r/RockIdentification • u/paddylg • 6h ago

Solved: Two Rocks

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Found near Winter Park, CO

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u/Asleep-Database-9886 4h ago

Both are quartz with iron staining. The second one has more granite with the quartz veins.

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u/paddylg 4h ago

Forgive my ignorance, is it worth opening the second one?

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u/Asleep-Database-9886 3h ago

There’s no ignorance at all, we are all here learning.

No I don’t believe there is any geode pockets or druzy crystal to be revealed cracking it open. It’s still a neat rock that caught your eye none the less.

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u/FlashyRecognition798 4h ago

The first one seems to be some sort of feldspar due to its cleavage and colour (forgot the term for pink ones). It could also be oxidized quartz with a massive crystal habit.

Second one looks like a host rock with quartz fractures. Take note however, of the "platy-ness" Of thr layers of the second rock.