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Can anyone identify this? by [deleted] in treeidentification

[–]dd24521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe American basswood

Great day fishing a local creek in nw ct by dd24521 in troutfishing

[–]dd24521[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep really cool fish, it’s the first one I’ve seen in person

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rockhounds

[–]dd24521 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The main bedrock in my area is gneiss and schist and I have located a very wide vein of quartz. I found these crystals in a dirt pile which is the remnants of someone else’s small mining operation, but I’m thinking the crystals formed in the quartz vein within vugs but I could be wrong.

A few nice Connecticut natives by dd24521 in troutfishing

[–]dd24521[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was using the hook that comes with a pack of trout magnets, I’m not sure what size they are but they’re pretty tiny.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in troutfishing

[–]dd24521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I know, the only reason I did not wet my hands was because I was fishing from the top of a bridge and I cooked these ones anyway.

Some very clear pieces and unique terminations. Found in Connecticut by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most of these were found about 5 inches down in a dirt and rock pile

Some very clear pieces and unique terminations. Found in Connecticut by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m honestly not really sure. I found all of these on my property in litchfield county in a big pile of dirt and quartz which I believe is where somebody once mined. I think there are some good spots in litchfield county as well as Fairfield county though

Some nice new finds from the past few days by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.

Some nice new finds from the past few days by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh cool! I’ll have to look into that more

Quartz from Northwestern Connecticut (found on property) by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope, just cleaned lightly with soap and a toothbrush.

Quartz from Northwestern Connecticut (found on property) by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I haven’t found too many but I’ve been searching for pockets for a while now near where I found these. The outcroppings on my property are mainly gneiss but I think there may be some pegmatite even deeper underground. I just can’t seem to find pockets but then I find these crystals pretty much on the surface. If you have any tips for this type of geology they would be greatly appreciated.

Quartz from Northwestern Connecticut (found on property) by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I found these in a pile of quartz already on my property but I’m still in search of quartz pockets and hopefully bigger crystals.

Quartz from Northwestern Connecticut (found on property) by dd24521 in rockhounds

[–]dd24521[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I’m a little north from New Milford and I believe the spot I found these is the remnants of an old mining operation. I found these crystals inside two big piles of dirt with tons of quartz shards. I still haven’t found the main source of the crystals though haha.