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Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 5th, 2011, 6:21 pm
by tuftedtitmouse12
marble?

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 5th, 2011, 6:48 pm
by ragi
tuftedtitmouse12 wrote:marble?
if it is not that Is it andestite :?: :roll:

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 5th, 2011, 7:02 pm
by Wadhk
Yup, its andesite.

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 6th, 2011, 2:29 pm
by ragi
Image
identify

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 6th, 2011, 3:27 pm
by Mimsie
Satin-Spar Gypsum, you can tell by the column looking structure of the crystal and the shiny sheen to it.
I have edited this post like 7 times now

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 7th, 2011, 7:08 pm
by ragi
nope


Hint : The mineral's nick name is "the tv stone"

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 7th, 2011, 8:01 pm
by PacificGoldenPlover
Ulexite

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 1:54 pm
by tuftedtitmouse12
Tourmaline?

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 2:16 pm
by sciencegeek100
I think its statin spar, it doesnt look anything like ulexite,

I was 2nd in the nation in 2008 so yea

its gypsum, not ulexite

http://www.google.com/search?q=ulexite& ... iALK_NjGDw

where did that picture come from??

Re: Rocks and Minerals Question Marathon

Posted: December 8th, 2011, 2:52 pm
by ragi
PacificGoldenPlover wrote:
Ulexite
yup your turn
sciencegeek100 wrote:I think its statin spar, it doesnt look anything like ulexite,

I was 2nd in the nation in 2008 so yea

its gypsum, not ulexite

http://www.google.com/search?q=ulexite& ... iALK_NjGDw

where did that picture come from??
it is incredibly close to gypsum but it's not
Google i think