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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Apr 5, 2007 - 09:42pm PT
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One thing I love almost as much as climbing rocks is collecting really cool ones. So if there are any other rockhounds out there, let's post up some pictures of rocks that you found. I'll start off with these:
This stuff is called Chrysocolla. They say gold is also found with this stuff. I thought I was collecting Malachite, but no.
This is called a Scepter. Notice the Smokey Quartz shaft, and clear Quartz tip (yes, I said shaft and tip in the same sentence).
This one I found at the end of a long day rockhounding...somewhere. I call it "The Big Lebowski". The rest of it has got to be around there somewhere.
That should be enough to get things started. Let's see 'em folks!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Gneiss stuff...
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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lol.
That reminds me. I put up a climb on gneiss in Washington, the last hold was an exposed vertical quartz crystal.
I called it "The Crystal Method"
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Blowboarder
Boulder climber
Back in the mix
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Mr.E, where at?
I've got a project in EWash that climbs thru a 20' tall quartz vein that spans the entire cliff (maybe a 1/4 mile long), super slick and slopy holds, way cool.
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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Nason Ridge, just West of 11Worth.
That sounds neat...
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MisterE
Social climber
RimDweller, AZ
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One time in Oregon, I was told about "Glass Butte", so I drove out to look for the black obsidian.
Drove around on the "dirt" road for like 10 minutes looking for the glassine cliffs before I actually got out of the car and realized I had been driving on it for a bit...
Doh!
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2007 - 07:08pm PT
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These gusy stumbled upon a few crystals too.
Anyone interested in the Scepters should check out this site:
http://www.cascadescepters.com/
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Holy Quartz Cave, Batman!
That is friggin' amazing!
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Donny... the OHHH!- Riginal
Sport climber
Straight outta Compton!
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Here are some fantastic crystals I bought at a shop out in Delta Utah. Beautiful....just beautiful.
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2007 - 07:23pm PT
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Donny,
I think that stuff is called Crank.
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Weschrist--You can't see Chico's offerings? Dooooode! Do something! They are simply unbelieveable!
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2007 - 07:36pm PT
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Really? No pictures eh? Something must be screwy with your computer, because they show up fine for me from three different computers.You've gotta figure out what's up, bc the pics are cool. Can I say that?
A few years back I was climbing Catherdal peak. If you get off the main dog route, climber's left, there is a rugby football sized pocket of smokey quartz. When I came up to it, there was a broken peice of smokey quartz crystal just lying there. It's only about a half an inch long, but way cool nonetheless. Really dark color.
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Chico--When I looked at that first one, I thought "Well, that's nice. I've got one just like that."
Then I looked again and saw the little man! OMG!!!!!
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UncleDoug
Social climber
N. lake Tahoe
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Chico,
Cool thread!
Ever been to Hallelujah Jctn.?
http://krystaltipsmining.com/
No pix though. I'll try to get by my friends place and snap a few. He has tons of scepters from there. Most are the amethyst / citrine / smoky blend. He also has a "turkey head" (elestial) that weighs in at 35 lbs.
The access is semi in question due to a person who has managed to claim the entire CA side of the hill (he lets people dig but sometimes flies into raging fits). Foster, who owns the claim on top(Nevada), has semi-abandoned the claim.
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 6, 2007 - 10:10pm PT
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Uncle Doug,
Absolutely. The Scepter and the Big Lebowski in my first post are from Halaleuja junction, and the Chrysocolla is from Cold Springs, about fifteen minutes from my house in Reno. A buddy of mine ran into the miners who work the claims up on Peterson Mountain. At first they were like "WTF are you doing up here", but once they started talking, and found thay he was only into recreational rockhoundong, they hit it off real nice like. The miners said that about a week prior, they found a scepter with the shaft about as big in diameter as his forearm, and the head was about the size of two fists put together. He said it is in some rock and mineral musem now. What a productive spot.
Recently, I collected a couple of five gallon buckets of Agate south of Fernley. I've been preaking them up, and tumbling them. Some are just so-so, but some are beautifully opaque. I'll try to get off my duff and post some pictures. Take care----SA
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BurnRockBurn
climber
South of Black Rock City
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Nice thread. That smokey crystal pocket on Cathedral peak is great. Alway have to reach into that. Always looking for crystals like you have found but not much luck. Am looking to go explore the black rock area soon. Any info on rockhounding there.
BRB
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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The best citrine cluster I've ever seen...
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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L - nice citrine shot. I love that mineral.
Chico - that you found Chrysocolla while hunting for Malachite should not be a surprise. The Malachite, Azurite, Chrysocolla sequence is fairly typical for that mineral type - all are copper based - they should be found together. The reason they are associated with gold deposits is they typically percipitate due to hydrothermal activity - the same activity that percipitates gold.
Too bad my brain is losing all the geology facts stuffed in it. I'd love to bring back the Geology 419 threads I started oooh so long ago.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.html?topic_id=64627
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Well Nature, this naturally begs the question: What were you in your last lifetime...the one prior to Sushi Chef Extraordinare?
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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feels like a last lifetime. the pile of papers in my closet suggest otherwise.
B.S. Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation (Interp emphasis) with minor in Environmental Ethics from Humboldt State U.
Went on to work towards a M.S. in Geology (Quaternary Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate and Soils Geomorphology) at Humboldt - worked under Bud Burke. Got derailed near the end. It didn't help my grad advisor went down for a while with colon cancer. I finished my course work. Defended my thesis. Never got the thesis paper finished and signed (Influence of eolian deposition on soil development, Owens Valley CA).
Turned to web application development - that lasted almost 10 years. Gave that up a year ago and went into the sushi biz (4/20 marking the one year anniversary of starting the biz).
went from huggin' trees to rocks to computers to rollin' phaties. WTF is next?
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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The joy is in the journey...not necessarily the destination.
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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I wouldn't change a thing. It's been a beautiful journey and every day just gets better.
Geo 419 quiz: What causes the smoke in smokey quartz? no google cheating!
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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A mineral...
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Nope.
A better answer, but not the one I'm looking for, is "An Element". Which one?
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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gold
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Bowens reaction series shows that quartz is the first thing to go into solution in an ignious melt and the last thing to percipitate from a melt. Certain elements don't bind into a crystal matrix and are thus left to "do their own thing".
Gold is not the answer - it kinda likes gettin' hooked up (nttiawwt).
Other incorrect answers:
Ca
Mg
Na
S
K
Ti
Cr
Mn
Fe
Ni
Zn
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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I've got an early morning so I'm bowwing out of geo class and going to bed now.
Will you please post the answer so I'm not kept in suspense for the rest of my life? I love smokey quartz and have several points...but I'm more like PhilB and a fan of the roadside books with pretty pictures... :-)
G'night!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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One of the Actinide series - uranium is the answer.
Interstitchal U hanging out in between the SiO2 molecules. Basically it's simply plain quartz with U chilling in the little holes in between some Silicon and Oxygen. It defracts the light and changes it to a smokey color.
Uranium is a molecule that just doesn't know too many other molecules that it can cohabitate with and get all hooked up - especially in an ignious melt. So, it just kinda hangs out in empty space and bends light rays.
(Interstitchal - might not be the right speeeling?)
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Thanks...that explains the odd glow at night.
Nature, I would say you are living one heck of a great journey. It's nice to talk to people who aren't afraid to take the plunge into the great unknown of a new career...
Can't wait for the next chapter.
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 7, 2007 - 07:26pm PT
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So Nature,
I'm still waiting for some shots of your rock collection, cuz I know you have one. Don't make me keep posting pictures of mine!
Ok folks, here is a minor adjustment, You didn't have to find it, but if you've got it in your collection, I want to see it.
"That's why my friends call me whiskers, cuz I'm curious as a cat" Will Ferrel SNL sketch
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
today is the greatest; i can't wait for tomorrow
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"it just kinda hangs out in empty space and bends light rays"
oooo sounds like so much pretty fun
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Apr 10, 2007 - 11:28pm PT
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Just stumbled upon this thread. I recently took possession of several pounds of Lake County Diamonds or Moon Tears as they are locally known. They are a crystal found near Clear Lake in Northern California. They are unique in that they are not the typical crystal shape. More like glass from a broken car window. I have all shapes and sizes. They were collected by my great great grandfather. Dont know if they are worth anything but I have about 20 pounds of them.
Another cool inheritance are a few meteorites found in the 1940's in the Mojave Desert. Super heavy for the size. I would like to find out the value if possible. Anyone know how or where to find out the value.
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2007 - 12:57am PT
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Any decent rock and mineral shop should be able to give you a value of your gems. Gaumbers in Red Bluff is a pretty big store, and they are really helpful too. Also, a place called Chapman's in the Fortuna area, but they are both a long way from you. I would just do a Google search for Gem stores in your area, then go in, and see what they know about them. Don't sell them right then and there. Ebay is often a good way to go. Set your reserve for what you feel you can part with them and still sleep at night, and hope for a bidding war. I've never heard of Moon Tears, but I have heard of Apache Tears. They could be worth more in sentimental value than in monetary value....or not. I'm not sure why people pay bucks for meteorites. It's just a bunch or Iron and Nickel. I guess they're pretty cool though. I mean, the darn thing fell from space, how cool is that? Load up some pics, and see what you've got. Cheers-----SA
Edit: Here you go
http://www.lakecounty.com/things/rock.html
http://www.meteorite.com/
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 11, 2007 - 01:32am PT
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Batrock,
I'm into Meteorites, have purchased them and have found several. Post up some images of the Meteorites (all sides), and I'll have a go at want kind they are. There are 3 basic groups with many subdivisions within each group. The 3 primary groups of meteorites are Stony, then Irons, and then Stony-Irons.
Did your Grandfather ever have the Metorites classified? Probably not or you would know what they are. This must be done if you really want to eventually sell the meteorite and know it's true worth. Meteorites are rare, and some type specimens are very rare and worth a lot of money as a result ($100 of dollars/gram). They are most valuable to private collectors, and museums, however, when you have it classified, you give up 20% of the specimen for classification and science. Meteorites are how we know so much about the formation of our Solar System.
Meteorites are very interesting, and most are around the age of our Solar System which is about 4.6 to 5 Billion years old. Now, how cool is that! Meteorites are very valuable for many reasons. It's all about the science. I have a considerable collection going now. I'm way into meteorites. Be careful, you just might get the bug yourself.
Although many Universities out there have Astronomy and Planetary Studies Depts. and can do Meteorite classifications (very specialized tests and procedures), here is a great personal contact I have:
Here is one Meteorite Lab to send a specimen to for classification, and this is a good one:
Univ. of Arizona Southwest Meteorite Center
1415 N. 6th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: 520-626-5638
Email: swmc@lpl.arizona.edu
Website: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/swmc
Contacts:
Marvin Killgore: 520-626-1294
Dante Lauretta: 520-626-1138
Post up some pics, and lets see what you got?
Edit: Why meteorites are so valuable . . .
"THE IMPORTANCE OF METEORITES
• Meteorites are solid bodies that arrive on Earth from outer space
• Meteorites are rarer than diamonds, gold, rubies, and platinum
• Meteorites are culturally important and have played a role in human history
• Meteorites are intrinsically valuable as scientific specimens
• Meteorites are the only samples of asteroids that date back to the early solar system
• Martian meteorites represent the only samples of Mars available for study
• Lunar meteorites come from areas of the Moon not sampled by the Apollo missions"
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2007 - 02:39am PT
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Ok, ok, ok, ok,
Here's some more shots for all y'all.
This is the types of crystal clusters I usually pull out of the Halaleuja Junction area.
This is a Quartz crystal that has been coated with vaporized Titanium. Yes, it's naturally occurring (no sh*t, I bought it at the rock and gem show in Eureka, would they lie?)
This is something I inherrited from my grandfather, who was an avid rockhound. It is spheroidal Pyrite in Graphite (sorry for the blurr in some of these)
This is some cubic Pyrite chunks with...I dunno, Calcite, or Quartz, or sumptinlikethat)
This is somekind of volcanic bomb (also inherrited). Notice the Glass inclusions.
This is...whoops, gear room. Dang! How'd that get in there. Shoot....
And last, but not least...
Oh man, the Scepter again!
And the Big Lebowski...How the...Christ, look at that thing! I could bludgeon a medium sized pony to death with that bastard. Cripes!
Man, this thing is going haywire! I'd better quit now before pictures I don't want shown begin to show up...
Like that one.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Apr 11, 2007 - 02:41am PT
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Klimmer,
Can I email you some pictures of the meteorites I have?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Apr 11, 2007 - 02:48am PT
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oops... double post edit
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Apr 11, 2007 - 02:52am PT
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Chico
Trad climber
Mt. Shasta, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2007 - 02:55am PT
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Nice Russ! Gem porn...
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 11, 2007 - 03:04am PT
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Batrock,
Sure no problem.
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Apr 11, 2007 - 03:10am PT
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I just sent them to th eemail in your profile
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Batrock
Trad climber
Burbank
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Apr 11, 2007 - 03:47am PT
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Klimmer,
Just from looking on Ebay it would seem mine are a pretty run of the mill iron meteorite. I have about 6 of them and most are softball size.
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Apr 11, 2007 - 12:51pm PT
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Cool shot, Weschrist. And I would think being a field geologist would be one of the greatest jobs in the world.
Russ--I'd seen a couple of those pretties when you lived at the Yolder in Rovana...but OMG! that's an amazing collection! Definitely rock porn.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 11, 2007 - 06:08pm PT
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Batrock,
I’ve finally looked at the images you sent me.
First of all what do you know about the history of these (possible) meteorite finds? Did your grandfather find all 6 in the same location in the Mojave Desert at the same time (indicating the same meteorite fall event) or were they 6 separate finds over the years? Also if you know the find location, and when he found them, that would be important information also.
From the images I can not tell exactly if they are Meteorites or not, and if they are Stony or Iron Meteorites, if they are. They do seem to have the look. It looks as though the specimens in the images you sent have a thin fusion crust, and that they have regmaglypts, and you indicated they have a lot of mass for their size (high density).
Here are a few tests you can do to help determine if they are meteorites, and if they are, are they Stony or Iron meteorites? Hey, all meteorites are unique. If these all came from the same meteorite fall event, don’t think for a moment if they are Iron meteorites or even Stony, that they are common and therefore not worth much. That’s wrong thinking. First try to determine if they are meteorites, then try to determine if they are the more common Stony meteorites, or are they the less common (but more easily found) Iron meteorite types.
Here are some easy tests you can do to determine if they are meteorites:
Do they have fusion crust, drip marks, drip-lines, roll-over edges, orientation, wind ablation of fusion crust?:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/fusioncrust.htm
Do they have Regmaglypts?:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/regmaglypts.htm
Are they Magnetic?:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/magnetic.htm
Do they have Nickel metal in them? Most meteorites do, even stony type meteorites usually have trace amounts of Nickel:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/metal.htm
If you can say yes to most of the above tests then you have meteorites.
Once you know it is a meteorite, then you need to determine if it is a Stony (most common meteorites by far), or Iron (less common), or Stony-Iron (very uncommon). However, the easiest to find are the Irons, since they are all nearly metal and they are very magnetic, but they are not the most common type of meteorite.
One way to do this is to grind a small “window” through the fusion crust so you can see the inside clearly. Pick a small unobtrusive spot on the meteorite that won’t devalue the look of it. The window doesn’t have to be big.
If it is all stony, or mostly stony material with little speckles of metal, then it is a Stony type meteorite.
If it is all metal inside, and with an acid test shows Widmanstätten pattern, then it is an Iron type meteorite.
If it is mostly iron/nickel, with olivine crystals, then you have found a rare Stony-Iron.
Once you know if it is a Stony, Iron, or Stony-Iron, then you can do a density test and that can help determine what subdivision classification it might be within those 3 primary groups . . .
Density Test:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/density.htm
• Also the Specific Gravity test is the same thing as density and sometimes is easier to do (SG = Dry Mass (g)/ Dry Mass (g) –Wet Mass (g) )
The meteorite still has to be professionally classified to know exactly what kind of meteorite you have and to get them officially named. That is when the real science begins. You never know what they might find from your grandfather’s unique meteorites, if indeed they are. And yes, they can be worth some big money once they are classified and named officially.
If it were me, I would do what I can to ID them first, and send them off to Marvin Killgore (520-626-1294) and let science have their 20% cut and get them officially classified and named, honor your grandfather’s finds, and then I would keep them. If they turn out to be exceptionally rare, you can trade up one for another rare type of meteorite from someone else’s collection.
Now you are onto being a meteorite collector . . . uh, oh now you’ve done it. No turning back now :-))
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 11, 2007 - 06:20pm PT
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Russ,
It looks like you are getting ready for the famous annual Tucson Gem and Mineral show for next year! Very nice specimens and a very nice display.
I will have to post up some images of my fluorescent collection when my wife gets back from a trip so I can use her digital camera. Maybe I will post up some of my meteorites as well . . . 4.6 Billion years old and rare! How about some fragments of Moon and Mars meteorites?? Got some!
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Wild Bill
climber
Ca
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Apr 11, 2007 - 07:40pm PT
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Russ, what are those spiral looking things in the rear of the bottom photo? Gem porn indeed.
Can't think of a better place for this tale:
Bouldering at Indian Rock in Berkeley one day. (Someone tell us what sort of rock it is?). The rock is pretty smooth, so bouldering probs consist of smearing on nubs, and there's a lot of eliminates and variations. So every nubbin counts.
And here comes Georgey the Geology Student from UC Berkeley, with his little pointy geologist's hammer, and he STARTS KNOCKING OFF NUBBINS TO TAKE BACK TO THE LAB! Holy sh*t we all freaked out and jumped on the guy. Poor sod had no idea people could care so much about pebbles! Needless to say, he left quickly before things got any uglier.
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Apr 11, 2007 - 08:14pm PT
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Good one, Wild Bill. So are you saying...
One man's gold is another man's hold?
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 11, 2007 - 09:59pm PT
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Weschrist,
Now I know it is hard to believe, but most meteorites originate in the Asteroid Belt bewteen Mars and Jupiter. Not all but most meteorites date to about 4.5 to 4.6 Billion years.
The age of the Earth
The age of the Solar System
The age of the Galaxy
The age of the Universe
How do we Know?
http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/parks/gtime/ageofearth.html
Weschrist, you like thin sections of rocks to identify the mineral assemblages? That is something I would like to learn to do. I guess I'll have to take a petrology class sometime. Marvin and Dante have written the thin section bible for meteorites:
“A COLOR ATLAS OF METEORITES IN THIN SECTION”
By Dante S. Lauretta and Marvin Killgore, 301 pages
http://www.minresco.com/meteor/metbooks/mebook1.htm
http://www.meteorite-lab.com/books.htm
Where was the impact crater that you discovered/mapped? I would like to hike out and visit it some time.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 12, 2007 - 03:16pm PT
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WC,
Yes, I suppose I should have been more precise and said the parent material from which a meteorite originates from, and that it contains within, can date to the formation of our Solar System 4.6 to 5 Billion years. Some have material in them that is pre-Solar System and is Nebular (much older than 4.6 to 5 billion years ago)!
It starts off as a planetesimal or Asteroid (originating near the time of our Solar System which pulled together from Nebula under gravity forces approx. 4.6 to 5 billion years ago) ---> then two or more asteroids bump into one another and the fragments are now called "Meteoroids," and these fragments perhaps float around for millions of years. Then they drift on a trajectory that brings them through Earth's gravity field and if things happen just right they get captured and pulled in ---> once they begin to fall through and are affected by Earth's atmosphere then they are now called a "Meteor." And sure enough, some get so hot they emit light as they flame through the atmosphere ---> if they survive the trip through the atmosphere (without burning up and completely vaporizing) and then hit the ground, then they are now called a "Meteorite."
The point is, this original material within meteorites most often dates back to the formation of the Solar System and remains much of the time unaltered from the moment it cooled and solidified, and that is a lot of time and history for a rock to witness from space. They often contain mineral assemblages and even minerals that are not found anywhere on Earth. Pretty damn cool if you ask me.
About the crater you mapped, I understand. Even the late great Bardini said to me once, "That my friend is like asking someone to share with you their favorite secret fishing hole. I can't do that."
We all have our secrets. Maybe some day I will share on SuperTaco some extraordinary secrets that I have about this wonderful and amazing planet that I have discovered. We'll see.
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 26, 2007 - 07:17pm PT
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I finally got around to taking some digital images of some of my fluorescent minerals and meteorites with my wife's camera. One thing about taking images of fluorescent minerals, the colors never come out as you see them in real life naked-eye full emitted light glory, due to the excitation of the electrons in the atoms by SW UV light fallling back down to lower energy levels giving off photons. In reality, the colors you would see are other worldly, fascinating, beautiful and bizarre. On paper or computer monitor they are very mutted if detail is to be retained without blowing out the image.
All of the following images contain a US quarter for scale except the last one. All images by Glenn Simpson/Realm of Light.
Classic Franklin, NJ Fluorescent minerals --- Calcite, Willemite, Hardingnite, Franklinnite etc, etc:
Classic piece of fluorescent Halite from the Salton Sea region, CA. Sadly, this collecting site no longer exists:
Classic Rhombohedron fluorescent Calcite from Mexico:
Classic Calcite and Fluorite from the Geronimo Mine, AZ:
Here is a several kg fragment from the famous meteorite called "Campo Del Cielo" from SA. Classic regamaglypts (the indentions that look like thumbprints from the melting and slagging-off of material as the meteorite falls through the air):
Yes indeed, we do get some meteorites that originate from the Moon and Mars! These are for WBraun:
This is the first time I have publically posted a picture of this very special fragment from the very famous witnessed meteorite fall in Russia called the "Sikhote-Alin" that I have. There is something very special about this oriented fragment of this very famous meteorite fall. Do you see someone in a regamaglypt? Can you guess the name I have given this meteorite?
Someday I will post images of the meteorites that I have personally found. I promise, ST will have the scoop. I don't think the scientific world is ready for that yet, and I'm not ready for the attention. But someday . . .
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NoName City and It Don't Look Pretty
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Apr 26, 2007 - 09:14pm PT
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Wow Klimmer--These are amazing! The colors, even muted, were utterly incredible. My favorite, being a blue freak, was the Rhombohedron fluorescent Calcite from Mexico...but every one of them was beautiful.
I couldn't see the face in the last meteorite...well, I did at first think maybe I saw O.J. Simpson...but realized I was mistaken.
What did you name it?
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Apr 26, 2007 - 09:23pm PT
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cool!
Vasco deGamma? Darwin? Ouch? Thor Heyerdahl?
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Klimmer
Mountain climber
San Diego
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Apr 26, 2007 - 10:08pm PT
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You guys. Too funny Russ.
Ok, I kid you not. I purchased this meteorite off of EBay just before Christmas after looking for a really good piece of the Sikhote-Alin famous fall, and this one struck my eye. Even with the original image on EBay I could see something special about this meteorite.
When I discussed the Asteroid Belt in my Earth Science class, when we were covering our Solar system in the curriculum, I showed the students a homemade digital video of this meteorite with a lot of close-ups, and just talked about its historical significance and all about the phenomenon of meteorites and how important they are for understanding the formation and age of our Solar system.
I was waiting for someone to say something without me mentioning it. Finally I said does anyone see anything or anyone in the meteorite? Sure enough, about 10 different students immediately said "I see Jesus."
Well, I thought so too. So, I call it "The Jesus Christ Meteorite."
This is going to be more famous than the Madonna in toast, but the difference is I'm not selling it. (lol)
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Russ Walling
Social climber
Out on the sand.... man.....
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Apr 26, 2007 - 10:11pm PT
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Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was soooooo close. That'll teach me to be a heathen.
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NoName City and It Don't Look Pretty
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Apr 26, 2007 - 10:20pm PT
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OK, OK, OK--I did think I saw a cross in that thing, but the face of Jesus eluded me. Are you sure it's not O.J.? :-)
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cintune
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Penn's Woods
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Apr 26, 2007 - 10:48pm PT
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I was gonna guess that. Really. I mean, who else? either Jesus or Mary, but I was pulling for the Jesus. Those two turn up everywhere. Nice looking piece of space rock, though, anyway.
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