Showing posts with label amazing gemstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label amazing gemstone. Show all posts

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Some rocks in my collection

Multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

The vivid colors in this jasper are splendid to behold!

This piece of multicolored jasper is polished by the wind and sand of the desert.

Chert speckled with blue agate found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

More of that multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

This is banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.  This specimen has a large amount of hematite and iron in it, and it is very heavy.  The wind and sand has polished part of the stone.
 





Multicolored jasper with red veins found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Unakite (or Epidote) found in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming

Banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming
 



Multicolored jasper
 



Multicolored jasper
 



Jasper conglomerate

Greenish yellow Aventurine found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming


Jasper conglomerate

Round stone found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
 



Found by Powder River, Wyoming

Algate or chalcedony found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

Quartz from the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming
 



 Sandstone Concretions found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

10/20/13

Few more rocks

Tiny nugget but tremendously beautiful!

Boulder in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming

Black rocks found in desert south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Weathered quartz with unusual pattern


Creekbed specimen found in mountains by Ten Sleep, Wyoming which consists mostly of clay and sandstone.


10/19/13

More rocks I've found in Wyoming


Petrified Wood beginning to agatize. Found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.


Now why didn't I bring this rock home? It has such an amazing pattern.
Oh yeah, thats right -- I'm trying to leave the huge specimens at home since I live in a small apartment! (Besides, I already have several hundred pounds of rocks!)