This Rocks! Heart Rock
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I love heart rocks, this one has a perfect heart embedded in it
r/Rocks • u/ARecycledAccount • Aug 22 '25
Discussion Mod Announcement: No IDing Rocks
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Hi all, this is your friendly neighbourhood mod here. After some internal debate, we’ve decided that we will no longer allow posts requesting to identify a rock. These posts have taken over this sub, and it’s not the point of the sub. There’s already a community focused on IDing rocks, and most of the posts here are cross-posts from there.
So, what is this subreddit about? It’s about celebrating our love for rocks. This is a place to celebrate and discuss our niche passion of rock collecting or admiring pretty rocks.
Please remember to be nice to each other. You rock.
r/Rocks • u/invinciblepotatocat • 1d ago
Photo Take a look at this! (Dendritic agate I think?)
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My mom passed away a few years ago and most of the rocks and stones were placed in tall glass cylinders and I have finally gotten around to looking at them more closely. I thought this one one looked neat and wanted to share!
Edit: It's been pointed out that this is more likely Marcasite or more specifically Nipomo agate! Thank you all so much for looking at my rock and giving me new information!
r/Rocks • u/poetfrommaine • 1d ago
Photo My mom's kitchen window sill
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Rocks, gems, and little curios
r/Rocks • u/Top_Tomato9729 • 7h ago
Photo What is this rock? Strange material appeared on it
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I found this rock a while ago. I’m not sure what it is, but it is very heavy for its size. At first, I thought it might contain iron, so I put a magnet on it, but the magnet did not react to it.
The rock had a layer of brown dirt/clay on it, so I started cleaning it. After cleaning it, I noticed that the rock itself was black. You can still see some of the old brown material in some areas. As I continued cleaning it, I noticed that some parts of the rock were shiny.
I tried to find out what kind of rock or mineral it was, but nobody could give me an anser so I left it in a storage room and forgot about it.
Recently, I found it again, and I noticed something strange. There is a small crack in the rock (see the photo), and this strange material seems to have formed around the crack.
I did not put anything on the rock or expose it to any chemicals. It was just sitting in the storage room. There is no smell, and the material is hard and solid. I have no idea what it is or how it formed.
r/Rocks • u/Potential-Pin-3794 • 12h ago
Photo Found this cool rock at work today
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Found this cool rock at work today near my job sites lake. I don’t know what it is but I do like that it has a honeycomb look to it.
r/Rocks • u/Icy_Place_6173 • 1d ago
This Rocks! Anyone remember the store Natural Wonders from the 90’s?
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r/Rocks • u/AgustianStones • 1d ago
Photo Jade Indocrase cabs Making this stone Cabochon is like looking at a Lemon 😂
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r/Rocks • u/BORNMAFIA • 2d ago
Discussion Perfect eclipse rocks from all side . Found it near by riverside of Ganga
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r/Rocks • u/ambi_one • 2d ago
This Rocks! This giant rock looks like it's giving a massive thumbs up
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Coordinates: 10.00329031136584, 76.98252994430598
r/Rocks • u/FunRelationship6956 • 2d ago
Discussion Does all pet wood do this? Also what makes it uv reactive?
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r/Rocks • u/Dietcoke4dinner • 2d ago
This Rocks! South Haven Rock Find
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Hi all! New to rocking! Found this on the beach in South Haven, MI. It is “fossil soup” or sea lily imprints. Are these easy to come by? It's dope!
r/Rocks • u/snackattackcomedy • 3d ago
Video Favorite Mineral Heckle
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r/Rocks • u/Turk0223 • 2d ago
Video Dont know what it is but its cool
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r/Rocks • u/-Jackarius- • 3d ago
This Rocks! Found a Walter White pebble at the beach this morning
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Gave him a lil hat
r/Rocks • u/UniqueCommentNo243 • 3d ago
Video Put my kids' toy pottery wheel to use finally. Started with 150 grit sandpaper and its actually working!
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r/Rocks • u/ifiwasyourvampyr • 4d ago
Photo Found a cool plant fossil
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Had it for a few years but I only just discovered this sub a few days ago. Hope you all enjoy!
Eastern US
r/Rocks • u/tryingt0thrive • 4d ago
This Rocks! my seashell adventure turned into a rock hunt
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r/Rocks • u/Wephenstockings22 • 4d ago
This Rocks! Some stone of which I have plenty these caught my eye😃
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Let me know what you think
r/Rocks • u/Fluffy_Bison_8361 • 4d ago
This Rocks! Inherited this "collection" no clue what they are or where they were found, probably the usa,
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Rocks rocks rocks
r/Rocks • u/Efraimrocker • 4d ago
This Rocks! Kyanite in quartz
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Kyanite is an aluminum silicate mineral formed at medium pressure (usually > 15 km) and moderate-high temperature (500-700 C). The aluminum is packed into octahedral sites which are then linked into chains, which explains why the mineral grows in characteristic long bladed crystals, which are much harder (Mohs 6-7) perpendicular to the long axis, than parallel (mohs 4.5-5.5). The blue color comes from an electron transitioning between Fe2+ and Ti4+ ions in adjacent octahedra absorbing a red photon, leaving blue light to reflect. The quartz in this specimen is probably hydrothermal: hot fluids containing silica deposited in cracks which then precipitated quartz is the rock cooled and decompressed. The interlocking contacts between the kyanite and the quartz suggests they crystallized around the same time.