In terms of other crystals /stones etcAlso what crystals would keep time badly allowing time/frequency to fluctuate due to temperature or other factors? Or even polar opposite of quartz.Or other interesting geoloical time related ideas?thanks semiconductor
It's quite common to find crystals in soil, Quartz (SiO2) doesn't break down easily, if it's rounded then it has come from a long way away however if it is still angular then there is a chance it's part of glacial drift and was entrained in a glacier up in canada somewhere. there is also a chance that it's from the local bedrock and has been ploughed up. Without looking at the local bedrock it's difficult to say. Try looking for rocks on the side of local hills, if they are quartz rich it could be local. The mineral Feldspar is actually named because of it's habit of turning up in fields Feld= field spar=crystal in some crazy north euro language. QUartz and feldspar are sometimes difficult to tell apart.
In that context, it may very well not be quartz. When I was attempting to identify minerals in college, I kept trying to call everything quartz when it wasn't. However, if it is quartz, it may well have been placed there by someone years ago. For example, American Indians are known to use flint or volcanic glass to make arrowheads and various cutting edges. Also, quartz breaks like glass. There'll be sharp, jagged edges, but if the piece is big enough, you'll find that there are large, smooth sides that can be mistaken for a jeweler's cut.
Hard to say without knowing where you are...
well this isnt really an answer.. i just have no other way to contact you abotu the question you answered for me im not acually selling it i was just curious as to how much somthing like that could go for
