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 Aug 28 2010, 06:21 PM
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 Diggin' In!  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 29-October 07 From: South Carolina Member No.: 2,875  |
A friend found this rock in North Georgia and is trying to ID it, anyone got a clue to what it is?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28319203@N08/...in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28319203@N08/...in/photostream/ Thanks in advance for any help! Skip -------------------- Seek and Ye Shall Find, and when you find It thank GOD!!!
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Aug 28 2010, 08:53 PM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
i thought i saw this post on another forum??? GPAA??? just bring it to your closest college geology proffessor and theyll ID it correctly and pronto!
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Sep 1 2010, 01:14 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Hi Skip,
Interesting looking find, have you done any hardness tests on it to see what hardness range it would be in? The clevage looks similar to jade or nephrite in the pics but that can be misleading in photos. Your friend could also do a search on Mindat to see what is recorded for minerals in northern Ga. Good luck with the ID on this and let us know what you come up with. CP -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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Sep 3 2010, 03:59 AM
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 Master Mucker Group: Members Posts: 1,439 Joined: 22-February 04 Member No.: 98 |
That's what I was thinking Dan. Looks an awful lot like the nephrite over btween Happy Camp and Cave Jct., and Georgia does have the geology for it, so......
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