Garnet Hunt in Granite Paradise
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- A special notice: a good friend of mine who collected some nice pieces a few years back assures me that the bluish mineral is indeed KYANITE, and not tourmaline. This is clear in the particular crystal habit of the mineral, as well as the color. I had wavered between the two over the years, and he knows a lot more about gemstone minerals than I, so I am thankful for the clarification!
Though the sculptures and the displays of natural rocks upon them are NOT available for collecting, I do like to provide a few small collecting venues for kids and kids-at-heart. Come along with me as I share one of our favorite rock hunting opportunities for those who come for a visit. Please visit the website for more information.
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Wow, that is such lovely stuff! I haven't seen anything like that since Idaho! We went out into the field to study pegmatitic environments--loaded with lovely micas, black shorl tourmalines and garnets--I remember that I couldn't quit picking up samples! Thank you for a beautiful mineral clean-up! :>)
Legos and Rock ! It all makes sense now 🙂
I can't tell if its blue tourmaline or aquamarine, id expect tourmaline to be less transparent and shinier ? But along side mica and garnet i would think to find tourmaline . I think blue tourmaline is one of the rarer of colors . It does look more like aquamarine to the eye to me .
Amazing Granite ! It looks solid and not remineralized .
Yes, LEGOS and ROCKS have melded into ... well...a lot of stacked rocks?
I appreciate and enjoy your comments, and so I always try to get back to you in a timely manner. A gem-knowledgeable friend of mine pointed out that the bluish mineral is much more likely to be kyanite, which is another mineral commonly associated with the mica schist environment, along with garnets, tourmaline, and a number of other more rare minerals.
@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 ok , great ! Kyanite I don't know too much about , I'll have a look ! Thank You !
Very nice Garnet by the way , beautiful material . I was born in 82 . I liked your story !
@@chrissgraniteparadise2656 I just watched a bunch of Kyanite videos and saw some examples you have in Mica and Garnet ! There's a lot in the US and Virginia seems to have really good quality Kyanite ! It's a very interesting crystal and I can see why someone might cherish it even though it's not that rare !