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Post by donniestreasures on Jun 18, 2011 15:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by HeadieRocks on Jun 18, 2011 17:18:12 GMT -5
Pics 3 and 4 are definately opal...18 is an agate. 22 and 26 look like sunstones to me
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Post by rockshine on Jun 18, 2011 17:19:11 GMT -5
First two cabochons, fire agate in matrix maybe?
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Post by writerman2255 on Jun 20, 2011 0:12:37 GMT -5
Looks like you might have some nice aqua there too! Nice finds! T.
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Post by bluemineralman on Jun 20, 2011 7:58:18 GMT -5
Pics 3 and 4 mexican fire opal.
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Post by rockshine on Jun 20, 2011 10:14:13 GMT -5
Thanx for the correction, bluemineralman. At least I got the fire part right!
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Post by arappaho on Jun 22, 2011 18:28:42 GMT -5
Awesome post, Donnie! Man, the pictures are Great!
Really Good Job.
You got your $2.00 worth.
Joe
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Post by major on Jun 22, 2011 19:30:02 GMT -5
great deal, I would have gave them a buck just for the cases and casing!
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Post by botanyme on Jun 23, 2011 8:29:02 GMT -5
Nice snag! I'll give you double that! ;D
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Post by nose2ground on Jun 23, 2011 10:11:46 GMT -5
you definitely have some nice aqua in there - that one potential ammey has a nice blue-ish hue. I suspect the black cab could be horneblende (gives a good sheen when polished). Some of those light green are probably peridot. need to do scratch and hardness tests to get some better ideas. That was an incredible find - a small piece of facet grade aqua with nice color could be worth $35 on up.
to heck with digging in the heat and fighting bugs and poison oak - time to hit some yard sales!
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Post by andyeatsrocks on Jun 23, 2011 20:12:13 GMT -5
Some nice aquamarine and amethyst! Two dollars is a steal!!!! Like Nose2ground commented some look like peridot rough.
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Post by andyeatsrocks on Jun 23, 2011 20:21:14 GMT -5
Please correct me peers if I'm wrong, but pic's 8,9, and 10 I will say garnet.
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Post by donniestreasures on Oct 10, 2011 17:57:44 GMT -5
Thanks guys, you have been very helpful! I agree with andy on the garnet, definitely has the right color for that, now that I am looking at it again!
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Post by ryjen on Feb 15, 2012 2:29:48 GMT -5
I deinitely see some sunstone in there i think i see a rasp rhodolite in there as well 6,7,8
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Post by mikeyrocks on Feb 16, 2012 23:25:33 GMT -5
Nice score ^5 #3,4 mexican opal with matrix #5,6,7 =? #8,9.10.... garnet #11=? 12,13,14 amethyst 18=? 19...topaz 20,21 peridot either tumbled or alluvial gravel, 22 amethyst followed by an Aqua crystal and possibly a sunset tourmaline chip (is it dark when viewed from the edge?) another aqua piece and lastly topaz. Small aluvial stones can also be fancy saphires or spinel as well...hardness test will help you there. have fun!
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Post by ultrarocks on Feb 16, 2012 23:40:29 GMT -5
 WOW What a score! I bet since that looks to be a old collection, good chance that aqua is untreated and natural, you did very well!
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Post by mikeyrocks on Feb 16, 2012 23:52:19 GMT -5
Donnie....looking further I agree with HeadierRocks and ryjen.....#15,16,17 appear to be sunstone with copper shiller in it. Also on rechecking the sizes I believe I would suspect #23 to be either a fancy colored saphire or spinel....this due to looking like alluvial stones I used to buy from New Era Gems. Good Luck
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