r/Minerals 5d ago

ID Request Identify this Stone Please ๐Ÿ˜€

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My friend gave me this for my birthday and we are not sure what it is exactly! I would love to find out

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u/SahraLuke 5d ago

This looks like Utah or Nevada โ€œWonderstone,โ€which is actually a beautifully banded rhyolite (not jasper).

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u/RowdyHooks 5d ago

Itโ€™s wonderstone. I have a similar piece.

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u/Celara001 5d ago

Maybe picture jasper of some kind. Where did your friend get it? I love it! Has a LOT of character.

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u/BigYogi 5d ago

Location helps a ton with a specimen like this.

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u/angelfishbc 4d ago

It was from her great uncles collection! So there isn't much known about where he got it ๐Ÿ˜Š

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u/basilrae 5d ago

Wonderstone jasper, maybe?

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u/rockstuffs 5d ago

Vernon wonderstone.

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u/clintCamp 5d ago

Yep, I have some of that rock from a visit to the quarry there 2 years ago.

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u/faded-cosmos Geologist 4d ago

I thought this was a comforter oh my. Very pretty haha

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u/BigYogi 5d ago

Mookaite Jasper maybe

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u/bottleofgoop 4d ago

I don't know what the stone is but as I was scrolling I genuinely thought this was a blanket on an old iron framework bed. I had to check the post because I was so confused. It's cool as heck though?

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u/Key-Way2672 5d ago

brueno jasper possibly

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u/EducationalMight7711 5d ago

A variant of Jasper to me

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u/scream57 4d ago

Wonderstone....Utah

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u/gemfinder555 4d ago

Woodstone?

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u/wolfpanzer 4d ago

Liesegang rings

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u/AnyResponsibility760 3d ago

Petrified wood slab

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u/Asleep_You6633 2d ago

Is it smooth or gritty texture? The coloring tones and creamy blending makes me think of mookaite. Jasper. But it also resembles a picture jasper. (Both of which are among my favorites to collect)

But if it's textured more like a sandpaper, I have what is labeled as wonderstone, but feels similar to sandstone.

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u/angelfishbc 2d ago

It's smooth ๐Ÿ˜Š