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Identity Helphelp with an ID on this fluorescent rock
20th Mar 2019 22:37 UTCBrian Fussell
It looks like a piece of dolostone or some carbonate rock which there is plenty of here but it did not react to dilute HCL.
The hardness is over 7 but under 8, you may be able to see scratch marks from the #8 pick in the 3rd photo, #7 left the streak of the pick and no scratch.
21st Mar 2019 00:37 UTCDoug Gardner
21st Mar 2019 01:15 UTCA. M.
It could be quartz rock (yes, orange UV response).
23rd Mar 2019 12:44 UTCBrian Fussell
26th Mar 2019 18:58 UTCGregg Little 🌟
If it is chalcedony then it is quartz.
Also a specific gravity test will probably not work as the void spaces seen on the surface are also likely in the interior of the rock, probably not connected and so, will give you an anomalously lower specific gravity reading. You would have to break off a small piece with no voids to get a chance at an accurate reading.
Another possibility is a silicified carbonate which is why you don't get an HCl reaction. The voids in the sample have a few distinct geometries (semi-circular, lenticular and spherical) which, in carbonate rocks, are leached fossils hence the roughly geometric voids. If you wet the rock and observe under magnification you might also see relic fossil structures.
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