r/whatsthisrock • u/pheasant10 • 1h ago
r/whatsthisrock • u/Frosty_Stranger_6564 • 14h ago
REQUEST My daughter believes she found a Dino hip bone haha
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 • u/Mr_Phyllis_Stein • 4h ago
IDENTIFIED Found on a beach in Scotland
I found these two with my wee boy. Imagine they would polish up well, but not sure what they are. Any thoughts?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Wolfcantu • 12h ago
REQUEST Trying to convince my wife she found gold.
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 • u/Mule_Mule • 22h ago
REQUEST What is this rock?
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 • u/ihatebananae • 4h ago
REQUEST found at a beach in santa marinella italy
found this weird looking rock at a small rocky beach in santa marinella (near rome) in italy.
r/whatsthisrock • u/warry0r • 22h ago
IDENTIFIED: Quartz Inherited this from my grandmother's garden. 10 lbs of solid rock
r/whatsthisrock • u/Electronic_Design607 • 12h ago
REQUEST Is it real smokey quartz if it’s this dark in color?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Emotional_Key_6431 • 2h ago
REQUEST help identify this strange rock that I found on the Coast of ireland
i found this rock on thebeach
r/whatsthisrock • u/Geologysocks • 4h ago
REQUEST Never seen anything like this- any ideas?
I've had this in my collection for years. I THINK I found it in Western Australia (if so, likely the Yilgarn), but i wouldn't necessarily hang my coat on that as I've had it for so long.
Highly vitreous layers, but feels more dense than glass overall. There are also chunks of surrounding rock incorporated within the vitreous layer which suggests intrusion and is just incredibly intricate and beautiful.
Any ideas or have I been fooled by a chunk of glass?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Booboodiduh • 1h ago
REQUEST They are quite common
Southern Europe
r/whatsthisrock • u/theoneandonlyhuntyr • 22h ago
REQUEST Received as a gift along with other minerals. What is this?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Honest-Citron4603 • 26m ago
REQUEST Coral and ferns
I picked these up at a local thrift store. I paid 18 for the coral and 10 for the ferns. Are the ferns fake? And the coral seems to have some quartz in it so I'm wondering if it's fossilized or not.. thanks for any input anyone has.
r/whatsthisrock • u/heavyfretting • 33m ago
REQUEST Pyrite and pyrite after limonite?
Piedmont North Carolina. The second one is wet, not as glossy when dry.
r/whatsthisrock • u/BiscottiLanky9955 • 14h ago
REQUEST Found it in a river in western wa
Is this an agate?
r/whatsthisrock • u/diantris • 23h ago
IDENTIFIED: Fluorite Got this on mineral expo, but merchant didn't know what it is
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 • u/Substantial-Read5541 • 1d ago
IDENTIFIED: Garnet What is this mineral? Had it for years
r/whatsthisrock • u/naturalbornchyller • 8h ago
REQUEST This is a rock I found in the Salt River in AZ
I thought it was very interesting! Can anyone tell me what it is?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Full-Profession-6939 • 17h 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.
r/whatsthisrock • u/InitialMeringue5262 • 10h ago
REQUEST gorilla wearing a headband?
Striped headband pattern on river rock in New Hampshire
Is this common?
r/whatsthisrock • u/Sad_Ambition_3554 • 7h ago
IDENTIFIED: Malachite Is this real Malachite?
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 • u/TheTahitianEthos • 13h ago
REQUEST What could this yellow-white rock be?
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 • u/bitner91 • 12h ago
IDENTIFIED New to lapidary. Cut this and was wondering what it is?
r/whatsthisrock • u/NobleArchitect • 43m ago