Crystals inside Devils System?

I noticed some little crystals in some sediment at Ginnie last week, and took another look at them yesterday.

I'm wondering how they formed and don't know who to talk to about it. Can anyone point me in the direction of a science-y person who'd be willing to talk?



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Jerry at Cave Country Dive Shop teaches geology at SFCC, he might be able to either answer your questions or point you in the right direction.

Did you get a photo? Did they look clear like quartz? or some other color?

Occam's razor: Sure they aren't beer bottle fragments?


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My guess is that you are looking at mica.

It's hard to say what it is without at least seeing it.

More than likely it's some form of calcite though.

Would need to see an image or get a good description. Where did you see the crystals?

I can say it is NOT mica.

Jerry

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Would need to see an image or get a good description. Where did you see the crystals?

I can say it is NOT mica.

Jerry

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Could it be a secret entrance to DeBeers diamond mine?

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Could it be a secret entrance to DeBeers diamond mine?

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Or an underwater meth lab :-D

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Would need to see an image or get a good description. Where did you see the crystals?

I can say it is NOT mica.

Jerry

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To clarify, mica is generally a product of igneous(from a molten state) of metamorphic (change by high temp/press) processes. Mica is found in sediments but they must originate from an igneous or sedimentary source rock. The closest rocks of that nature I know of are around Columbus, Georgia.

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To clarify, mica is generally a product of igneous(from a molten state) of metamorphic (change by high temp/press) processes. Mica is found in sediments but they must originate from an igneous or sedimentary source rock. The closest rocks of that nature I know of are around Columbus, Georgia.

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Since you need molten rock or high temp., does that mean that Columbus is closer to Hell than North Florida is?

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To clarify, mica is generally a product of igneous(from a molten state) of metamorphic (change by high temp/press) processes. Mica is found in sediments but they must originate from an igneous or sedimentary source rock. The closest rocks of that nature I know of are around Columbus, Georgia.

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Being from Atlanta I would say you are correct. Any chance it washed down from Georgia? You know, The Devil Went Down to Georgia.

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does that mean that Columbus is closer to Hell than North Florida is?

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As someone who has lived in both places, I would say yes.

Anyone know what the sparklies are in the diamond sands restriction?

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Anyone know what the sparklies are in the diamond sands restriction?

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I was told it was quartz.

was it by the maple leaf? then it might be disco ball crystals! I hear there's been parties in that area :)

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Since you need molten rock or high temp., does that mean that Columbus is closer to Hell than North Florida is?

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If you go to maps.google.com you can put in Atlanta GA as your starting point and whatever ending point you want and it'll tell you the distance from hell.

poor Moonfuzzy...:( She is so sincere in her findings.....why is everyone picking on her ? She deserves better treatment !

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