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Hi everyone, new member here in hopes one of you could dissuade me from thinking this looks an awful lot like a calcified mushroom inside solid quartz. Is something like that even possible? It looks like it cracked and took the cap with one half and the stem with the other. I know the pictures are lackluster but upon close inspection, the "cap" section certainly looks to have gills. The material in question does look to be different than the surrounding quartz, in a scratchy, rough, calcium like texture, and the quartz is growing in a ring starting at the edges of both curious points. Possiblity or pareidolia? Thanks in advance!!
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This is a greenish rock very hard, smooth to the touch, with that inbeded crystal that doesn't fizz with vinegar, by hammering it we found what it looks like pyrite crystals. Is this Andesite?
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I have looked everywhere for this thing and I can find some things that look slightly similar but everything is too far degraded it looks like to be sure.. you can see spikes preserved in the stone medium but that hasn't helped me much
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I'm new to this forum. Does anyone know what this rock is? The middle looks quartz, and at the edge is blue. When held to the light or sunlight the blue turns to an amber color. Any help appreciated!
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What is this? Has quartz, Mica and maybe copper? Neat little piece.
JIMMFinsman posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Any ideas? Found beach in Delaware.
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The first 3 photos are the same specimen and of which, is cut in half thinking at the time, it was a geode. I'll send pictures of both pieces together once I retrieve it and maybe then you will see what I see. Both pieces may be just quartz. Idk, any info would be great.
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Hoping someone can identify this. Found while crystal hunting near an active coal mine.
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Usually, I wouldn't ask about anything quartz from Big Brook, since I've never heard of any fossils there being agatized or any other type of quartz preservation, but I found two pieces on my most recent trip that have me really confused. The first has lots of wrinkles and folds with tiny open pocket structures that are growing druzy crystals all over in a pattern that looks like some agatized corals I've seen. The second has no openings or druzy, but has the same soft folding texture and looks almost exactly like a shriveled plum, with an incredibly soft, velvety texture on both the high AND low points of the surface. Are these just weird rocks, or could there be something more going on here?
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I meant to post this shortly after the trip, but I was busy at the time and forgot. So last October I went on a fieldtrip with my local club, to one of the newer Herkimer Diamond mines. I hadn't been to one in many years and we got a chance to go for free. For those who may not know. Herkimer Diamonds are in fact, double terminated quartz crystals. They are found in only a few places in the world. The ones from New York are regarded as being of the best quality. A few mines have opened up in recent years. The one we went to, is in the middle of the woods. While I did not find any really big ones I found many small ones on great quality that I wanted to share as they are quite beautiful.
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Find these tube structures along with deposits of light gray pure clay balls about the size of golf balls and slag like material. measurement in inches
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Hello From Arizona-Great to find this forum:) How would I classify this quartz fossil? Thank You, Carrie
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I apologize, I am not used to dealing with dolostone of this hardness. The rock of the Niagara Escarpment is serious stuff! What type of equipment besides cold chisels, dental tools and hydrochloric acid should I consider purchasing?
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I have been stumped by a "rock" I found in my garden over 25 years ago. I have had a continuous need to know what it is purely for my own curiosity. It has "something" inside of it and during the years I've had suggestions of lizard eggs, man made object, etc. Ive obviously spent endless hours looking at it, and I think I've seen some kind of feathers entwined around the small round egg like masses encapsulated within the dark almost black in some light yet like sunrise in another. Its too large to float test fairly heavy makes me doubt amber but given the detail inside hard to think of alternatives.
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Hi guys , I hope you can help me in identifying this rock .I found it in a small dry river in Catalunya. It is covered by small quartz or calcite crystals I think. I am not sure if it is a fossil, maybe a coral fossil? Thank you 🙏
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Hi all! New here and I’ve already spent hours down the rabbit hole. I’m a body piercer and jewelry professional but I love rockhounding. I live in Arkansas and we are know for our quartz. I collect rocks literally everywhere I go so I can’t say for certain where I picked this up. I put it in my tumbler with a load and I check the rocks often during the process. This was in the tumbler with first stage grit for about 2 days. When I was doing my routine check, this rock really stuck out to me. I swear I see a bird embryo. Not only that but it feels 3 dimensionally like a bird body. I know the pareidolia is real with my brain but I’m kind of obsessing at this point so I need someone to bust my bubble.
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Hi Guys! I finally cleaned up the last batch of rocks from my papa and grandma‘s estate. I know from my last post that I’m not supposed to get some of them wet but they were filthy so I had to clean them before bringing them into the house. Any feedback you have is appreciated. if you saw one of my previous posts, you’ll know that my grandparents collected rocks in Arizona, Wisconsin and Illinois. Most of these are probably from Arizona. I think the one piece of orangish petrified wood #3 is very cool. I would love to know if any of the other ones are petrified wood. To me it’s sort of looked like a pork tenderloin when I was cleaning it today! Maybe that’s just because I didn’t stop for lunch. Ha ha. It was so fun to spend time looking at each and every one. I have a critter living in one of them. Some sort of insect. I did my best trying to encourage him to get the heck out today using water and air but I might have to pull out the tweezers tomorrow! Thanks for looking and have a great week…
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Hello!! Any insight on this would be appreciated! My daughter found it today diving in the ocean. We are in south Florida. It’s roughly 4inchesx3inches and 303g (0.668lbs) thanks!
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I need help identifying this I don’t know what it is
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Hi, I found this rock in the sand, after a search I recognized it is a sort of petrified wood. I washed it and noticed that it contains shiny spots, can experts tell me, it is quartz? or something else? VID_20230722041608.mp4
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Found in Nevada. Reno area. Not too sure what it is. First time ever looking for cool rocks and fossils. Thanks for any info :)
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Among my inherited collection and hoping for help.
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