whether the quartz is smokey or green (chlorite included)...sweet!! Hard to say which color the quartz is until it's cleaned a bit better.

Your other piece in question (fluorite mass) doesn't compare, scratch that one and be careful with the combo.

[NewRockHounder]

Okay - what should I use to scratch with? I don't quite understand how the number system works - I have a book that gives Moh's scale of 1 - 10 for various minerals to each - Fluorite is a 4 - but, how from scratching, can I tell what the hardness is...

[fenixsmom]

Here's a helpful webpage.

http://geology.com/minerals/mohs-hardness-scale.shtml

[CP]

by using something on the next number scale hardness up or down to scratch the subject piece or vice versa.
For instance, on something suspected to be around 4 like fluorite, one could use a steel nail or knife point (carefully) to make a small scratch in a discrete location on the piece where it shouldn't be noticed if you want to preserve one side or another.
Nail or knife being around 5 on the mohs scale should scratch fluorite where as they will not scratch a quartz that's 7 on mohs.

[NewRockHounder]

Okay, I sorta didn't wait for a response without trying a couple first - like my book said, tried using them on each other - they both left marks... so no help there - tried a penny, (a real penny, wheat back) it just left a copper line.... so I dunno, got them both soaking right now tho. I'll hafta try it again with a nail or something after the soak.

Thanks for that website Jess. Very helpful.

[Woody]

Hey NRH,

By chance did you see my video titled, "Colorado Fluorite 101"? It address some of the ways to identify Fluorite, including the scratch test. Might be able to help you there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuYChrJEW-o


Also addressing the post where you mentioned several of us, suggesting we were in a separate category then yourself. My answer to that is this; We don't have nothing you don't have. Sure we may be a little further around the track than you right now but that just means we started the race before you did. Continue at your current pace and you will be leaving us behind in no time.

[NewRockHounder]

Thanks Woody, I did watch it, the day you posted it - But I'll watch it again to refresh my memory.

And the other, don't rightly remember that post - but I get what'cher saying.

[NewRockHounder]

So I let them both soak in warm soapy water for about... oh... 7 hours or so - apparently I need something better to get the rest of the dirt off - or (and on closer inspection) it looks like the top near to where the Fluorite is - is a bit pocketed with small craters -

Anywho, first pic is similar to what I've posted already - the second however, is the underside to the same piece - and a couple close ups on the Fluorite. Enjoy.

[NewRockHounder]

I watched Woody's movie again on Fluorite last night - mostly to see his scratch test, but before it got that to that - he was describing/showing what Fluorspar is. It looks very similar to my "mass of Fluorite," as that's what it got left as being. Anywho, I believe now, and Woody has confirmed through messages (and seemed a bit shocked that I caught that) that it is most likely Fluorspar.

Scratch test left a... well.. scratch, lol - Used a pocket knife for the test.

Colin

[Woody]

Can't confirm from just a picture. But I did say that it could be a good fit. Espically if you change those colors from Blue to Purpple like you say they are.

[NewRockHounder]

Ok maybe "confirm" is the wrong word to use - Agreed with me, that it might be Fluorspar.

[NewRockHounder]

I also found this nice lil termination, forgot about it, till I was going through some of my collections tonight. Pretty sure it's just clear quartz. -

[fenixsmom]

Coool!!!!! 0.0

[EMac]

Very cool!