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I was on vacation in Las Vegas and went hiking about 30 miles south in the area of Sandy Spring along the Ca/NV border.
There were these rocks near some abandonded mines(gold?)
I took some home and polished them.
They are very soft, easily scratched by feldspar.
It bubbles very slightly with concentrated HCl from the hardware store and not at all with dilute.
The color pattern is interesting. Can someone explain the pattern and what it might be.
I thoughy initially it was limestone but my limestone and calcite fizzes like crazy in HCl in this barely reacts.
http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g54/michael971/?action=view¤t=nvRock2.jpg
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that is dominantly a rock. maybe marble
Hi Michael.Try contacting the people in this link I’m giving you:
http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/
There is bound to be someone who an tell you more about the stone.
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wow looks just like your new best friend, say hello to rocky!!
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