New: mineralmondaysAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932steemhive-166405hive-144064hive-150122hive-101145uncommonlabhive-188619hive-183397hive-184714photographyhive-193637bitcoinhive-145157krsuccesshive-180301hive-103599hive-124908hive-165987TrendingNewHotLikersrt395 (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFirday's Rock! - Bar Magnetite W/Siderite and Apatite - Possibly MartiteUpdate - I was blogging on a mineral site about this and a guy from Australia said this may be Martite (hematite after magnetite pseudomorph). I won't know for sure until I go back to Japan and test…rt395 (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFriday's Rock! - Bumble Bee JasperA miner that I am dealing with has a ton of this material, literally. He deals in tonnage, not pounds. When I was over at his place the other week I decided to pick some up and see if I could off…rt395 (65)in bouldersunday • 6 years agoBoulder Sunday - Haystack MountainLittered with thousands of boulders, Haystack Mountain is an awesome rockhounding spot just outside of Lone Pine, CA. The mountain sits a few hundred feet apart from the main Inyo Mountain…kansuze (63)in geology • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Fridays's Rock ~ Red JasperOnce before, I posted a stone that I thought might be jasper but wasn't sure - it was. Today's stone is one that, for years, I thought might be a red agate. It's not - I know better now. This is red…kansuze (63)in geology • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Friday's Rock ~ Jasper?It has always been easy for me to pick up pretty stones, but as much as I want to know what they are, I have trouble identifying them. I look at this and guess agate or jasper. If you can tell, I…rt395 (65)in rockhound • 6 years agoMineral Monday's 46 - Two Gem Shows In 1 dayThis past weekend I went to two gem shows in Southern California, the Victor Valley Gem & Mineral Society's Tailgate and The CFMS Annual Show. Both shows offer different minerals specimens which is…rt395 (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFriday's Rock! CitrineThis is an awesome piece of citrine I picked up out in Quartzite, AZ. Citrine is a variety of quartz. The yellow to orange to red color comes from iron inclusions in the quartz. Two very common…kansuze (63)in geology • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Friday's Rock ~ QuartzAs the most abundant and widely distributed mineral on the earth's surface, of course there is quartz in my collection. I particularly like white quartz. On stoney beaches, the water tumbled white…kansuze (63)in geology • 6 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Mineral Mondays - Green Copper TurquoiseThis is green copper turquoise, a bit of an oxymoron really, like jumbo shrimp or working vacation. How can turquoise be green? But we're talking about the stone and not the color so it turns out…rt395 (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFriday's Rock! Cerasite aka Sakura Ishi aka Cherry Blossom StoneLife comes at you fast living in Tokyo. My wife and I were going on a date night last Saturday, but we were having a hard time deciding where to actually go in a city with more restaurants per…rt395 (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFriday's Rock! AmazoniteQuartzite strikes again! I picked this beauty up while digging through a pile of amazonite. Most of the material was all broken up, but somehow this specimen survived. It appears to have been…nelinoeva (65)in fridaysrock • 6 years agoFriday Rocks |#9Friday rocks! Thanks to @nat-expressions, who initiated the tag #fridaysrock we share pictures and information about our rocks and minerals. Feel free to join any day of the week. I have been…rt395 (65)in science • 7 years agoMineral Mondays #5: PentagonitePentagonite Pentagonite is a rare silicate mineral sought after by collectors. While it is widely known amongst mineral collectors & dealers, it is not known to the average person. Pentagonite…
