Brian's collection

[intj]

Hi all,

I wanted a little place for me to post my collection and to add my new finds without making new threads... this will be that place. I've spent the day photographing my collection, uploading it, and adding descriptions. It can be found here: www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2251674&id=34413643&l=960583791b

I live in Houston and there really isn't much geologically interesting unless I head up north to the Huntsville area. However, I have family in central Texas (Burnet) and I make an effort to go rock hounding when I'm up there. When I make new finds, I'll post them here.

Please let me know if I've misidentified anything...

B

[arappaho]

Dang Brian! That's a lot of work! Great job!
When you got a few minutes you can come do my collection if you
want.
Off hand the only thing I'd question is your slab of dino egg. Looks
like it might be a piece of petrified palm wood. Your call tho.
Joe

[intj]

Thanks

The dino egg... yea, I'm not too sure about that one myself. It was part of a small collection my father bought from a rock and mineral shop in Colorado. I don't have any data on the samples other than their identity. It could be a pet palm, can't say for sure. It does have a consistent curve, much like a geode sample... I should have taken a picture of the obverse, I'll do that later.

[rons]

great job and a lot of work...I agree with Joe on the dino egg?..
really looks more like pet palm wood...keep up the good work..
when you get finished with Joe's collection , you can come do mine ;D ;D.....Have a great day

Ron

[intj]

Thanks for the feedback I'm still looking into the dino egg/pet palm. I'm trying to track down the rock shop in Colorado that my father picked it from.

I'm a subscriber to the mineral of the month and I figure I'd post my latest additions as well as a totally awesome find from last night. I went to the Texas Renaissance Festival last night with my fiancée and a few friends. I wasn't expecting to find three rock shops set up! I didn't bring my rock cash with me and could only get one (too bad, they had some awesome picks!) but I've been trying so very hard to get a great Minerva mine fluorite piece. I'm crazy about fluorite... dunno why. But I found one there!

Yellow base, purple fluorite:
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781762&l=4bc7b64d83&id=34413643
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781769&l=91be07f832&id=34413643

Hübnerite on Quartz:
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781771&l=9d80847fa8&id=34413643
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781773&l=0d568187b8&id=34413643

Obsidian, variety Apache Tears:
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781776&l=a7ffd290fd&id=34413643
www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=38781778&l=9bf7fe9368&id=34413643


I'll be going back to Burnet next week and will visit the rock shop in Llano if they are open... there was a HUGE fluorite cluster there last time I went that I want to get my hands on, I hope it's still there. I might also have time to do some hounding on the roadside, will bring back something interesting.