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Phishisgroovin

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?? What is this?
« on: January 08, 2018, 10:51:06 AM »

 cool as heck,  have no clue what it is.








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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2018, 11:33:14 AM »

Maybe calcite or feldspar.
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2018, 01:35:51 PM »

Looks like feldspar to me.
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2018, 03:35:57 PM »

I've seen aragonite and calcite-aragonite from New Mexico that looked very similar.
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2018, 03:41:02 PM »

This is a specimen,  as found.
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2018, 03:55:15 PM »

If softer than calcite/aragonite, check out glauberite (of course, there are also pseudomorphs of glauberite and aragonite).
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2018, 04:58:48 PM »

The side crystal looks like a barite rose ( Drill Mud )
17.5 Lbs. per gallon. when mixed too that gravity mass.

   The state rock of Oklahoma, The Barite rose.    http://www.roserockmuseum.com/
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2018, 02:06:38 AM »

Everyone seems to be on the money, glauberite would be my starting point.
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Re: ?? What is this?
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2018, 07:14:39 PM »

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