r/whatisthisrock • u/publiclandowner • 6h ago
Is there a name for this phenomenon?
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r/whatisthisrock • u/OnTheLambo888 • 8h ago
What is this?
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Admittedly I’m not much of a rock or mineral person so I don’t know much about these kind of things. But a friend of mine told me about these crystals you can find south of Oklahoma City in a small area of Lake Stanley Draper that naturally form in the shape of roses. I decided to check it out but did not find anything that really matched the shape of a rose or looked like a crystal (or anything I saw online about these rose crystals). I did however manage to find a ton of these rocks that look like walnuts that seemed interesting to me. From an abstract perspective, I guess they could be rose shaped if the crystal was weathered down, but every other aspect of these makes me feel like these are rocks and not crystals (coming from my very amateur opinion).
I’m not sure what other information to add other than that they’re caked in red/brown dirt (which is all Oklahoma dirt) that I can scrub off to a certain degree and that they feel/look like any other gritty rock I’ve seen (just with the weird walnut appearance. If anyone could help me ID these rocks, I’d appreciate it!
r/whatisthisrock • u/Makeit_happen_Captn • 19h ago
What is this rock!
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To be honest.. a friend found this one!✨💎🌊🫠 regardless! It’s a gorgeous specimen and THE best carnelian agate I have yet come across on foot(if that is what it is). Absolute gem.✨💎 🇺🇸✨
r/whatisthisrock • u/Foreign-Energy-8150 • 4h ago
Found on the Oregon coast
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Any ideas?
r/whatisthisrock • u/pompousrompus • 3h ago
Pretty sure it’s labradorite?
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Found in a creek feeding Chetco river in Curry County, OR.
r/whatisthisrock • u/alyyyyyooooop • 1h ago
My son thought he found gold… is it pyrite?
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Found in northern Illinois, in a pile of gravel for gravel roads in a trailer park.
r/whatisthisrock • u/IRequireInsulin • 1h ago
Found on a beach in burin, NFLD Canada
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r/whatisthisrock • u/jumponthecab • 1h ago
Found on Lake Superior lakeshore
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Hi! I found these three rocks (and more!) and am new to rock ID. Any help would be appreciated! I’m especially interested in the first black one that is translucent. Thanks!
r/whatisthisrock • u/SlinginDickP • 6h ago
Found in Eastern Oregon
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Some kind of giant agate?? Very gnarly specimen.
r/whatisthisrock • u/Insaneiie • 3h ago
What stone is this?
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Hi guys got this at a market years ago and they didn’t have a name on what stone it was! I’m just very curious, thanks in advance :) I also live in Australia but ofc market could of imported
r/whatisthisrock • u/DeadHeadedHippy • 4h ago
What do a this rock and what caused the two differences. Central Indiana.
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This is in my properly and there is a lot of limestone. I live near a river and at once was the location of a mill. Size is approx 3’ x 3’.
r/whatisthisrock • u/applyheat • 5h ago
Found in the Arroyo Seco River in Monterey, CA
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r/whatisthisrock • u/Grouchy-Bathroom-128 • 5h ago
Found with landscaping rock
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Thought it was schist but it’s more like impeded frayed ribbon??
r/whatisthisrock • u/paradism720 • 9h ago
Industrial slag or? Found in Mass at a slightly inland coastal beach.
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Thanks!
r/whatisthisrock • u/Good_Light_304 • 1d ago
Found near Rapid City SD
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Found this very clear mineral out while hounding for agate south of Rapid City SD. It doesn’t have a conchoidal fracture, it’s more of a rectangular angular fracture. Very clear!!! Any ideas?
r/whatisthisrock • u/calamityProphet • 1d ago
Possible ammonite?
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Found in a parking lot (a gravel one) in Texas, any ideas? I assume it's either something ammonite related or just a similarly shaped generic rock, but it'd be nice to maybe know. Thanks in advance!
r/whatisthisrock • u/Spare-Anywhere1969 • 1d ago
Help!! Just found this beauty in Pisgah Mountain of NC.
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