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28th Apr 2024 22:19 UTCAndrina van Acker
Questions Answered
Can it scratch glass? : Unable to test
Can you scratch it with your fingernail? : No
Is it light/heavy for the size? : Normal
29th Apr 2024 01:24 UTCKevin Conroy Manager
29th Apr 2024 07:14 UTCAndrina van Acker
1st May 2024 19:47 UTCGregg Little 🌟
1st May 2024 23:15 UTCLalith Aditya Senthil Kumar
9th May 2024 12:34 UTCThe Evje og Hornnes geomuseum, Fennefoss Expert
Especially in the tapering end of this stone, you see the pale green crystalline mineral having a nearly fibrous internal structure. That would suggest a mineral like tremolite as already suggested, but it might be another pyroxene/amphibole/wollastonite too. Other experts would not doubt be able to come up with other possibilities.
The orange-pinkish mineral can very well be a feldspar, albite being my first choice.
If the TS can test the hardness on the backside of the stone it might in a way confirm the options I mentioned. Is the material softer than 6, it would be necessary to re-think the possibilities.
9th May 2024 15:21 UTCLalith Aditya Senthil Kumar
Best Regards, Lalith
9th May 2024 09:22 UTCawer mak
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