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 Dec 15 2017, 11:26 AM
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Diggin' In!  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 12-December 17 Member No.: 138,969  |
I dug this up in the float along with some broken milky and smoky quartz crystal points at Wigwam Creek. I think it is milky, clear, and smoky quartz, but the dark part has me confused as it shows a rainbow sheen on it's surface like oil would. Is the dark area here smoky quartz or is it something else?
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Dec 16 2017, 09:38 AM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 12-December 17 Member No.: 138,969 |
Yesterday I took the first specimen and two of the crystal points to Desert Gems in Lakewood and they told me the opaque mineral isn't milky quartz, it's amazonite that formed in an environment that was lacking copper so it's basically colorless instead of the normal blue/green color found in the area.
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CrazySanMan Help ID'ing this find from Wigwam Dec 15 2017, 11:26 AM
CrazySanMan I thought these were odd also. These are two quar... Dec 15 2017, 11:49 AM Denise Sweet finds Dave! It look like smokey quartz t... Dec 15 2017, 01:51 PM MikeS I am very familiar with that area and have many sm... Dec 16 2017, 11:51 AM
CP I think Mike is correct on that white over growth ... Dec 18 2017, 05:08 PM |
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