Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
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John Richardsim
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Yep, your turn.
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Alright, for the sake of keeping this going:
[img]http://www.mindat.org/hpthumbs/HP_51835_800_602.jpg[/img]
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
John Richardsim wrote:Alright, for the sake of keeping this going:[img]http://www.mindat.org/hpthumbs/HP_51835_800_602.jpg[/img]
Gypsum var. Selenite
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Try a less wild guess.Magikarpmaster629 wrote:John Richardsim wrote:Alright, for the sake of keeping this going:[img]http://www.mindat.org/hpthumbs/HP_51835_800_602.jpg[/img]Gypsum var. Selenite
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Chalcedony? or at least a quartz?
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Is that a question or an answer?azuritemalachite wrote:Chalcedony? or at least a quartz?
...jk, yep, your turn.
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
I usually mix these two up...so just ID!
EDIT: One picture didn't work, so new picture for that one (but same specimen)!
EDIT: One picture didn't work, so new picture for that one (but same specimen)!
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Top: Marble Bottom: Quartzite
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
Correct!
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Re: Rocks & Minerals B/C 2017
While we're differentiating similar-looking specimens, how about these two (ID them)?
[img]http://img07.deviantart.net/7c9a/i/2013/271/7/8/rhyolite_porphyry_by_elfowl245-d6odkdy.jpg[/img] and [img]http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images2/PorAndesite1c.jpg[/img]
Ladue Science Olympiad (2014ish-2017)
A wild goose flies over a pond, leaving behind a voice in the wind.
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A wild goose flies over a pond, leaving behind a voice in the wind.
A man passes through this world, leaving behind a name.