⭐ Gemstone & Mineral Show n Tell

[RM Outback]

Can't help but the piece looks like a nice one :Y: would love to see it cleaned up.

 

[Guessologist]

Hi everyone

Can someone help me out with the name of the flakey addition in the middle of this smoky quartz cluster?

Knowing roughly where it's from helps heaps in these matters, but without that knowledge it could be a few things. The fact that it's a smaller volume than the socket it's in probably means that it's an alteration, weathering or replacement of an earlier mineral. Could be clay after feldspar or calcite? Or it might be an aggregate of muscovite mica if it's crystalline, hard to tell from the photograph. Another option is that it's a clast of wall rock incorporated into the vein that's been altered to clays and weathered out a bit. Lots of options.

 

[Theduke]

Hi everyone

Can someone help me out with the name of the flakey addition in the middle of this smoky quartz cluster?

Knowing roughly where it's from helps heaps in these matters, but without that knowledge it could be a few things. The fact that it's a smaller volume than the socket it's in probably means that it's an alteration, weathering or replacement of an earlier mineral. Could be clay after feldspar or calcite? Or it might be an aggregate of muscovite mica if it's crystalline, hard to tell from the photograph. Another option is that it's a clast of wall rock incorporated into the vein that's been altered to clays and weathered out a bit. Lots of options.

Thanks its from the Northern Territory part of a pocket I found theres about 10 of these throughout the pocket. Once I get a chance to clean them up Ill put another couple of photos. Heres the bigger side of it the biggest ones in this one are about 30mm across the base

 

[Lefty]

Are those smokies or deep coloured amethyst?

 

[Lefty]

Sorry, I've no idea what the unusual mineral growth in the cluster is but I like your crystals :Y:

 

[Wally69]

Are those smokies or deep coloured amethyst?

Good question, that broken crystal has a hint of purple, could be a smorgasbord cluster :lol:

Nice find

 

[Theduke]

Are those smokies or deep coloured amethyst?

Theres some amethyst on the backside in the seam but the pocket is all smoky for what I can see now although might change once all the silt is gone

 

[Gilly47]

Is that site anywhere near Adelaide River at all

ray

 

[Theduke]

Is that site anywhere near Adelaide River at all

ray

Nah its about 600km from there although I saw a area around Robin falls that looked like it would hold some nice pockets

 

[Theduke]

Another little bit of quartz (maybe) I found in my travels for work

 

[Lefty]

Agate nodule with druzy quartz centre :Y:

 

[Pat Hogen]

Agate nodule with druzy quartz centre :Y:

Have just found a paddock full of them - been selling the bigger pieces for $5 at markets. Chalcedony and deep druze pockets.

 

[Lefty]

Nice find Pat :Y:

I haven't made any really nice finds for a while, not since Gemhunter and I hit that big pocket of amethyst crystals :/

My luck must be due to change soon

 

[Theduke]

After the first 6 hrs of soaking and a quick scrub its the first photo I put up above

 

[Wally69]

Wow - that came out like a work of art

 

[Pat Hogen]

After the first 6 hrs of soaking and a quick scrub its the first photo I put up above

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...1812_70964d9c-cfb9-4253-814e-00658eb3f559.jpg

Exhilarating!! That there is why we are caught up in rocks.

 

[Lefty]

Very noice! :Y:

 

[Mackka]

Gods handywork right there, just beautiful and such a difference from the original photo. Simply stunning.
Mackka erfect: :gemstone:

 

[Theduke]

Heres the second piece from above after about 4 hours soaking. Staggered the soaking just in case the decking cleaner effected the white flaky balls

 

[user 4386]

Hi everyone

Can someone help me out with the name of the flakey addition in the middle of this smoky quartz cluster?

Knowing roughly where it's from helps heaps in these matters, but without that knowledge it could be a few things. The fact that it's a smaller volume than the socket it's in probably means that it's an alteration, weathering or replacement of an earlier mineral. Could be clay after feldspar or calcite? Or it might be an aggregate of muscovite mica if it's crystalline, hard to tell from the photograph. Another option is that it's a clast of wall rock incorporated into the vein that's been altered to clays and weathered out a bit. Lots of options.

I agree with these comments (e.g. could be clay-coated muscovite, but there are many options), Location would help

Just saw the later photos - beautiful! Northern Territory is a territory not a location, but I can understand your reticence in giving the locality (seen a bit out of Helen Springs and Wave Hill).