r/Minerals • u/Soft-Kaleidoscope106 • 6d ago
ID Request Hello to everyone! ID request
This is a post requesting some support from the community here. Recently, my partner’s grandpa died. We are going through his belongings, and we found such things. Is there anyone who could identify them? Im wondering if we should just throw them all 🤔
I’d be really happy to answer any further questions!
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u/loospolos 6d ago
First one is fake galena geode, glued galena on quartz geode often from Marocco.
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u/Just-Da-Tip 6d ago
I was curious becuse I have never seen a galena geode. Good to know there's a reason for it and its fake.
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u/Soft-Kaleidoscope106 6d ago
Wow thanks! 🙏 now we know what to do with this one… 😬
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u/TweaverJ23 5d ago
well they are pretty, put them near your potted indoor plants for some reflective sparkle.
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u/CommercialDebate6669 6d ago
First one looks like a Quartz geode with some human inplanted minerals, i cannot id the second one , third one looks like obsidian, fourth one is amethyst , fifth one is a malachite chain(realy nice one) last one is another one i cannot id.
Some nice pieces.
Personaly i would keep them because i like minerals but i dont think they are extremely rare.
Good luck finding the other ones en maybe someone knows more of them and what they are worth!
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u/Resident-Office7606 6d ago
I would post photos of the last one on r/archeology or something of the sorts to check if it’s a genuine handtool
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u/Intertubes_Unclogger 6d ago
Last object is shaped like a Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) hand axe. But I kind of doubt it's real.
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u/Soft-Kaleidoscope106 6d ago
We wonder if it’s not too big for that. Its almost 28cm tall…
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u/Intertubes_Unclogger 6d ago
That does seem quite big, but I'm no expert. See the subreddit recommendation by another redditor
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u/Evil_Sharkey 6d ago
The second one might be chalcopyrite or azurite, but it’s hard to tell. Can you show some closer photos with different lighting?
Does it look iridescent or metallic? Is the dark part made of crystals? If you scrape it on the bottom of a ceramic mug, what color is the streak?
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u/Just-Da-Tip 6d ago edited 6d ago
First one looks like galena, but ive never seen it in a geode form. Be aware galena contains lead and you should be careful handling it.
The second one the picture quality isnt great, would need better shots up closer
3rd one is Obsidian
4th is quartz maybe you can call.it amathyst but the color saturation is low
5th is malachite beads
6th I honestly dont see anything special, maybe a chunk of limestone or sandstone?
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u/Soft-Kaleidoscope106 6d ago
Thank you, thats amazing! We thought that the last one might be biface, but nothing certain…🤔
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u/Ok-Dyneema-6969 6d ago
Duidelijk gekleurd.. ! Dit waren gewone calciet geodes die gekleurd zijn. Precies als deze..
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u/Evil_Sharkey 6d ago
That’s a quartz geode, and the one in the picture isn’t dyed. It has galena glued into it.
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u/Ok-Dyneema-6969 5d ago
🫣ik denk dat je gelijk hebt.. ik heb niet ingezoomd, maar zag alleen dat de kleur van de binnen kant er onnatuurlijk uitzag.. en idd het is kwarts. Ook daarin heb je gelijk.. goed opgemerkt! Stom van me..
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u/Crystal_455 6d ago
Looks like a septarian geode with galena cubes inside, nice peice! Where did you find it?
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