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  1. J

    Help with ID maybe wrong forum

    Just don't make them to complicated. :)
  2. J

    Help with ID maybe wrong forum

    Beautiful specimens from an old mine. The one with the label on it is a real treasure. did you research the mine? It was discovered in the early 1800's as a lead mine. In 1892 they found huge blocks of fluorite, also called "fluorspar", and then mined it for fluorite. Looks like all those...
  3. J

    Help identify

    That was my second guess. :)
  4. J

    Help identifying this please

    Quartz
  5. J

    Help identify

    Looks like quartzite.
  6. J

    Help ID please!!

    My first reaction was selenite but I could see where hemimorphite can fit in too.
  7. J

    Cave boxwork

    I doubt it. Now if it was made up of a rarer mineral called wulfenite it would be worth a lot. That just looks like some sedimentary formation. Odd, but not uncommon.
  8. J

    A rare meteorite

    I hate when that happens. :)
  9. J

    Help needed

    Look like concretions.
  10. J

    Stay OUT of Old Mines

    For some reason I never read though this thread so I'm going to comment anyway even if 2 years old. I went to Colorado School of Mines in the mid 60's and became a mining engineer. While in school we had to compete with guys from CU, DU for the girls. We mostly went to Denver to the 3.2 clubs...
  11. J

    Fossils

    Not surprising. You're out there in those anthracite coal fields.
  12. J

    Need help with rock ID and if there is anything to them

    Pretty much looks like a druzy quartz. Those are quartz crystals that are shiny.
  13. J

    We started a Smoking and Grilling FORUM

    Tried going to the link. Seems it's highjacked by something.
  14. J

    Gold ,silver ,and coal ? Check out these videos

    Pyrite is very prevalent in coal deposits. It's the cause of acid mine drainage, not the coal itself.
  15. J

    Need help with rock ID and if there is anything to them

    I take it you mean Silver City near Aspen? I worked in lead-zinc mine in Leadville on the other side of the mountain. Spent 7 years there. We also had gold and silver as by products and one working area did have tiny native gold globules on the zinc ore at times. Problem was we couldn't...
  16. J

    Gold ,silver ,and coal ? Check out these videos

    I said pitchblende doesn't burn. Said nothing about the chemical you posted which is not pitchblende. Pitchblende is also called uraninite. Sorry, it can not burn. Uranium powder mentioned in your post is NOT pitchblende. Uranium powder is made from pitchblende by crushing it, leaching it...
  17. J

    Help identifying please

    You seem to be interested in rocks and minerals. It's a great hobby. Try looking for some rock and mineral clubs around you for more ways to enjoy this great science. They are great folks and love to help out. And most likely take field trips.
  18. J

    Help identifying please

    Agree, its a nice gneiss. :)
  19. J

    Gold ,silver ,and coal ? Check out these videos

    Pitchblende doesn't burn.
  20. J

    Need help with rock ID and if there is anything to them

    Looks like simple quartz and mica to me.
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