Rock and minerals macro photography: flat stone with black specks, ridges and ripples.

in #rockhound • 6 years ago

Part 10:It has black dots with wavy bands inside the rock. Almost looks like something a high end kitchen countertop granite or marble material.

I found this piece in the North Georgia mountains walking through a stream with my friend @ryulincoln

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This quarter sized piece of stone was so shiny I saw it through moving water walking up a stream. I have video of myself finding the stone, and one of my followers @gandalfthewhite pointed out in the comments my discovery

I kept the stone in my waders until I could get home to examine it better.

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Three photos of the stone with close up macro photos, it has a glassy finish but can flake if off you work at it with your fingernail.

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Side shots of the stone, I wonder what this came off of. The edges have an interesting wavy pattern in them as as well.

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One side of it appears to be chipped, helps to see inside the stone better.

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Lastly a few reference photos next to a US quarter.

I am really glad I pulled out my macro camera to get some shots. Thanks for the tip @bitfiend and good looking out @gandalfthewhite good eyes on my video :-) Any tips on identification would be appreciated.

#geology #crystals #photography #macrophotography
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     6 years ago 

    Haha, thx for mentioning bro! (:
    Well, I really do not know what this is either but I would love to find out. Looks like a mixture of some rocks, kind of haha. Like slate, gold/copperand some other crystal. Idk.

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    @gandalfthewhite

    No problem! You always point out important things about my photos and videos, keep it up! Yeah im not sure either, it looks pretty though.

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     6 years ago 

    Oh, thx man, too kind of you. I will, at least try to.
    True.

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     6 years ago (edited)

    Beautiful photos as always @solominer! You... rock! Rocks look foliated and looks like a schist. i.e. metamorphic.

    Hope that helps!

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    @snowyknight

    appreciated, thanks for taking a look at it and giving me some idea of what it is. I see what you mean, on the sides of the rock they have that same look schist.

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     6 years ago 

    No worries! It is awesome looking at your photos and cool perspectives on the rocks. Amazing scale and good vid too! Keep exploring!

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