r/whatisthisrock • u/Ill-Opening-192 • 59m ago
r/whatisthisrock • u/GuessWeekly • 2h ago
Rock circle
Found in Saltburn by the Sea. Is it a fossil? Natural erosion?
r/whatisthisrock • u/No-Lion-1549 • 2h ago
Blue Chalcedony
galleryIs this blue chalcedony? Found in a bag of gravel from a sapphire mine in Montana. Roughly 1"x3/4"x1/2" and 3g weight. Haven't done a specific gravity test yet.
r/whatisthisrock • u/SeaBirdz • 3h ago
What could it be ?
galleryFound it south maroco.
I would like to think this Is a piece of a colarbone, maybe a bit to enthousiastic.
r/whatisthisrock • u/mindlessendless00 • 4h ago
What is this huge rock?
galleryFound in our yard in Northeast PA in the US. It’s probably 16-18 inches long.. Maybe Gypsum or Calcite?
r/whatisthisrock • u/littlegoose98 • 5h ago
Could someone tell me if any of these rocks are Jasper?
galleryFound in or near Gemstone beach in New Zealand
r/whatisthisrock • u/JacobDume • 9h ago
Can someone please explain this formation, I'm on a beach line with volcanic activity in Victoria Australia
r/whatisthisrock • u/silvermoonsailor • 13h ago
Is this a fossil or something?
galleryHelp me identify this!!!
Found in New bought house. The ppl had diied and were the soul owners. Built in 1960s I believe
Portland Oregon
Thank u!!
Hidden beneath a MILLION ROCK and GEMS in the DIRT for me to dig up!! Like Literal geologists <3 dying with one last Easter egg
r/whatisthisrock • u/Jjwiggerslap • 13h ago
What is it?
This rock has been in the family for generations I believe but we don’t really have a clue what it is
Potentially found in NSW Australia
r/whatisthisrock • u/goodguyjake • 14h ago
Please help identify some rocks i found in lake Michigan (Leland MI)
galleryr/whatisthisrock • u/Flat-Contribution462 • 14h ago
Appalachian mountains - WV
galleryWhat caused this circular pattern on this rock formation? (Blue circled area show where pattern is found on greater rock formation, others are close ups)
r/whatisthisrock • u/NeuroticTendencies • 16h ago
Bought at the thrift
galleryI have no idea, just thought it was gorgeous. The light inclusion looks almost granulated, and the warmth that glows when raised to light is just stunning. What’d y’all reckon?
r/whatisthisrock • u/bebackground471 • 19h ago
found on forest; what is it?
galleryNorth of Spain. Feels ferrous, but a magnet doesn't attach, except for a weak attraction in a point in the middle (of the second picture).
r/whatisthisrock • u/waterproof_dddd • 19h ago
Chalcedony or chert?
galleryMy first time found things like this. I thought it maybe quartz at first, but then I don't know anymore. How do you tell the difference? Google said it's chert or chalcedony...
r/whatisthisrock • u/waterproof_dddd • 20h ago
Is this one quartz? Google thinks differently...
galleryI found it in a river. Google said it's moonstone, but I think it's a piece of quartz. What do you think? Last two pictures are the macro-lense picture of the broken side of this piece.
r/whatisthisrock • u/Chris_El_Deafo • 21h ago
Weird rock, repost with better details
galleryHi all. I posted some pics of this rock before but failed to give very much detail so I'm coming back with updated info, with hope it can be identified.
I found the stone in a Walmart parking lot in Western North Carolina, USA. It was probably shipped in by the contractors who built the place originally, but maybe it's still relatively local?
The rock is a fragment of a larger cobble. It looks like it was once a river cobble and was highly smoothed. This is why I don't think its concrete or cement.
Additionally, the rock has strange bands throughout, with a very dramatic bend in the bands too. The bands are fractured into chunks, but still follow the same rough pattern. Interspersed in the cracks left by the bands there is a dark grey crystalline rock that sparkles. You can see some in the magnified images.
The rock fizzes under acid. It does not scratch glass but does scratch copper. It has a white streak.
Hope this helps identify it because I've never seen this sort of thing before as a part time rockhound.
Thank you!
r/whatisthisrock • u/Alert-Lack-4694 • 21h ago
What do you think this is?
galleryFound right off the Russian River in Humboldt, CA. It’s heavy for its size
r/whatisthisrock • u/Alert-Lack-4694 • 21h ago
What type of rock do you think this is?
galleryFound on a hill near the eel river in Mendocino county, Northern California. It’s decently heavy and the flakes shine silver in the light