You posted this just as I posted a reply to your first set of pics
Thank You I love the deep red in this stone. Also here is a pic of the stone I found before it.You posted this just as I posted a reply to your first set of pics
It sparkles! What a beauty.
I'd love to hear Maryann's take on this one as I wonder what else there may be here. I believe I see quartz and hematite (iron containing) at a minimum.
Hairfinds, I was curious, looked up cinnabar, and discovered there is quite a bit in Nevada.What came to mind when I saw the red, though, was the word "cinnabar", but I hope it's not that, or that if it is that you handle it carefully. Cinnabar can leach mercury through the skin. I did a quick search and found this image of a stone with cinnabar on the surface:
Maryann thank you for your input I've had a fascination with crystals ever since I was a lil kid. My dad before he died took my arrow Head hunting in Kentucky he always found some neat artifacts. I love how the first picture I took of the quarts with the shiny mineral looks like a "?"What came to mind when I saw the red, though, was the word "cinnabar", but I hope it's not that, or that if it is that you handle it carefully. Cinnabar can leach mercury through the skin. I did a quick search and found this image of a stone with cinnabar on the surface:
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Yeah they both have some weight to them compared to their size.Both galena and cinnabar are pretty heavy stones, so you'd feel the weight in your hand compared to something less dense, like a regular old rock.
Very nice. I've done a bit of carving with some of the stones I've found.So I bought a Dremel and some bits and tried my hand at polishing and stone carvings. I also found this pendent while rock hunting
Your heart is my favoriteSo I bought a Dremel and some bits and tried my hand at polishing and stone carvings. I also found this pendent while rock hunting
Hi everyone,This is the beginning of Part Two of the original thread.
If you have an unknown stone or crystal, we might be able to help.
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I have some like these and live in an area with quite a bit of flint, as well as iron (long ago volcanic action). It makes sense to me.Might be red flint