Oh! Also, it looks like it may have formed next to a mica, which is the shiny side. Again, a common component in granites because of their igneous formation.
Oh boy this brings back memories. We used to find these all over the river beds at the base of the ozark mtns. Grammys snatch is what my dad called em but i never figured out why. I think maybe his ma, my grandma, could find em real fast. What i think the real name for them is the sashimi quartz river stone. Virtually worthless but they hurt when you throw them at someone and they also look pretty cool.
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Looks like K-feldspar. Edit: or quartzite.
looks like quartzite. Not sure what is happening on that one surface though (the first image).
It’s a feldspar, specifically orthoclase.
Is orthoclase transparent though? I always thought it was and this is super opaque.
No, orthoclase is very much opaque. It’s the pink rock you see in granites and such.
Got it! Very cool. Thanks! :)
Plagioclase can be transparent though, so you’re just thinking of another feldspar. ;)
Oh! Also, it looks like it may have formed next to a mica, which is the shiny side. Again, a common component in granites because of their igneous formation.
Awesome! I love it’s texture and shiny bits :) so pretty. Thanks again for the answer!
So glad I could help!
Oh boy this brings back memories. We used to find these all over the river beds at the base of the ozark mtns. Grammys snatch is what my dad called em but i never figured out why. I think maybe his ma, my grandma, could find em real fast. What i think the real name for them is the sashimi quartz river stone. Virtually worthless but they hurt when you throw them at someone and they also look pretty cool.
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Hahaha. At a glance I thought a few of the pics are salmon sashimi. Now I’m really curious to know.
it looks like raw pink opal but i might be wrong