does any one know what this is?

[kerr]

This is under UV light the ID that was on this said lapio luzi from Chile but in my search im thinking it was labled wrong I tried to post both pic one with and one with out UV thank's
Jeremy

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[mikeyrocks]

kerr.....I have some Chilean lapis and plenty of Afghani material; I have seen California material.....none of it has ever had any red in it at all. The pik is blurred a bit; a better photo would help. It appears to be a blue-green material with red and black. The color combo is similar to the chrysocolla material out of Sonora Mexico that contains malachite, brochendite, azurite, cuprite (red), iron hemitite (black). Other chrysocolla occasionally contains the same mix and amount of the red but not very often.

[Craig]

I think Mickey got it
Nice Work.

[marielouise]

Oh neat !

I think this post helped me identify one of my rocks. found it in Az., on my brothers property, thought it was just a mixed up malachite with blues greens and reds .

Can it be sliced with a diamond saw blade? I am new to working with rocks, mainly just lay them about in the flower beds for looks.

[mikeyrocks]

marielouise most chrysocolla can be sliced with a diamond blade.....the questions are....will it hold together or fall apart after cutting. This is often determined by how much silica is present in it; which is often what determines it's hardness. Chrysocolla is also found with Hemitite, Specular Hemitite, Galena (lead) and many other materials. A dust mask is especially prudent when cutting the copper family of minerals as that lovely flavor of copper metal is accompanied by copper arsenate (arsenic). What section of the state is your brother in?

[marielouise]

Mikey ---my bad !
I just realized that the rock in that picture is under a UV light and mine looks like that without any light. Its also agatized-- very hard. I did slice a smaller piece that I had , a small thin edge did crumble off but the rest seems fairly solid . The inside does not show very much of the greenish blueish colors as the outer edges do.--- Lots of the black and reddish and greyish colors little bits here and there of the blues and greens.

Brother is down in the south eastern corner of Az. He also has property up in the mountains of N.M. and another brother is between Albu. and SantaFe in different mountains --- sooo we rock hound around both states. I am thinking these were found up around his friends place in the mountains . I have had these for over 10 years now ---LOL--- so exactly where each came from is hazy. I pick up what ever strikes my fancy--either according to shape or color. I do recognize the agates -- pet wood-- alabaster-- turquoise-- obsidian-- malachite , and a few others .