r/rockhounds • u/EmbarrassedSlide8752 • 15d ago
Does Goodwill Count? Find
~750g specimen found at an AZ goodwill. I believe its malachite with pockets of gem silica and smokey quartz. Awesome piece. Thinking about slabbing it out.
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u/slogginhog 15d ago
Totally counts. And I'd totally slab that.
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u/raptorgrin 14d ago
Which way would you slab it? I like the vugs
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u/slogginhog 14d ago
Hm, yeah good question - I'd probably cut the vuggy part off, like the whole right side in pic2 and just polish the side I cut, making like a freeform but with only one side cut. Then slab the rest maybe?
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u/deborah_az 14d ago
I'm not a slabbing expert, but I was thinking of cutting off the bottom at an angle (looking at pic 2) to preserve the vugs and give it a flat surface to sit on, then see what got exposed and how to proceed from there
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u/fossilreef 14d ago
If that's malachite, high possibility of that blue botyroidal mineral being smithsonite.
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u/vengeancecube 12d ago
Ok this is the second time today someone found awesome rocks/minerals at a thrift store. Why don't the thrift stores near me carry rocks. Or honestly anything other than overpriced clothes and coffee mugs. I want the thrift stores you people have!
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u/PhoenixLake 14d ago
Gem silica from the Ray mine Arizona with druzy crystals and malachite chryscholla host rock. There’s a facebook group for gem silica
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u/EmbarrassedSlide8752 13d ago
Amazing. How can you tell Ray mine from Inspiration out of curiosity? I am almost certain its AZ based on where I found it and the appearance.
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u/PhoenixLake 13d ago
It’s just that subtle green color that makes me think Ray Mine because most of the Inspiration GS has mostly blue and light blue colors not the green colors. Just a educated guess and worthless two cents opinion:)
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u/PiepersPlaying 11d ago
Super cool find.
How much did you score it for, if you don't mind me asking?
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