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12 Oct 2008, 9:34 pm

Can anyone recommend a book on how to figure out what kind of rocks I have? I've got about a bowlfull and I'd like to know what they are :). Thanks!

I don't like that the only labels I can put on them are "sparkly" or "white" :P



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12 Oct 2008, 10:23 pm

I don't know of any book in particular.

If they're sparkly, they probably have either quartz or mica in them. White could be a lot of things.

Can you post pictures of them?


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12 Oct 2008, 11:27 pm

I think Tim_Tex is studying to be a geologist :chin: Here's his profile:

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Maybe you can send him a pm.



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13 Oct 2008, 10:07 am

Omgosh! you guys are awesome, I'll take some pics ASAP. I bought a couple of stones also, some are polished, some are not :P. Thanks!



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13 Oct 2008, 10:08 am

You might want to go on web sites or find books related to mineralogy.


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13 Oct 2008, 10:08 am

aguales wrote:
I think Tim_Tex is studying to be a geologist :chin: Here's his profile:

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Maybe you can send him a pm.


Actually, my major is Geography/Urban Planning now, but geology is my minor.


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13 Oct 2008, 11:32 am

Nearest library should have some illustrated books.

Could be quartz, if it's hard and crystalline.


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13 Oct 2008, 11:43 am

This site has some nice tumbled rocks and alot of info

http://www.bestcrystals.com/tumbled2.html



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13 Oct 2008, 4:10 pm

I guess I wasn't finding any books because I was looking up "book about rocks" or something to that affect and I was finding rock and roll music and the likes. My battery is charging but if anyone wants to peek I'll have some pics up soon.



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13 Oct 2008, 4:54 pm

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v91/h ... hem/Rocks/

I think some are fossils, and I paid for the 'amethyst' and possible aventurine, also, the slab of petosky and the weird big geode thing.



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13 Oct 2008, 5:01 pm

Theres some login issues with your link, i came to a login page



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13 Oct 2008, 5:05 pm

It should work now, I had it on private, if it asks for a pass it'll be letmein. It shouldn't though



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13 Oct 2008, 5:20 pm

Wow good looking rocks :D
i like this one
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Is this bone? looks a little like bone
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13 Oct 2008, 5:22 pm

the amethyst spikes I bought at the mall for a couple of bucks, i thought it was pretty, being my birthstone :P and I'm not sure, it's sparkly in the holes though so i'm really not sure :P



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13 Oct 2008, 5:36 pm

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It resembles bone a litttle but...maybe some kind of sandstone..?
looks a little like it has been exposed to scorching heat in a way,
but that might just be a resemblance



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13 Oct 2008, 11:21 pm

Most of these are beyond my ken, but the "big white thing" and the "clear thing" look like granite.

The ones you have labeled appear to be named correctly.

Nice collection.


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