Brown/Green Smooth Shiny - Help?

I just purchased this necklace from an estate sale for $1.50. I'm pretty excited about it. But after doing some research, I can't find out what the stone is. I thought maybe petrified wood, but it doesn't have rings, and it does have the green. Anyone have an idea? I'd sure be grateful. :) I wish I could provide more information about it, but I'm really pretty clueless. If you need any more info, let me know.

Thanks!

My first impression looks to be some type of jasper, however the indoor lighting in the photo is too yellow to get a good perception of the colour. Try taking a photo in natural light either near a bright window or outside.

regards,
stephanie

Most times, it is not possible to positively ID a stone from a photo. In the case of your photos, I think that this is doubly true. Do a little local research an find your nearest mineral/gem club and show the stone to them? Or a museum that has a mineralology section?

Sorry not to be more helpful.

Hi Britty, welcome to mindat. What you have is a variety of quartz, and an extremely nice one at that, especially for the bargain price of $1.50. Congratulations my friend, and goodluck.

Kindest regards,
Craig.

Thank you very much, Craig. I will do some research on which variety of quartz it is. I have somewhere to start from now. Yes, it was a great deal. I think the chain is gold too! I have to check, though.

FYI - Jasper is a variety of chalcedony which is a variety of quartz. The piece you have shows typical jasper colours, possibly bloodstone. It could also just be quartz/agate as well. This is a very common type of tumbled stone. Please note that there are many types of jasper and some that are called jasper are not true jaspers, just to make it confusing.

Hope this helps.
regards,
stephanie

a place to start - link to info on jasper:

[www.mindat.org]

The stone in your picture is substantially out of focus, and the lighting is I fear giving the stone a false color. It also appears to be somewhat transparent. Could you take a picture of it in regular sunlight against a piece of white paper? Make sure the image is in focus.

Rock Currier
Crystals not pistols.

Rock currier and everyone who said my pictures are bad: it looks exactly like the picture. Coloring and everything. As far as focus goes, I don't know what to say about that. If by transparent you mean you can see through it, you can't see through it at whatsoever.