Talk pages for mineral pages http://www.mindat.org/msgboard-104.html Sat, 18 May 2013 14:44:48 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,294025,294037#msg-294037 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,294025,294037#msg-294037 micromineral.:-D Do you have ore microscope?;-)]]> Pavel Kartashov Minerals Thu, 16 May 2013 19:38:35 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,294025,294025#msg-294025 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,294025,294025#msg-294025 Johanthon Johnny Minerals Thu, 16 May 2013 16:49:09 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,293961,293961#msg-293961 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,293961,293961#msg-293961 Ronald J. Pellar Minerals Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:36 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,291008,293153#msg-293153 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,291008,293153#msg-293153 Uwe Kolitsch Minerals Sun, 05 May 2013 17:31:41 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293123#msg-293123 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293123#msg-293123 On the mindat homepage type "Nigeria" into the locality box, hit search, and a list of Nigeria locations comes up. Plateau is there, click that, you'll see a list of what has been found, and a photo Mr. Hampel took. Eleven of the minerals found have photographs too. Explore those pages.]]> D Mike Reinke Minerals Sun, 05 May 2013 13:55:46 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293120#msg-293120 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293120#msg-293120 Joshua Onuh Minerals Sun, 05 May 2013 12:56:03 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293110#msg-293110 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293110#msg-293110 If you can give me a bit more of information where your quartz crystals are coming from I could perhaps tell you more about your chances in finding other minerals.
Wolfgang]]> Wolfgang Hampel Minerals Sun, 05 May 2013 10:56:05 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293028#msg-293028 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293028#msg-293028 Joshua Onuh Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 10:14:03 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293025#msg-293025 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293025#msg-293025 Kigom). The Jos region hosts many mineral and gemstone occurrences, so your little quartz crystal could be indeed an indicator for more interesting minerals, mainly pegmatite and granite/greisen related ones. Good luck hunting!
Wolfgang]]> Wolfgang Hampel Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 08:42:15 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293024#msg-293024 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293024#msg-293024 Joshua Onuh Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 08:31:58 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293021#msg-293021 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293021#msg-293021
Quartz is not a very distinctive indicator for other "gemstones" or minerals in general as quartz crystals may occur in a very wide range of geological settings. It would help if you let us know more about the local geology and the region where it was found. I assume you are residing in Nigeria, a country with plenty of interesting minerals although many of the Nigerian mineral occurrences have never been studied in much detail.

Wolfgang]]> Wolfgang Hampel Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 06:46:17 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293019#msg-293019 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293019#msg-293019 Joshua Onuh Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 05:08:58 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293016#msg-293016 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,293016#msg-293016
If your really want some answers, why not amp up your game a bit.]]> blurryphoto Minerals Sat, 04 May 2013 03:03:44 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292982#msg-292982 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292982#msg-292982 More info would help, please.
It is not like anything valuable, if that is your concern...
What State and County, or Province, whatever?
And, yes, the picture isn't really enough better. Joshua, I found it aggravating when I got into this hobby that I would also have to get a lot better at photography to do it justice online. But as said, quartz is super common, so one lone crystal (often abbreviated 'xl') gives no real info, except a cool find for someone to just pick up off the ground!

Mike]]> D Mike Reinke Minerals Fri, 03 May 2013 20:05:38 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292980#msg-292980 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292980#msg-292980
Dennis]]> Dennis Tryon Minerals Fri, 03 May 2013 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292975#msg-292975 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292975#msg-292975 Joshua Onuh Minerals Fri, 03 May 2013 19:23:19 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292882#msg-292882 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292882#msg-292882
No. Sorry, I was just poking fun at your pictures. They resemble pictures you see of ghosts--blurry, not focused, very indistinct.

I think in order for any one to take a reasonable guess at your stone we will have to have better pictures.]]> Rick Dalrymple Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 17:08:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292877#msg-292877 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292877#msg-292877 You can try the locality search on the home page, upper right. it may take several tries to get that figured out, since there are lots of localities, you'll find. Tell us where, someone can direct you.]]> D Mike Reinke Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 16:42:27 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292876#msg-292876 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292876#msg-292876 Joshua Onuh Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 16:38:30 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292873#msg-292873 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292873#msg-292873 Rick Dalrymple Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 15:49:05 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292871#msg-292871 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292871#msg-292871 Rob Woodside Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 15:26:34 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292868#msg-292868 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292868#msg-292868 Joshua Onuh Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 14:47:39 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292863#msg-292863 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292863#msg-292863 Rob Woodside Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 13:38:34 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292862#msg-292862 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292862#msg-292862 Joshua Onuh Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 13:22:30 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292849#msg-292849 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292849#msg-292849 Michael Hopkins Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 10:36:40 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292845#msg-292845 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292845#msg-292845 Joshua Onuh Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 04:59:59 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292844#msg-292844 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,292844,292844#msg-292844 Joshua Onuh Minerals Thu, 02 May 2013 04:52:12 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,291008,291008#msg-291008 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,291008,291008#msg-291008
The Dana brothers were active in early mineralogical studies and had published "Mineralogy and Geology of Boston and its Environs" in 1819.

The following note about canaanite is from: Hobbs, Wm. H. (1892). "Notes on Some Pseudomorphs From the Taconic Region", American Geologist, vol. 10, p. 45.

"This was first thought by Hitchcock to be scapolite (Geol. Rep. Mass. 2d. ed., 1835, p. 315), afterwards nephrite or saussurite (Rep. Geol. Mass. 1841, p. 569). On the basis of a faulty analysis by SL Dana it was thought to be a new mineral and named Canaanite (Alger's Phillip's Mineralogy, 1844, p. 89). Shepard at first thought it nephrite or saussurite (Geol. Mass., 1841, p. 569), but afterwards recognized it as pyroxene (Rep. Geol. Survey Conn., 1837, p. 134). In Dana's System of Mineralogy (5th ed., 1868, p, 803) an analysis by Burton is printed showing the mineral to be pyroxene."]]> Peter Cristofono Minerals Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:57:51 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,269087,290758#msg-290758 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,269087,290758#msg-290758 Rod]]> Rod Martin Minerals Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:24:33 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,192305,290496#msg-290496 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,104,192305,290496#msg-290496 Uwe Kolitsch Minerals Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:36:48 +0000