Antag Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 First I want to say hello from Canada .I have found a lot of various stones/rocks and what not in my area. The one that interests me to know what it is today is this one...At first I thought it was Glass slag, but then the underneath reveal differently. It was chipped off something, or it appears that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antag Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Anyone? I really don't know what this is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Anything green and canadian I think jade"ish" minerals. Got a streak,hardness or specific density data ? Pics won't do it alone. This is intesting Maybe it's AMazonite? http://molly.kalafut.org/jade/fake.html Edited April 8, 2015 by weaver hillbille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondmn Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Looking at the first picture my instincts said slag glass, however, after looking at the second picture I came up with green calcite. Google green calcite and you will see what i mean. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Looking at the first picture my instincts said slag glass, however, after looking at the second picture I came up with green calcite. I think you nailed it Jerry.....Its definately natural......and likely Green Calcite.....I was thinking Green quartz but the calcite thing escaped me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antag Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) The crystal of "well being" ? Now this is amusing, but possible! I don't know how to check it's density(hardness)Green Calcite eh..hmmm. I know it weight probably about 40-50lbs for sure. It's heavy!----> I have a huge deposit of Jasper in my area too. Edited April 12, 2015 by Antag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Calcite is very soft and will scratch easily with a pocket knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antag Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: I checked for hardness watching a few videos. Conclusion is a 7 hardness.Did my figure nail, then a penny, then a paper clip then glass. It only scratches the glass and nothing else leaves a mark. Edited April 12, 2015 by Antag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 (edited) Any lapidary clubs in your area? Jewelers? They may be able to ident or even purchase if they like. Hardness is a good clue towards somethin "jade" like! Definitely silica rich. Maybe obsidian? Edited April 12, 2015 by weaver hillbille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antag Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Any lapidary clubs in your area? Jewelers? They may be able to ident or even purchase if they like. Hardness is a good clue towards somethin "jade" like! Definitely silica rich. Maybe obsidian?There's Jewelers for sure. Not sure about lapidary but I'll check. I'm not going to be selling this gem lol. It's my collection. I just want to know what it is :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Maybe a small chunk broken off a corner of your 50pounder will encourage them to spend some time identifying it for you.There's Jewelers for sure. Not sure about lapidary but I'll check. I'm not going to be selling this gem lol. It's my collection. I just want to know what it is :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrex Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Is it more like limestone in nature (more chalky) or more crystaline in nature? Difficult to tell that from photos. How tough is the rock? Edited April 14, 2015 by bigrex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) UPDATE: I checked for hardness watching a few videos. Conclusion is a 7 hardness.Did my figure nail, then a penny, then a paper clip then glass. It only scratches the glass and nothing else leaves a mark.It's hard and heavy. Edited April 14, 2015 by weaver hillbille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I might have an idea but need some info first. When you shine a light on it does it have a lot of small sparkles inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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