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Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: mearic71 on October 28, 2019, 05:00:21 PM

Title: Green Rock
Post by: mearic71 on October 28, 2019, 05:00:21 PM

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: irockhound on October 28, 2019, 10:15:50 PM

definitely looks like Garnet to me possibly Grossular.

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: Slabbercabber on October 29, 2019, 03:47:11 AM

Agreed, garnet.  But the color looks more like demantoid to me.

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: mearic71 on October 29, 2019, 07:10:02 AM

I think you are right. For some reason I didn't even think of garnet. My mind kept going to low grade tourmaline or emerald. Thanks again.
Mike

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: lithicbeads on October 29, 2019, 04:37:24 PM

 Uvaroite garnet is that color where I live.

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: irockhound on October 29, 2019, 06:51:19 PM

Color is a tough one when it has the matrix showing thru for sure.

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: Shifter55 on November 10, 2019, 01:48:38 PM

Any idea where it's from? If it's from the US it could even be a chunk of peridot...
Why did you think it was emerald or tourmaline?

Title: Re: Green Rock
Post by: mearic71 on November 11, 2019, 04:33:11 AM

I got it in a collection. It was one of the few the didn't have a note with it. On parts of the rock the crystals are long like Emerald or tourmaline. On other parts looks like points. The more i look into green garnet, the better it fits in with that type of material.