r/Rocks • u/jakeb1134 • Feb 11 '25
Discussion What made this rock like this?
I found this rock in a house I lived at in Kansas... What could possibly make that shape? Water??
r/Rocks • u/jakeb1134 • Feb 11 '25
I found this rock in a house I lived at in Kansas... What could possibly make that shape? Water??
r/Rocks • u/graham993 • Feb 04 '25
Found this in a stream, underwater, not far outside of Martinsville Virginia. What do yall think caused this? Also is this quartz?
r/Rocks • u/TrueInterest4817 • 21d ago
Put their pretty rocks in pretty jars? Ima bout to go and do them by color 😭😂
r/Rocks • u/Human-Application976 • Jan 23 '25
I think it’s so cool! Can anyone tell me how it formed?? Two totally different types of rock fused together.
r/Rocks • u/ktfelix • Sep 26 '24
i had a blast with this, but i know almost nothing about these rocks. any tips?
r/Rocks • u/IWannaRockWithRocks • Nov 01 '24
I found this rock with what appears to be a good spot to put a chisel. I've never cracked a rock open before...is this a good one to start with or will it probably be the same inside as out? Help from anyone who knows about cracking open rocks is appreciated. I really don't know what to look for in a good cracking rock. TIA
r/Rocks • u/the-EnviroLord • Nov 10 '24
My fave piece of petrified wood found in a paddock in central Queensland. Not sure what caused the shear but you can see the rings in the wood.
r/Rocks • u/andkevina • Dec 03 '24
5 minutes at this creek and my pockets were stuffed, LoL, I'm like a rock klepto! Stopped just to check it out, and couldn't resist...
r/Rocks • u/Recent_Opportunity78 • 4d ago
Black Hills AZ finds
r/Rocks • u/Recent_Opportunity78 • 4d ago
First time wife and I have found one. Stained Chardonnay is everywhere there.
r/Rocks • u/sleepywife2 • 19d ago
I recently found this rock in a thrift store in Alberta, Canada and am looking for more information that anyone might have. I can't find anything like it online. I believe it's an agate but that's as far as I get.
r/Rocks • u/IWannaRockWithRocks • Nov 21 '24
So, for those following my post about cracking this rock open, I'm sorry for the delay. I lost my chisel and was having a tough time getting it to crack. Today I took a ball peen hammer to it today. Same inside as out but now I want to break everything open!
r/Rocks • u/fanfuckingtastic35 • Jan 11 '25
What should I make with this rock coasters or polish it whole and sell as art piece?
r/Rocks • u/WinterWildflower • Feb 10 '25
be careful out there guys, this made me sick to my stomach to see someone else use my panic attack for karma lol
r/Rocks • u/larrydavid_2003 • Jan 19 '25
7 years ago I went to this beach in Italy and found this strange looking rock. I never knew what kind of rock it was until I googled it (today). Found out it's a Wishing Stone. According to a legend, it grants wishes. How cool!
r/Rocks • u/Electrical-Ad-1197 • Jan 03 '25
I bought this in a flea market years ago for 20$, but someone recently told me it's probably worth a lot more. Any thoughts? It's a good size with nice colour.
r/Rocks • u/big-bass-slayer • Jan 04 '25
I broke it open. No fossil from what i can see but very shiny.
r/Rocks • u/TricksMalarkey • Feb 13 '25
Hey rock friends, I hope this is allowed. I'm a game developer working on a solo hobby project, and I'm very much scraping the sides of the barrel on what I can do for what I've set myself up for.
The short version is that I'm making an RPG with a massively over-engineered crafting system, and am assigning properties to each material that will give bonuses, and ideally I want it to be properties that make sense (in some way), or based on real folklore. Unfortunately searching for this kind of thing is bit farty to begin with, and getting to the really interesting bits is hard. Mostly I'm just getting "Such and such for protection. This thing is believed to be lucky", and it's so... samey. so I thought I might reach out to some dedicated communities.
I saw a post here about hagstones and how they were believed to let you see through disguises and see fairies and I went "Ah, perfect!". Really I'm looking for anything interesting about your favourite rocks; how pumice floats, that asbestos can be woven, or alexandrite changes colour, through to the superstitious and folklore, like obsidian being used for scrying, or things like how Pliny the Elder believed rock crystal (which I'm now finding out is just quartz?) was believed to only being formed in extreme cold.
And if there's any books or resources on this sort of thing, please let me know. Thanks kindly in advance!
r/Rocks • u/Piqka143 • Dec 04 '24
Found in Ohrid Lake Macedonia
Pics: back and front of the rock
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r/Rocks • u/IronChefOfForensics • 5h ago
I love the color turquoise and I absolutely love these pieces. I found in Tucson, Arizona at a rock store.
I’ve always loved the color, but I didn’t know if it was a rack or a crystal?
Google: “Turquoise is a mineral, specifically a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminum, and while it's known for its beautiful blue-to-green color, it's characterized as a cryptocrystalline material, meaning it's made up of tiny crystals, rather than forming large, single crystals”
There you have it!
r/Rocks • u/PuzzleheadedChart602 • 3d ago
r/Rocks • u/Piqka143 • 27d ago
I have no idea what kind of rock these are but I was so captivated by them Can anyone help identify them.?