Ahmad 5 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garimpo 2,296 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 A. don't know what you have there but if that was 50 miles North of me it would be a Emerald. Two big deep Emerald mines up there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ahmad 5 Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 are you kidding. Emerald is not like this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pondmn 265 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 It looks like an old stone that we refer to it as bottleite. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
d_day 350 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) I said it looked like glass the first time it was posted. My money is still on it being glass. Edited February 15, 2019 by d_day 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,136 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 You should put it on your mantle. Stunning world class specimen ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 143 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) I heard a tour guide for the Middle East commenting on a TV special, speculation about a Jewish myth or story belief, which says the stone Moses got the 10 commandments on was blue sapphire. The tour guide consulted geologists in the region and apparently if exposed to enough heat, sapphire producing minerals are in rocks, common in this area. So much Jewish tradition but the geology for producing huge sapphire stones is probably there. Edited February 16, 2019 by Red_desert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 143 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 (edited) Sapphire would be harder than anything else you could find, except other similar minerals (such as ruby) and diamonds. Edited February 16, 2019 by Red_desert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red_desert 143 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Of course, archaeologists fairly recently have also discovered in south Israel, a very old perhaps even ancient glass making site. They said it would have supplied enough glass to trade with all surrounding countries. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unicorn 0 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Is that Lapis? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,722 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Lapis will leave a blue streak. Glass will not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ray in CA 54 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looks like Lapis Lazuli. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pondmn 265 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 lapis has pyrite in it.. Most likely glass 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MikeWhite 0 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 It is painted rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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