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Today was the first day of the Syracuse Gem & Mineral Show. I work at the show the entire day and it was a blast. Unfortunately for fossil lovers this years show did not have a good fossil turnout. While there were some nice fossils to be had, we lost a major fossil dealer, who in my opinion carried the largest variety of goods. I did not get any pictures of the show today as I was very busy, but will make a point of doing so tomorrow as I will be there all day for day #2. I did want to show what I purchased. I always tell myself not to by anything but it gets very hard to resist. So I managed 3 nice trilobites. The last one did not have much information, only that it was from Morocco.
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These minerals have no ID,any suggest ?
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Hello! Today I accidentally found some stones, which I assume to be Quartz, considering, in the same region I had found normal Quartz. But both minerals look rather beautiful and I wondered, what they could be? I googled it, of course and am not sure, whether they (or one) is a Jesper and the other one a Chalcedony? I hope someone of you can help me
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I live up in the northwest florida panhandle and I have a small piece of property. I've been doing some digging and these are some examples of what I'm finding . I'm trying to out what kinda geology I'm standing on!
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I recieved a new bunch of mixed minerals and fossils from an old collection,is it possible to confirm the ID for these/ Hemimorphite ON limonite Durango, Mexico Gypse fish tail Naica, Mun. de Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexique Dioptase - Renéville, Congo And the unknow ID
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So I’ve got a few questions all at once. Over the years I’ve inherited a number of my great grandfathers rocks (he was also into paleontology and geology) but I’m not sure what they all are. I’m guessing 1 is some sort of mineral, not a fossil. It, along with 2 and 4, were found digging the foundation of his home in south Charleston, WV. I feel like 2 might be petrified wood, but if it is I’m very curious about the side that’s black and very crystallized. 3 is from Seneca rocks in WV and I feel like must be a fossil but I really don’t know what. 4 again looks like petrified wood to me, and 5 for a complete change of geography, is from Washington state, somewhere at the beach (as vague as that is). I imagine it’s just some sort of mineral inclusion in an ocean tumbled rock, but thought I’d ask. My last question is geology related so apologies but I don’t wanna have to go make a bunch of new friends on some geology board so I had hoped one of you would be able to help me. Great grandfather hand made this board of rocks and minerals but it’s missing alabaster and lepidolite. Anyone have any idea where I might acquire single, small samples of both of these minerals so that I might complete the set? As always many thanks for taking the time.
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i received few minerals(sometimes sliced and polished) from a old collection mixed with fossils,mostly without name and location some are very easy to ID (I think),but i know nothing about minerals,if somebody could help?It would be very happy,regards
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Hello, Did anyone attent to the Munich fair in previous editions? Its from the 22-24th October this year. Got a tip that it should be interesting. Im considering going, but its an 8hour drive from my home. Im not interested in Minerals or jewelry, just Dinosaur stuff, so would really help out if someone here knows how the fair is ? Is it good? Is there allot of Fossil-Dinosaur material? Thanks for your opinions! Best, Egon
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Silver Ore Platinum :-) No but seriously though I dont know which it is...
Visero posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
I found this while digging at a placer in south west Montana. It does react just a little bit to a neodymium magnet. It is slightly larger than a grape fruit and around 3.5lbs so a bit heavy for its size.
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Hello everyone, am curious as to what the gold colored mineral replacement could be on this piece of petrified wood??
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I tried figuring out what this thing was but didn't know what to even call it. Found an article the other day that kind of matched it but now I can't find the article or remember what they called it. I think it had something to do with minerals and maybe hot water being pushed up through the crust and solidifying. But I think I remember it saying there was controversy over that theory. It feels like metal it even has what looks like rust (which has gotten thicker since I've found it). It's not magnetic but if you scratch it, it's kind of shiny like metal would be under a painted surface. I also found this in iron county Missouri it's dimension is about 3 in diameter concaved & about 3/8 of an inch thick.
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Hey y'all! I'm Sheena and I'm a newbie to the fossil world, I'm big into rock hounding and mineral hunting. I live in Globe, Arizona and my backyard is a playground full of rocks, fossils, minerals! Cant wait to read up on y'all's finds and learn more about the fossil world.
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These were found in a back lot by my brother-in-laws house. he's having a hard time finding an ID for these but they are roughly 1-5 inch chunks and he has a ton more in his back yard that were recently discovered. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'd really like to get more into fossil hunting and rock hounding after how much fun I had at the beach. Are there any good sites I can access around Eastern PA? Specifically up to an hour or two of driving distance from Berks County. When I search for sites in PA I usually see suggestions for Central and West PA. I'm not looking to join any groups atm for personal reasons, but I'll take suggestions for when I feel up to it (there's a group in Reading I'm keeping an eye on). Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks!
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A few days ago I found this rock in northern Israel. At first I saw the part you see in the first picture but then I saw an interesting mineral in it, so I used the advanced tool of another rock to open a part of the rock and I found that the black mineral in it has an interesting shape. So i would love to hear any idea about this rock, are there fossils in there? What kind of rock is it?
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Many many years ago,I went to the MNH and was fascinated by their display of “glow in the dark” rocks ie uv fluorescent minerals Haven’t really thought about it much since then. But a week or so ago, I was having a look at the minerals on one of my regular fossils sellers websites. And this piece of Fluorite caught my eye. It wasn’t expensive, so I went for it. This evening will shine my uv torch on to see the effect I can tell, this is going to be a slippery slope
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Hi guys, I have some minerals but I have no knowledge in this field. Can anyone help me identify them?
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Hi I have a fossil I found while exploring an area near Dubbo NSW australia. I taught it was just petrified wood until I cleaned it and notice on one end has colour and looks like it could have fish fins on the side. The length is 300mm and width is at its widest point 180mm. It was just sitting on side of a dirt track and also has another part to it which I will pick up next time I'm out that way again. Any help in identifying what I have here would be much appreciated as I wouldn't have a clue other than what I think it is. Thanks
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Fossil mimicking geology more common than actual fossils https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fake-fossil-biomorphs-more-common-ancient-rocks-real-fossils
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Odd Mineral Formation in SW Utah - with a preserved root inside?
warbeard_Actual posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello! First of all, I am not a geologist. This isn't my field of work. I am hoping somebody here can help me with this! Today I drove a few miles southeast of St George UT and into AZ. This place is amazing. Fossils everywhere. Just incredible stuff. Was out looking for crystals and whatnot... And unearthed these... Looking to what it is, a guess maybe on how old, and HOPEFULLY an explanation of what the small "hair looking" matter is. It looks like a root, and hair, I actually have no idea but this thing was entirely underground and inside this chunk of material that came apart. So whatever it was, it's been there for a while. So cool! Added a quick snapshot of the Gaia app. Coordinates for the area 36.948968,-113.471321 Any help would be much appreciated!
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Earth Science Week Webinar Series - Mineral Day, October 12, 2020, Talks
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Earth Science Week Webinar Series http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/ Consumers - The Most Potent Army Against Conflict Minerals http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/conflictminerals.html The Need and Solutions for Robots in Responsible Raw Material Exploration and Mining http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/roboticsinmining.html Resources Beyond Earth: Enabling Future Exploration and the New Space Economy http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/resourcesbeyondearth.html Advances in the Mineralogy of Mars http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/marsminerals.html New Insights into Wire Silver and Gold Formation http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/wiresilvergold.html Gemstones: Timecapsules Connecting Us Through History http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/gemstones.html Data-Driven Discovery in Mineralogy and the Evolution of Planetary Bodies http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/dataminerals.html May The Quartz Be With You http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/quartz.html The Global Supply of Critical Minerals: Assessing and Tracking Critical Mineral Commodities http://www.earthsciweek.org/webinars/criticalminerals.html Yours, Paul H.-
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Hey all, My names Braddock i just moved from Florida to Ft Collins, CO. I'm a new engineer out here and i do a decent amount of digging every year in my free time, i'm trying to explore my new state for fossils and minerals. I used to volunteer with a small fossil lab back in Florida, doing preservation and restoration. I also have a side hustle where i weld custom stands for collectors and museums. Hoping to meet some like-minded people in my area to go digging with, (rock hounding or fossils) this forum seems like a good one. Here's a hadrosaur toe bone I found in montana on a pals property.
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exchange for fossils only,i will consider all offers,minerals are taking too much space the biggest pieces can be send only in Europe. a Piece of Calcite from Dordogne
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During my last hunts for fossils in Dordogne and Vendée(southwest France),i have found these minerals,on pieces i try vinegar and nothing happen(i think; it's not Calcite )i know nothing about minerals,i collect only fossils and i will try to exchange those if they are valuable for minerals collectors,was i right to carry those in my bag?what could it be?Minerals collectors could be interrested by those?Thanks
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A new form of the rock-forming mineral discovered High-pressure experiments reveal unknown variants of common mineral by Amit Malewar, June 1, 2020 https://www.techexplorist.com/new-form-common-rock-forming-mineral-discovered/32716/ Pakhomova, A., Simonova, D., Koemets, I., Koemets, E., Aprilis, G., Bykov, M., Gorelova, L., Fedotenko, T., Prakapenka, V. and Dubrovinsky, L., 2020. Polymorphism of feldspars above 10 GPa. Nature Communications, 11(1), pp.1-8. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16547-4 Yours, Paul H.
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