Rocks

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Daughter found this rock in a freshly dug up hillside. North Central idaho. Seems out of place here, and my google abilities turn up not much.

Little bigger than a golf ball.
Light passes through, but it doesn't seem clear like quartz.

Maybe some type of amber?
Any ideas?

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Thanks for looking!
 

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MrSmith said:
Quartz comes in many colors. Try to scratch a piece of glass with one of the edges of your daughters rock. If it scratches the glass it's likely quartz. I know a little about rocks, but more about blowing them up and moving them. Rocks are fun.

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Scratch the glass Hell . He just threw it thru the neighbors window 🪟 .
 
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There was a really nice gentleman near my office building downtown that was super into rocks. He had them in all shapes and sizes and really seemed to know a lot about them! I think he may be autistic? Anyway he was selling them, kind of like a pet rock deal I suppose, but I don't carry cash.
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748rpilot said:
There was a really nice gentleman near my office building downtown that was super into rocks. He had them in all shapes and sizes and really seemed to know a lot about them! I think he may be autistic? Anyway he was selling them, kind of like a pet rock deal I suppose, but I don't carry cash.
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I believe those came from Hunter Biden's collection.
 
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I still play with rocks, sticks, and dirt.

I found this on my farm. Its not magnetic. No idea what it is.
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And these are the sort of local rocks I like to make chips with:
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Yes, I made those. Mostly Burlington Chert from Webster County, Missouri. The big knife is Pedernales chert from the old railroad line in Beeville, Texas and is still a bit bloody from skinning my hog.
 
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748rpilot said:
And what is your experience with this rock....?
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TV.
Not much of a Wrasslin fan.
Well, I'll wrassle with real wimmerns.

I did collect some cool rocks when I lived in Idaho, but my daughters have them now.
Found a bunch of arrow heads and some places where Indians would winter. You could see the teepee rings, fire rings and arrow, knife and tool napping places. The napping spots were usually a few rocks, just right for sitting on and there would be piles of obsidian where the pieces fell.
I can still remember two places, and might be able to find them even 28 years later.
 
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Mudburner said:
I still play with rocks, sticks, and dirt.

I found this on my farm. Its not magnetic. No idea what it is. View attachment 8680629
And these are the sort of local rocks I like to make chips with:
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did you make those?
There is a guy locally that does that. He will set up at the fair and lets anyone that wants to, chisel away all they want for free. Only have to pay if you want to keep a piece.
 
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Redmanss said:
I have a few (hundred pounds of) rocks. Mostly fossilized wood and banded iron formations (BIFs), some agate and other various shit.

Just found this fossilized wood last week, excellent showing of the rings and still need to clean it up in some vinegar.
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And some others I’ve found more recently, very far from all of it.
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Fossilized wood is cool!

Have you seen the fossilized tree that still standing in Yellowstone! I don’t have a pic handy, but it’s a big ol rock. Quite mind boggling when you consider its age and how it came to be.
 
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Mudburner said:
I still play with rocks, sticks, and dirt.

I found this on my farm. Its not magnetic. No idea what it is. View attachment 8680629
And these are the sort of local rocks I like to make chips with:
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Could be Galena, a piece of slag, or Hematite…depending on density or how heavy it is. Scrape it across a piece of white porcelain tile if you have one…if it streaks red, it’s Hematite.
 
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#32
Here’s a couple fun’uns. Cut up a pile of turquoise this spring. The wife has a few laid out for jewelry designs to spin up in silver. Pic 3 is another Idaho stone(wood?) Hells Canyon Herringbone. A petrified sequoia wood. Pretty cool story. Last is two of my favorite mines- Battle Mountain #8 and Pilot mountain Nevada. … people used to think I was tough…🙄, now this stuff??!!
 

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A few finished: the bolo with elk ivories was for an “ivory” anniversary present. The rest are rocks in their final resting place… lol!
I take poor pictures. My wife does the glamour shots…
 

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JJMoody said:
Here’s a couple fun’uns. Cut up a pile of turquoise this spring. The wife has a few laid out for jewelry designs to spin up in silver. Pic 3 is another Idaho stone(wood?) Hells Canyon Herringbone. A petrified sequoia wood. Pretty cool story. Last is two of my favorite mines- Battle Mountain #8 and Pilot mountain Nevada. … people used to think I was tough…🙄, now this stuff??!!
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Amazing! I completely forgot you were into gemstone jewelry thing.

Did you find that herringbone?
 
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I used to be a very serious rock hound. In fact, I have a rock yard. Rocks, rocks, and more rocks; literally tons of rocks collected, traded, and given away through the years. I now more or less specialize in one type of "rock" (petrified wood actually). Here's a sample that I just took some pics of for the thread. It's from the "Blue Forest" here in Wyoming.
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Makinchips208 said:
Amazing! I completely forgot you were into gemstone jewelry thing.

Did you find that herringbone?
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Yeah.. people don’t usually associate me with making jewelry- lol!
The HCH- We were in AZ and a dude at the park we stay in asked if I’d ever heard of it-no- I was pretty new to the lapidary/silversmith game. He told me all about it- the area it was found in was flooded by hells canyon dam… etc… I was pretty blown away. The rough stone can go for around $300/lb. Super cool stuff.
We were getting ready to leave for home at the time and I came back to find a bag full of like 5lbs of rough stone on our motor home steps! Wouldn’t recognize the guy I had talked to if he slapped me. Never had a chance to thank him or anything. Took like 5 years before I was confident enough to actually cut the stuff.
 
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JJMoody said:
Yeah.. people don’t usually associate me with making jewelry- lol!
The HCH- We were in AZ and a dude at the park we stay in asked if I’d ever heard of it-no- I was pretty new to the lapidary/silversmith game. He told me all about it- the area it was found in was flooded by hells canyon dam… etc… I was pretty blown away. The rough stone can go for around $300/lb. Super cool stuff.
We were getting ready to leave for home at the time and I came back to find a bag full of like 5lbs of rough stone on our motor home steps! Wouldn’t recognize the guy I had talked to if he slapped me. Never had a chance to thank him or anything. Took like 5 years before I was confident enough to actually cut the stuff.
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Wow! He was probably toting that around for years wondering what he would do with it. He found someone that would appreciate it. Ill bet he was pretty happy that day.
 
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I don't want to throw the $$$$ at the rocks I'd like to get but have acquired a few for the rock garden. This rock garden was already there when we bought the place 15 years ago and was ugly as can be because of the hideous local Malapai rocks stacked up to make a fountain previously so we repurposed it all the best we could think of. Mostly my wife's project but it's nice to sit out there in the summer evenings. Zoom in close and you can see some of them.

We used blue fire pit glass to make the imitation blue fountain coming down the middle and other colors of the same to make places to accentuate the larger rocks. I like the Shiva Stone in the bottom middle because it's pretty large , weighs 25 pounds and is so unique.
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Good thing I'm not rich or I'd have spent a ton of money at the Tucson Rock and Mineral Show but those of course would be inside the house.

My favorite type of Gem for the money is Ethiopian Opals.
 
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There is tons of leaverite around here. 🤣🤣

Ya I got rocks, mostly I pick rocks with obvious sulfides and mineralization. Agots and petrified wood are another favorite.

I wish I had picture. In the Kim CO cemetery there is grave stone that is about a 12" slab of petrified wood set in a concrete headstone.

I have a petrified log in my front yard proabaly 2ft long and 20" across.
 
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weaselrunner said:
Recently went to a rock, gem and fossil show, first time. By Sunday evening, had tumbler on order.
Anyone use a wet tile saw for cutting rocks??
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Old boss got into cutting rocks up. He bought an actual rock cutting saw, looked like a chop saw to me, had a diamond blade.
Not sure why a tile saw wouldn’t cut a rock, may be limited on the depth of cut?
 
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Makinchips208 said:
Old boss got into cutting rocks up. He bought an actual rock cutting saw, looked like a chop saw to me, had a diamond blade.
Not sure why a tile saw wouldn’t cut a rock, may be limited on the depth of cut?
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I was wondering about my tile saw. It sure cuts granite tiles and glass fine. Seemes like the saws where you clamp the rock in and close the lid take a long time to make a cut. That's what makes me wonder. My tile saw cuts granite tile like butter. I think k NY dad was looking at other types of rock saws. I have a handful of stones I woukd be interested to see a slab of.
 
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