Emerald?

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:38 pm

Are emeralds common in northeast georgia just wondering I found whats looks like a rough stone from a wild creek from this past weekend, around white county

Dredger Joined: 22 May 2010 Posts: 605

They've been found around GREENwood, SC

Sam

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:05 am

If there is any feldspar pegmatite around, it may be. It could also be beryl which is also green.

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:47 am

thanks I will carry it around and show some folks till I fimd out forsure, maybe have it polished and make a pendent for the wife as a xmas gift?

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:27 pm

If it's emerald, it should be a little harder than quartz. If it has a sharp edge you can try scratching a smooth piece of quartz with it. If it leaves a scratch it is quite possibly emerald. another emerald will be able to scratch it if you happen to have one, but this could mar the good one.

Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:46 pm

Maybe?

Amethyst occurs in primary hues from a light pinkish violet to a deep purple. Amethyst may exhibit one or both secondary hues, red and blue. The ideal grade is called "Deep Siberian" and has a primary purple hue of around 75–80%, with 15–20% blue and (depending on the light source) red secondary hues.[4] Green quartz is sometimes incorrectly called green amethyst, which is an actual misnomer and not an acceptable name for the material, the proper terminology being Prasiolite. It is actually against FTC Guidelines to call prasiolite green amethyst.[citation needed] Other names for green quartz are vermarine, greened amethyst, or lime citrine.

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:12 am

If there is a college nearby with a geology dept, they are usually glad to provide an ID. I've taken many specimens to the College of Charleston.
Let us know once you find out what it is, please.

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:39 pm

James,

Can you post a picture of it?

Al

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:18 am

i think this is the link

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http://s1165.photobucket.com/albums/q590/sysbee/?action=view&current=07f8972a.jpg#!oZZ2QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1165.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq590%2Fsysbee%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3D2910574b.jpg

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:34 am

Sysbee,

By posting the image code on the forum the pictures will show up here in your post, I took the liberty of posting them from your links.

I'm not the best in IDing raw gemstones, but I'm wondering if it could be a Sapphire instead of a Emerald, looks more blue than green to me?

Skip

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:25 am

thanks im not good with all thisfancy coputer stuff lol the picture does look blue i think its the light but the stone is more like 90%green maybe with a slight blue texture it maybe quartz but in all my years i have never seen one this cloor

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 9:41 pm

Hard to tell from the photo. Does it have any noticeable crystal structure?

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:18 am

not really?

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 5:19 am

not really?

Dredger Joined: 22 May 2010 Posts: 605

Looks like Copper Sulfate. Should be easy enough to test as it has a hardness of 2.5. Maybe?

Sam

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:20 am

Just looking at pic might be sapphire..
I've found a very small emerald in Greensboro NC..

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:53 pm

took it to a rock hound i know, its the real deal the color looks different cause of the light i think but they said it was the real deal so ill go with her word

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:11 pm

sysbee wrote:

took it to a rock hound i know, its the real deal the color looks different cause of the light i think but they said it was the real deal so ill go with her word

That's awesome. Cool find!

I don't understand it but found more small gems in the heart of Greensboro NC more than anywhere. The creek runs all through guilford county.

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:07 pm

Beryl has been found in white county before. Corundum as well.

http://www.mindat.org/loc-27208.html

I would test the hardness though regardless of what anyone says. Also keep in mind just cause you found it there doesnt mean someone else didnt drop it there before you. I got some rough beryl that was in my concentrates that I thought came from NC, but turned out to be from brazil.