Jacob G Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm going with yellow Chalcedony which is a type of micro crystalline quartz. Its a very colorful sample. Jacob, if you could read up on basic mineral characteristics/tests such as hardness, specific gravity, reactivity with vinegar or weak acids, magnetism etc. and provide the general area and setting where the sample was found and relay some of that info to the group here, it would greatly aid in accurately IDing the samples as well as increase your understanding in how to ID the minerals yourself. Here is a link to a website that list some of the basic tests use to ID a mineral: Mineral ID. This site goes into more detail into the tests: Mineral Tests. There are many more sites about mineral testing and if you go through past post on this site you will come up with other websites to check out. Thanks for sharing your finds, its what makes this site interesting and special. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Cool We have Butt Loads of Chalcedony here but never seen it yellow before. Just Pearl White and Red. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Jasper? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4meter Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I think Bill-S is right. I always think of Jasper as red or orange in color. A quick check online shows a beast called "mustard jasper", now there is a descriptive term if ever there was one. There it is: mustard jasper 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob G Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 You guys are wonderful, I appreciate the knowledge. Im just a novice morsel collector. I have no idea what any of them are. Just shiny colorful or odd. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob G Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 I found the small one near the large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Both could be Jasper. Have seen many variations in color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob G Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Anyone on here a geologist in real life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 5 hours ago, 4meter said: I think Bill-S is right. I always think of Jasper as red or orange in color. A quick check online shows a beast called "mustard jasper", now there is a descriptive term if ever there was one. There it is: mustard jasper Technically speaking, jasper is chalcedony, so you were also right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob G Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 If we are going wish jasper, I found all these variation of what I believe to be the same stones in a washed out area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 12 hours ago, Jacob G said: Anyone on here a geologist in real life? Yes there are several, with Chris Ralph being one of them, he usually will let us figure it out before jumping in to ID if we are struggling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_day Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 17 hours ago, Jacob G said: If we are going wish jasper, I found all these variation of what I believe to be the same stones in a washed out area. They all sure do look like jaspers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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