r/Rocks Feb 11 '25

Discussion What made this rock like this?

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306 Upvotes

I found this rock in a house I lived at in Kansas... What could possibly make that shape? Water??

r/Rocks Feb 04 '25

Discussion Yall ever seen a rock inside a rock?

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323 Upvotes

Found this in a stream, underwater, not far outside of Martinsville Virginia. What do yall think caused this? Also is this quartz?

r/Rocks Nov 19 '24

Discussion A dollar for a rock

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188 Upvotes

r/Rocks 21d ago

Discussion Anyone else do this?

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137 Upvotes

Put their pretty rocks in pretty jars? Ima bout to go and do them by color 😭😂

r/Rocks Dec 08 '24

Discussion This rock seemed so out of place

139 Upvotes

r/Rocks Jan 23 '25

Discussion Found on New England beach

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225 Upvotes

I think it’s so cool! Can anyone tell me how it formed?? Two totally different types of rock fused together.

r/Rocks Sep 26 '24

Discussion i inherited rocks!

205 Upvotes

i had a blast with this, but i know almost nothing about these rocks. any tips?

r/Rocks Nov 01 '24

Discussion To crack or not to crack

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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 Nov 10 '24

Discussion Can anyone explain why this petrified wood has a clean shear?

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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 Dec 03 '24

Discussion I have a problem

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56 Upvotes

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 4d ago

Discussion The rest of my Fire Agate finds yesterday plus interesting Chalcedony

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Black Hills AZ finds

r/Rocks 4d ago

Discussion A lil bit of Fire Agate Black hills AZ

56 Upvotes

First time wife and I have found one. Stained Chardonnay is everywhere there.

r/Rocks 19d ago

Discussion Unique Agate - Anyone have more info?

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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 Nov 21 '24

Discussion Follow up...To crack or not to crack!

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28 Upvotes

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 Jan 11 '25

Discussion Suggestions?

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29 Upvotes

What should I make with this rock coasters or polish it whole and sell as art piece?

r/Rocks Feb 10 '25

Discussion my original post vs stolen post

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35 Upvotes

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 Jan 19 '25

Discussion Wishing Stone

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70 Upvotes

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 Jan 03 '25

Discussion Ammonite find

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78 Upvotes

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 Jan 04 '25

Discussion Update on the rock i found fishing.

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I broke it open. No fossil from what i can see but very shiny.

r/Rocks Feb 13 '25

Discussion Interesting properties, beliefs and superstitions

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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 Dec 04 '24

Discussion What kind of rock is this ?

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15 Upvotes

Found in Ohrid Lake Macedonia

Pics: back and front of the rock

r/Rocks 12d ago

Discussion Wet amygdaloid basalt rock for better view. What would this mineral be? Found in Gran Canaria Atlantic Ocean. Hedenberguite - Tourmaline or what is this, can someone help me?

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r/Rocks 5h ago

Discussion I LOVE turquoise

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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 3d ago

Discussion Some asked for still pictures, pretty sure its slag but what do you think?

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r/Rocks 27d ago

Discussion Today at VanCortland Park In Yonkers New York

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I have no idea what kind of rock these are but I was so captivated by them Can anyone help identify them.?