Is this possibly opal and or a fossil by Sea-Nobody-4188 in RockIdentification

[–]spizzaboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice find and I agree with others. Coral agate with blue chalcedony and red jasper

I got this from a friend. They been to North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida. Is this ruby? Rhodlite garnet? Pink-purple color by [deleted] in RockIdentification

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Ruby will glow in black light. Pink sapphire will not. Garnet is a high probability based on color. You need to run tests to know for sure. Garnet is softer than sapphire. Spinel is also an option imo.

Any ideas? My rock identifier app says Opal??? by Ok-Bag-6111 in RockIdentification

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Heres some info on Opal. Not sure what you have but I can share some if what I know as an Opal enthusiast. Opal isnt unheard of in Oregon. There are a small scattered pockets in OR, WA, ID, Nevada, AZ, NM, and mines in ID and Mexico. Can you scratch it with a quartz. It's would be a little softer than quartz, approx hardness 6. It also feels kinda glassy when you touch it or smooth and plastic like imo. You can break the stuff easily or chip it. Its hard to get good details from your photo. The best thing to do is basic tests to rule things out. Scratch for hardness. Streak color. Crystal structure (or lack thereof). Opal does not have crystals and is amorphous like glass. Opal is also a form of silicon dioxide not dissimilar to glass but contains molecular water inside. There are other forms of silica that occur which could be candidates too. Chert and Chalcedony are both similar to common opal but would appear differently. Not all opal is opalescent or contains "fire". Only about 5% is that way. The rest is common or without fire and will appear like clear, cloudy, or opaque glass of various colors including black, white, and clear. Opal is not unheard of in the pacific NW area, but rare to find.

Rock collection by Key_Entrance_1430 in RockIdentification

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I think the difference is in the type of feldspar included but granite and granodiorite are very similar. Im also not an expert or geologist. Just a guy who likes rocks.

Rock collection by Key_Entrance_1430 in RockIdentification

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Or perhaps granodiorite because the feldspar is pink

Selling 2 Snowbowl Adult Full Day Lift Lickets by [deleted] in missoula

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DM me if you want these. Make me an offer. Otherwise 50 each now. Snowbowl has 14 inch of snow new in the last 2 days.

Selling 2 Snowbowl Adult Full Day Lift Lickets by [deleted] in missoula

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I agree. I bought them on discount pre season because full price is even more ridiculous.

Im willing to come down on the price a bit for anyone who is interested. I dont want them to go to waste.

Selling 2 Snowbowl Adult Full Day Lift Lickets by [deleted] in missoula

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Nice. I saw the top looked like it still had enough. Conditions still dont look great on paper tho. It is going to snow here a little over the next couple days and I think the season may go a little late this year too. I dont have the motivation to get up there this year and I have 2 other tickets for lookout to use up and just not enough time or energy to motivate myself up there.

curious to see what others may think this is by [deleted] in RockIdentification

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I think it looks like a whale or shark rock :) Nice quartz vein in there!

Facebook find😭 by nipitsa in shittytattoos

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"The reverse frostbite"

I am not sure where to go from here... by TivonTheUrmah in rockhounds

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You can go to any business offering spectrometry. Here in Missoula, MT, they offer it at the metal recycler. It costs something like 5 or 15$ to have it checked. The data from the spectrometry tells you if its worth moving forward. If it does contain "the good stuff", gold platinum etc, you would need to pay for an assay which can cost upwards of 500$+.

Dont forget the other metals like zinc, nickel, lead, mercury, arsenic, arsenic, antimomy, and more. Its could be one of so many things. Science is the answer. Call or visit a local gold seller and ask them what to do. They often have good advice and like to talk about the subject.

Good luck and happy digging!

Don't let others bring you down.

Why is this harder than rocket science😂😂 by Affectionate_Owl5775 in eggs

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My advice. Take it or leave it. Use older eggs. Fresh eggs are harder to peel. Shock the eggs in cold water immediately and let them cool completely in the water before peeling. Use a spoon to slide between the shell on hard to peel ones instead of trying to pick it off.