For the love of rocks

My friend and neighbor is a beader. She told me today she is beading rocks, they are beautiful. I would rather have a rock necklace than a diamond necklace, far more interesting. Funny thing, one of my neighbors and I were talking about clearing out our junk. Apparently, she keeps NOTHING superfluous at all! She said to me, "can you believe my BIL brings rocks back home with him on the airplane to KEEP? I laughed and said, I have bowls and bowls full of rocks. Anyway, I was looking up beaded rocks and found lots of things I think the kids and I should try.

 

 

Friday, September 30, 2022

Rocks

Rockhunter Northwest 

Felsic - "light" rocks, contain light colored minerals (Also low temp minerals See Bowen's Reaction Series above) (quartz, Potassium feldspar, micas) 

Mafic - "dark" rocks, contain dark colored minerals (Also high temp minerals See Bowen's Reaction Series above) 

(Pyroxene, Amphibole, Calcium Plagioclase) 

Mahogany Obsidia

 

Rock hunting 101 ... collecting Oregon Coast agate and 15 million year old fossil mollusks

Granite breakdown, How granite is formed

25 Most Common Rocks on the Beach: How & Where to Find Them?  

PNW beachcombing 

Picture Identification Guide for Polished Stones and Tumbled Rocks  

Dunite