I have this beautiful rock landscaped all around my house. I cannot find any info online about it. It is in the rough. There are layers and layers of different color, mostly red/orange,brick,and clear/silky and white almost iridescent layers throughout. I live in Southern Oregon and haven't seen this rock around here in nature, but I would imagine it would be from here because of how much there is here and the large pieces .
I went to some gem stores around town and they are no help at all. They always whip out the same book and look clueless. So far I thought maybe carnelian ,but I don't know what that looks like in its raw state. I really don't think its Oregon Opal either.
Does anyone know where I can get pics of rocks,minerals in the rough online?
I went to some gem stores around town and they are no help at all. They always whip out the same book and look clueless. So far I thought maybe carnelian ,but I don't know what that looks like in its raw state. I really don't think its Oregon Opal either.
Does anyone know where I can get pics of rocks,minerals in the rough online?
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Re: trying to figure out what kind of rock I have
Wed, February 20, 2008 - 9:40 AMSounds like it could be agate.
There's plenty of that in Oregon. -
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Re: trying to figure out what kind of rock I have
Tue, February 26, 2008 - 11:25 AMI agree it sounds like agate from your description. Does it break along straight lines or curved surfaces (like glass)? Is it rough like sandpaper or much smoother? There are many names for amorphous quartz, but agate is the most common name.
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Re: trying to figure out what kind of rock I have
Wed, February 27, 2008 - 9:50 PMA photo would be most helpful, if you could arrange one. :) -
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Re: trying to figure out what kind of rock I have
Tue, March 25, 2008 - 6:09 PMDitto on the picture, and maybe check out the "Rocks and Minerals" tribe (although it's good not to mention anything metaphysical in that one, there's a pretty high percentage of geo kids in there).
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Re: trying to figure out what kind of rock I have
Wed, March 26, 2008 - 3:41 PMOregon also has a lot of sedimentary stuff from the alluvial sea and granite and fossilized and opalized stuff
My Grandmother used to haul stuff home from the Blue Mountains that fits your description but that is Eastern Oregon and most of that was quarried out in the 60s