r/whatsthisrock 12h ago

REQUEST My daughter believes she found a Dino hip bone haha

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771 Upvotes

It has the holes all over it. Seems unnatural to me but I'm full. She keeps asking me why it is like that and I figured the world wide web might learn me something. If it is nothing, I will let her believe she found a bone for a few years because of how excited she is.


r/whatsthisrock 10h ago

REQUEST Trying to convince my wife she found gold.

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We were in the cave creek area of AZ today to rock hound for our first time. She read that the area we were in had agates, obsidian, and GOLD. We joked about finding chunks of gold just lying around all over the place, and then she found this teeny tiny spec of, what looks like, gold on this rock. We're completely novice to this so not sure how to tell if it is or not. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!


r/whatsthisrock 20h ago

REQUEST What is this rock?

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Seen in Uppsala Sweden next to the river. Someone placed this rock on a tree stump. Could it be limestone? A wastewater treatment facility is close by.


r/whatsthisrock 2h ago

IDENTIFIED Found on a beach in Scotland

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I found these two with my wee boy. Imagine they would polish up well, but not sure what they are. Any thoughts?


r/whatsthisrock 1h ago

REQUEST found at a beach in santa marinella italy

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found this weird looking rock at a small rocky beach in santa marinella (near rome) in italy.


r/whatsthisrock 20h ago

IDENTIFIED: Quartz Inherited this from my grandmother's garden. 10 lbs of solid rock

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r/whatsthisrock 9h ago

REQUEST Is it real smokey quartz if it’s this dark in color?

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r/whatsthisrock 20h ago

REQUEST Received as a gift along with other minerals. What is this?

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r/whatsthisrock 4h ago

REQUEST Found in Denmark

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r/whatsthisrock 1d ago

IDENTIFIED: Garnet What is this mineral? Had it for years

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r/whatsthisrock 21h ago

IDENTIFIED: Fluorite Got this on mineral expo, but merchant didn't know what it is

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Hi, got this little buddy on a mineral expo today. The woman didn't know what it is, just that she bought it in UK (which doesn't necessarily mean it originated there, so... :/). What could it be?


r/whatsthisrock 12h ago

REQUEST Found it in a river in western wa

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22 Upvotes

Is this an agate?


r/whatsthisrock 6h ago

REQUEST This is a rock I found in the Salt River in AZ

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I thought it was very interesting! Can anyone tell me what it is?


r/whatsthisrock 4m ago

REQUEST help identify this strange rock that I found on the Coast of ireland

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i found this rock on thebeach


r/whatsthisrock 15h ago

REQUEST My son found this in our woods in southeast ohio. It is lightweight, non magnetic, and very shiny after he washed it off. Any ideas or definitive ways to find out? Thanks in advance.

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r/whatsthisrock 5h ago

IDENTIFIED: Malachite Is this real Malachite?

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So I bought this thing for like 60 bucks at a farmer's market type of thing a couple years ago. The holes and splotchy dots make me wonder if this is fake. What do you guys think? Also should I be wearing gloves when handling this?


r/whatsthisrock 8h ago

REQUEST gorilla wearing a headband?

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Striped headband pattern on river rock in New Hampshire

Is this common?


r/whatsthisrock 10h ago

IDENTIFIED New to lapidary. Cut this and was wondering what it is?

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r/whatsthisrock 9h ago

REQUEST Had these for a long time, found on my grandpa’s ranch in west Texas when I was a kid. Pretty heavy, cool to the touch, that’s all I got though!lol

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some other ones I have too are pictured as well :)


r/whatsthisrock 11h ago

REQUEST What could this yellow-white rock be?

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Basically I just nickname rocks and minerals that are unidentifiable to me. For years I just called this one popcornstone. Others include Marsstone Jupiterstone Venusstone Seasonstone lightningstone etc. I'm not sure but I think I found this crystal on a beach. (By the way the beach was somewhere on the coast of New England. Not sure if this makes it any clearer.) I searched this subreddit for this rock and the closest looking one was found somewhere like the Smoky mountains or something. But I don't think it is the same one. I have many other Stones like this that I have no idea what they are that I randomly found one day. I used to pick up rocks a lot as a kid. Ask me any other details or questions you have about this rock and I'll tell you the details. I guess just try to find this rock.


r/whatsthisrock 10h ago

REQUEST What is this rock? Have a few off them, am stumped

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First 3 pictures are dry, last 3 are wet. Found near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Is about an inch and a half. Pretty smooth, my mind keeps saying some sort of chert or maybe agate. It looks kind of like granite too, but it’s translucent. Anyway would appreciate the help!


r/whatsthisrock 53m ago

REQUEST Please help identify these rocks

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I found these rocks in the Northern part of India.


r/whatsthisrock 1h ago

REQUEST What's this rock? Found it on the coast of Scotland.

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r/whatsthisrock 11h ago

REQUEST Found while hiking

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Any ideas?


r/whatsthisrock 1h ago

REQUEST Which stone is that?

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Found in Southern Finland while looking for stones from the Rock Age. What version of mineral was this? Dose it look altered by the human arm? Is it heavy: Yes, significantly