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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #135 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:30pm	Print Post
	Some recent finds from an area creek bank. Druzy #1 - 4 in total length

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #136 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:31pm	Print Post
	Druzy #2 - 3.5 in total length

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #137 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:32pm	Print Post
	Cluster View #1 - 2.5 in lengthwise

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #138 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:33pm	Print Post
	Same Cluster different view

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #139 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:33pm	Print Post
	Free Floating disk of crystals found in the pocket

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #140 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	First of three views of a pocket that looks to contain a different mineral than quartz with almost an octahedron type formation

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #141 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	View #2

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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #142 - May 13^th, 2015 at 10:37pm	Print Post
	View #3 - Center and bottom left are the crystals in question

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Raleigh Rockhound Senior Member Offline www.RockHoundLounge. com Posts: 352 Joined: May 14^th, 2012	Re: Wake County Reply #143 - May 14^th, 2015 at 8:19am	Print Post
	I can't be sure about the crystals in question but am wondering if they are double terminated quartz crystals on matrix? Better pictures may aid in the identification if the mineral is indeed something other than quartz. Congrats on the recent finds though oakcity, it looks like you maybe in an area with good potential.


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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4303 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #144 - May 14^th, 2015 at 10:19pm	Print Post
	Very nice finds indeed. Thanks for the pics! Your crystals in question do appear to have a different form in the angle of your first pic, but in the other close-ups they look more like the other "odd-shaped" quartz crystals that did not get the coating of iron oxide on them. I'd like to take a closer look but am guessing it's the color that makes them look so different. Maybe put afew pieces in iron out and see what you have. Very interesting formation there. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!


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OakCityHound YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 13 Joined: Nov 21^st, 2014 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #145 - May 15^th, 2015 at 4:25pm	Print Post
	Thanks Joe & RaleighRockhound. I will try to get some better pics of the areas that I am curious about. Also, Joe I am testing some other pieces in Iron Out now before dropping some of the better stuff. I also have a small boulder about the size of a basketball with pockets all over it that I am waiting to dunk once I have it cleaned up I will post more!


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Laurie Adams Ex Member	Re: Wake County Reply #146 - May 15^th, 2015 at 5:12pm	Print Post
	It is hard to be sure from the pictures, but it does look like it's all quartz. Most has the citrine looking yellow tint, the questionable crystals appear to be quartz also, but I may detect a slight amethystine tint to them. I think you may have found a fine place to dig, decent looking potential. I'd say go back and dig!


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 3012 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #147 - May 15^th, 2015 at 8:12pm	Print Post
	Looks great OakCityHound! You've definitely found yourself a nice spot for crystals. Keep us updated on any future finds. Wake County is a pretty swell place.

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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4303 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #148 - Jun 16^th, 2015 at 7:19pm	Print Post
	Just thought I'd add some pics of garnets in mica from the Wake Forest/CapBlvd spot.

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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4303 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Wake County Reply #149 - Jun 16^th, 2015 at 8:39pm	Print Post
	You know, Oak City, the first times I looked at that one crystal in your last two pics I figured the "line" down the middle of it was from "staining" but now I'm wondering, the way it's lined up right in the middle of the fissure and the odd 2-part growth, if it might be a faden? The thought just occured to me. Have you cleaned that piece yet?


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