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Title: Help identify plz!
Post by: shellyserivner on April 02, 2020, 11:27:48 PM

I found these in ripley , West Virginia. One is pearl looking and light flesh colored and the other kind of looks like fools gold...thank u any information will be greatly appreciated.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200403/b97539980b13e324c7c659a0b66970a4.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200403/3ab0e0fccfcfe94c0178952bdc132585.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200403/97f540f401bcb9b473832bef6967eadd.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200403/d8286affdff78de8d8efe2e071db41c3.jpg)

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Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: Slabbercabber on April 03, 2020, 04:39:50 AM

The metallic crystal certainly looks like pyrite.  The other one could be calcite.  How hard is it?

Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: Felicia on April 03, 2020, 04:45:26 PM

Calcite is ubiquitous. It looks a bit like dolomite, but not the same as my piece.

Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: shellyserivner on April 04, 2020, 07:21:47 AM

It's pretty hard could it be fossileferous limestone maybe?


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Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: shellyserivner on April 04, 2020, 07:22:30 AM

Oh and thank u so much for ur help


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Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: shellyserivner on April 04, 2020, 07:24:56 AM

It looks like it's pearly if that's a word lol


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Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: Stonemon on April 04, 2020, 09:25:04 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: Felicia on April 04, 2020, 01:02:55 PM

If it's hard, maybe quartz replacing something else? Doesn't go with the pearly part, though.

Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: shellyserivner on April 07, 2020, 01:50:03 PM

I looked up dolomite and it looks almost identical only difference is it doesn't have the pearly look . I think ur right and thank u so much for ur help

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Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: irockhound on April 07, 2020, 05:36:14 PM

Is it heavy compared to it's size like a Barite would be?

Title: Re: Help identify plz!
Post by: Felicia on April 07, 2020, 06:29:30 PM

Was comparing yours to this set of dolomite crystals. They are a bit pearly. The pink photo is only slightly pinker than reality, the other looks washed out but I think there is some variation in color anyway. How hard are your crystals? Oh, and there are some tiny pyrite bits on mine