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Confirm Rock ID - Mica Schist on Calcite
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<blockquote data-quote="Westaus" data-source="post: 290066" data-attributes="member: 2598"><p>It could have some weathering as it was exposed I would not think it was exposed for millennia though?</p><p>Yes easily splits into layers, can do with fingernail</p><p>Fingernail scratches face of material</p><p>Keeps bent shape see macro pic attached</p><p>It is a smokey grey when light is shone through</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_1_of_9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_3_of_9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_5_of_9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_8_of_9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_9_of_9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Westaus, post: 290066, member: 2598"] It could have some weathering as it was exposed I would not think it was exposed for millennia though? Yes easily splits into layers, can do with fingernail Fingernail scratches face of material Keeps bent shape see macro pic attached It is a smokey grey when light is shone through [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_1_of_9.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_3_of_9.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_5_of_9.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_8_of_9.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2598/1479041147_mica_2_9_of_9.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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