@systlin I finally rounded up most of the family rocks. From the top left we got:
1. A bigass lump of quartz. She lives outside with her bff-
2. An even bigger lump of iron rich granite.
3. This very smooth and shiny green rock that was in the local river. Looks kind of like ‘india onyx’ but IDK
4. This orange rock that I always think is a mushroom cap. It moves in and outdoors as it pleases.
5. This collection of very shiny river pebbles from the terrible campground in Ohio. They’re always way hotter than I’d expect when I pick them up. Then again, Ohio is a timeshare of hell.
6. These rocks were on the AC unit when I came home last summer. I don’t know where they can from or what they do but they’re always in a group.
7. Madame Obsidian, holding the back door open.
8. This rock was 50 cents at a rock shop I thought I hallucinated in southern Nevada, until I got home and found him in the trunk.
9. Whatever this aesthetic triangle is. His name is Chadwick, we found him at a rest stop in Nebraska. He takes over door duty for the obsidian sometimes.
10. This heavy, translucent ????? That my sister found in Oregon and keeps in the bathroom for ritual purposes.
1. I love all of them
2. The translucent ??? is calcite!
How do you tell calcite from selenite becuase it looks more like the latter on google images?
I can scratch it with my fingernail, so I think it’s selenite!
