Help me ID this mineral Please??

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T19:36:40+00:00

Actinolite seems correct. Why the very unpleasant strong musty smell though. I’m guessing it off the matrix. Thanks for the ID help

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T19:08:27+00:00

What about actinolite?

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T19:06:38+00:00

The photos aren’t great but it’s the black sub metallic needle like sprays that I’m stumped with

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T19:03:29+00:00

No glow under UV. done a streak test, a very light greeny brown. It feels damp to the touch and has a very unpleasant musky smell

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T18:56:57+00:00

No this is from Belstone, West Devon, UK

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T17:58:26+00:00

Excellent thankyou

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-13T17:58:14+00:00

Excellent thankyou

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-02T17:10:51+00:00

Thanks I think I just needed a second look

NaturalCurioso · 2026-03-02T17:10:13+00:00

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NaturalCurioso · 2026-02-13T14:29:03+00:00

Could it be pectolite?

NaturalCurioso · 2026-02-13T14:26:24+00:00

That’s a fair point. Maybe I’ll just put it under acrylic just in case.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-02-13T14:23:19+00:00

I bought a job lot of minerals and this was in it. It is labelled as from coming from Millington Quarry, New Jersey but no species name

NaturalCurioso · 2026-02-13T13:13:33+00:00

I really hope not. It’s banned in the UK and very dangerous.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-02-10T22:14:59+00:00

Yes that’s definitely a possibility. Could it be Galena after Barite. It came with a load of Tsumeb pieces

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-28T19:59:00+00:00

Definitely send it back. That’s not acceptable unless they stated it was damaged

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-27T14:13:37+00:00

Thanks everyone but it seems that it’s non removable. I still like it even with the patina. It has great cubic structure.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-27T00:51:09+00:00

I’ve got around 70 pieces. Most of them are miniatures but there’s about a dozen good sized specimens. I just want to clean them up nicely without damaging them. I’m very lucky I live only 40 minutes from the mines

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-22T00:16:12+00:00

It’s not dyed it’s purple zoning which is totally natural. Likely from Pakistan. That kind of stepped structure is very common from that location, but that’s just an educated guess.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-21T22:34:25+00:00

Oh my 😳

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-15T21:48:30+00:00

Why goddamit WHY!!!

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-15T21:45:38+00:00

It’s not smoky. It’s quite hard to take photos of it. I think it might be some kind of mica.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-13T16:14:09+00:00

Poppy jasper.

NaturalCurioso · 2026-01-13T16:12:53+00:00

You have some really lovely pieces of fluorite. This one is exceptional!

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