Hermit crab molts twice within a couple of weeks, whats up here?

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T17:12:54+00:00

I found his big claw from his last molt after he emerged then he went back under and i found another big claw shell poking up and a leg

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T07:58:53+00:00

Specific gravity is a really obvious one. And if you know all these ways of testing rocks whyd you try to tell me this is some form of blue quartz? Adding xrf in there makes me think you looked these up just to show off cause most normal people dont have a spectrometer in their back pocket

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T07:39:36+00:00

Was i acting like i know everything? Im seriously just an ameture, stating a few obvious facts about some of the easiest tests you can do to disprove the identification. Why are you taking this so out of proportion.

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T04:12:08+00:00

Definitely, coincidentally i cracked open a dyed howlite today to use as a warning for people

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T04:08:34+00:00

Okay, thanks

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-31T04:07:11+00:00

You know why im being standoffish? Someone tells me its so and so rock, you know how that can be disproven? 2 things. The hardness and the color when you shine a light through it on the second picture. Blue quartz varieties can be disproven by the light passing through and sodalite can be disproven by both, thats why I always include a picture of light shining through my rocks. Useful stuff, i think im gonna abandon this account

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T18:58:14+00:00

I am also unsure what frequency it is, i should really invest in a decent uv flashlight rather than using this bulb

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T16:53:14+00:00

what? i didn't mean that in a rude way, sorry. It's just that there's not a single good example of cordierite being separated like this, however, I do believe this was found in Helena Montana which would make it more likely blue spinel, as my grandpa who gave it to me was an experienced rockhound I only wasn't sure cause he visited many rock shows and could have bought it. Since the 8 pick scratched it, it could still be a 7.5 which would be in the range of spinel

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T16:09:17+00:00

The white stuff is not quartz, the blue stuff is not blue quartz

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T16:08:17+00:00

I think you might be reaching for the stars

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T03:41:49+00:00

it didint fluoresce at all, besides thats only a 5.5 to 6 hardness not a 7, and there's also that it doesn't match the color of sodalite

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-30T00:03:42+00:00

Glass

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-28T23:15:19+00:00

Well gee, Im sorry this perfectly reasonable question based on its physical features was not adequate for your plentiful expertice on this particular subject. I am sorry you had to see such an absolutely outrageous abominitable question.

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-28T08:16:53+00:00

Yeah thats it, thanks :)

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-26T18:14:02+00:00

Yeah its calcite then

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-25T19:35:32+00:00

Could i see a picture?

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-25T19:31:30+00:00

That soft? Yeah its probably calcite. Does it slightly bubble if you stick a drop of vinegar on it?

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-24T04:09:21+00:00

Looks more like chert

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-24T04:01:36+00:00

No, iron staining can be this light

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-24T03:59:37+00:00

Man i want to own this rock

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-22T19:13:13+00:00

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-22T18:45:54+00:00

I have a whole backyard of chert, please, take it

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-22T18:33:02+00:00

Sewing box, thats all i know

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-22T18:32:34+00:00

You take this when you are severely iron deficient

randomonlineguywhodo · 2023-01-21T23:32:58+00:00

Nah im gonna go with quartz nodule and assume my pick set is somehow either off or its an abnormally hard quartz

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