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Recent content by Johnho

  1. J

    Any ideas? And how?

    Iron stained quartz and the black is possibly hornblende.
  2. J

    Help ID

    I thought of melted glass too until I looked up the temperature glass melts at. It takes temps of at least 2500 degrees F to melt glass. A fire won't melt glass. I'm curious if it isn't plastic. Can a knife scratch it?
  3. J

    Help ID

    That's nice. where did you find it?
  4. J

    Calaverite or sylvaniaite?

    What makes you think it is either of those?
  5. J

    What is this mineral/stone

    It's not arsenopyrite. It would have a grayish black streak. Whatever it is it would not be natural to where you found it.
  6. J

    What is this mineral/stone

    Wow, that's a tough one. I spent a bit of time trying to find something like it. My first thought was an iron slag. But slag does not usually show the slow cooling characteristics this shows. However I did find something similar to yours from a flow-banded slag from Durango, Colorado. I...
  7. J

    Ideas?

    It just looks like a fossilized rib cage from some small critter. But definite not a T Rex. :LOL:
  8. J

    Rock id:

    I'd say hematite. Could be from ballast on a ship.
  9. J

    Texas topaz big one mason co tx or Smokey quartz?

    Well quartz has a conchoidal fracture where as topaz will fracture along straight lines. That shows conchoidal so quartz.
  10. J

    Ideas?

    Is this anywhere near Waco?
  11. J

    I’m sure it’s a site to see

    They are very common. Nice collectable specimens for your own enjoyment and collecting memories.
  12. J

    Green jasper?

    My first guess is serpentine. Helps sometimes to say where you find specimens.
  13. J

    Identification anyone?

    Got me. Where did you find it? what looks metallic on the top is interesting.
  14. J

    Can you help me ID

    The crystal items look like quartz
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