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Daryl YaBB Newbies Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 1 Joined: Nov 6^th, 2023 Gender:	Need help ?? Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 8:19pm	Print Post
	Hey my name is Daryl I’m new to rock hunting and just wondering what I have found I know a little but would like some help

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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4211 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Need help ?? Reply #1 - Nov 24^th, 2023 at 9:44pm	Print Post
	Hope you had a good Thanksgiving and Welcome to the rockhounding hobby! You can't very well tell what a rock is by looking at a picture without asking some questions first. Like "where did it come from?",and "what is the hardness?" What do you think it is? Maybe a picture of it backlit would help?


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Buckshot Full Member Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 110 Location: Western North Carolina Joined: Jan 7^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Need help ?? Reply #2 - Nov 26^th, 2023 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	Looks like possibly corundum (Ruby)


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JoeM God Member Offline I Love YaBB 2.5 AE! Posts: 4211 Location: Wake County, NC Joined: Sep 30^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Need help ?? Reply #3 - Nov 26^th, 2023 at 6:43pm	Print Post
	Yes, that's what I was wondering, Buckshot. Iron stained quartz or corundum?


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Buckshot Full Member Offline RockHoundLounger Posts: 110 Location: Western North Carolina Joined: Jan 7^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: Need help ?? Reply #4 - Nov 28^th, 2023 at 4:34pm	Print Post
	Yes Joe looks similar to some of the corundum (Rubies) I find here at Treasure Valley.


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Scott LaBorde RHL Administrator Offline "Rock it" science! Posts: 2975 Location: Wake Forest, NC Joined: Sep 28^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Need help ?? Reply #5 - Dec 4^th, 2023 at 8:29am	Print Post
	One obvious key to knowing if it's corundum without doing any tests is if it feels heavy compared to other rocks that size. Corundum is heavy.

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