Lapidaryforum.net

Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: LazyJConcepts on February 15, 2020, 03:58:19 PM

Title: What/where is this from?
Post by: LazyJConcepts on February 15, 2020, 03:58:19 PM

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200216/e000c633591bb2726e76bb173796a341.jpg)

I was told the green veins were turquoise. Does anybody know where this type of turquoise comes from?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Title: Re: What/where is this from?
Post by: vitzitziltecpatl on February 15, 2020, 06:46:52 PM

I don't know turquoise very well, can't say.

First thing I thought of when I saw the photo was Colla Wood.

Title: Re: What/where is this from?
Post by: VegasJames on February 17, 2020, 12:08:16 AM

Could be turquoise in limonite (mix of iron oxides and hydroxides). Hard to say if it is really turquoise just from the pic. If it is then it is likely from here in Nevada. Nevada has the most turquoise mines anywhere and our turquoise is often in shades of green due to the higher iron content replacing some of the aluminum.