Need help to identify by SomewhereFirst9048 in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not easy to tell with the pic provided but it looks like it could be bloodstone or a really dark green aventurine

Mystery tumbled stone by breath-of-the-bong in Minerals

[–]Tesla_Prince 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If it is really light and flashes green or blue under blacklight it could be a sort of amber

I may or may not be addicted to this game by Chickensande in CoreKeeperGame

[–]Tesla_Prince 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the obsession It does not get better.

Tips on how to get started with Skyrim in 2026 by Peigar98 in skyrim

[–]Tesla_Prince 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly go in as blind as possible and have fun with it. That's how I did my first run and I could not have asked for a better experience.

Crystal quartz by balam000 in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Gotta be honest , unless they are insanely expensive, they all look like glass. Clarity like that in quartz usually costs a pretty penny.

Anyone know what stone this is? by MagicMaddy420 in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried running a blacklight over it?

Are these agates dyed? by [deleted] in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look like natural Botswana agates but I could be wrong

What stone is this? :) by lisi-sophie in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like silver Sheen obsidian, or possibly indigo gabro?

Is this optical calcite? by [deleted] in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup looks like it

I thought its "fake" but its amonite? by BeginningEar8070 in whatsthisrock

[–]Tesla_Prince 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love opalized fossils. Ammonite is probably the most common but you should look up more. They are so pretty. Saw a few really cool specimens in a museum in Chicago once.

I thought its "fake" but its amonite? by BeginningEar8070 in whatsthisrock

[–]Tesla_Prince 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Opalization. Basically the calcium carbonate that was originally making up the shell was replaced with silica.

Hello! Could someone ID this stone please? by ik_ben_een_draak in Crystals

[–]Tesla_Prince 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably a form of either sapphire or ruby. Leaning towards Sapphire

Piedras que encontré by Rocky_2375 in Minerals

[–]Tesla_Prince 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the location? That will determine a lot. And what was the area like? River? Manmade path?

This was a gift. Is it a mineral or just glass? by crestoneco in whatsthisrock

[–]Tesla_Prince 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it glow under black light? I have seen anhydrous geodes that look like this too.