Does anyone know what these rock are called?


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Hi Everyone.

This may be off topic but a bunch of us guys found these quartz looking rocks west of Tonopah around Saddle Mountain. This is west of Palo Verde plant.

They seem to be melted and reformed like lava.

Any information would be helpful.

Thank you,

Iggy

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They are Chalcedony. It is a form of quartz, related to agate and jasper. It can be associated with hotsprings.

They are not melted, they are formed from silica (quartz) bearing water solutions near the surface.

Chris

Thanks Chris.

I was hoping you would stop by and take a look.

Chalcedony is what I said it was but other dissagreed with me.

I said I would find out more.

Thanks again.

Iggy

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Guest Mike C...

Hi Ig saddle Mtn has fireagate around as well-try the area on the north side-its like every other place been picked apart but theres still some nice fireagate there and lots of those same rocks that you found ;) -Mike C... B)

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Hi Everyone.

This may be off topic but a bunch of us guys found these quartz looking rocks west of Tonopah around Saddle Mountain. This is west of Palo Verde plant.

They seem to be melted and reformed like lava.

Any information would be helpful.

Thank you,

Iggy

Iggy,

Here is a link that will explain all you may want to learn about chalcedony. Scroll down to the section on Chalcedony Roses from the Turtle Mountains. Some of them make up into beautiful wire wrapped pendants and bolo ties.......

http://www.quartzpage.de/chalcedony.html

Jim

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