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I got a rock

Postby Firebird » Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:49 pm

How do you like that for a non descript title :evilwitch:
so...it is black, white and pink and it is not rhodonite or rhodochrosite. The pink and black crystals in it are real sparklie. And the pink is a deep pink color. The black is almost like mica but not as reflective or without the goldtone. They told me what it was when I bought it but I forgot. Rats.
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Re: I got a rock, w/pic

Postby Firebird » Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:08 pm

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Mystery rock
I looked it up once before I forgot the name, said it was radioactive. Turns out several kinds of rocks are radioactive, but to what degree?
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Black Cloud » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:22 am

Doing an internet search leads me to believe it is granite.

https://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclop ... ence/rocks
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Firebird » Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:58 am

Not granite
or marble. But thanks...
I want to say it started with an R .
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Re: I got a rock

Postby NeverMoonAWerewolf » Thu Sep 23, 2021 3:40 pm

Pretty sure this is Eudialyte.
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Firebird » Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:42 pm

THAT'S IT!!!
HA! no R involved :?
thank you NeverMoon :)
Now I have a place where I can remember it, :fairy: the radioactivity kinda freaks me out although I can't imagine it's any worse than hiking around the Santa Susana Field Lab area :(
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here is some info
https://www.gemsociety.org/article/eudi ... per%20hour.
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Firebird » Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:34 pm

love this
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Nerys » Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:32 am

Pretty!
See for info www.thecrystalcouncil.com/crystals/eudialyte
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Corbin » Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:06 am

Apparently...

Eudialytes are indeed mildly radioactive, but wearing or handling pieces under 5 cts (1 gram) should pose no health risks. On the other hand, holding a eudialyte sphere of 5,000 cts (1 kg) — a very large piece, indeed — would expose you to 2.40 mREM per hour.
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Re: I got a rock

Postby Firebird » Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:17 am

I wonder if it glows! LoL, Thanks you guys!
no really I would like to find a blacklight flashlight to check all the other stones for their luminosity. (And maybe a geiger counter?)
I have searched all over for a brick and mortar store....I do not shop on line. All these places (Walmart, Home depot, Lowes, Harbor frieght) say they have them but when I get there, they say they don't. Any ideas? I would think a lapidary supply might, or is there a forensics supply? Oi.
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Re: I got a rock

Postby evil ed » Tue Oct 19, 2021 8:26 am

It looks to me like rubellite tourmaline in matrix.
By the prickling of my thumbs,
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