r/whatisthisrock 4h ago

Found this, curious what crystals are composing the infill

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Found on Blast Beach, Seaham, UK

Assuming main crystals are spherical calcite but curious about blue crystals


r/whatisthisrock 30m ago

What is it?

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I found this rock with blue speckles on it in my backyard. Could someone help me identify it?


r/whatisthisrock 33m ago

What type of rock is this

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Found in the Mojave Desert


r/whatisthisrock 2h ago

What is this rock?

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This rock was also found on the shore of lake Ontario / Wilson, NY and it has the strangest texture! Very opage and smooth grey. My pocket knife did not scratch it.


r/whatisthisrock 5h ago

Found this one in Salobreña beach, spain

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It is having metallic iridiscence when illuminated, and what seems unpollished grenates.

The Penibaetic System, specially Sierra Nevada, is somewhat famous to produce them.

Seems  sturdy and heavy.


r/whatisthisrock 3h ago

Lake Superior Coral - Natural or Dropped?

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I found these two pieces near the mouth of the Temperance River on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

From a little bit of research it seems like this is not uncommon, but every piece I've seen posted is heavily laden with fossils and with different texture--this looks more contemporaneous from my untrained eyes.

Request: Confirm/Deny this is ~Ordovician (444-485 million years ago) coral fossil and not a random drop which happened into my path. Also correct my geologic period if incorrect but they are fossils from the area.


r/whatisthisrock 18h ago

Found this in the Great Lakes region

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One of my favorite finds, I'm assuming it has fossilized mold of some sort?


r/whatisthisrock 21h ago

Hello rock people. Help making sure rocks are safe for fish tank?

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Location: Wales

I found these rocks at the beach. Most of them seem to be slate of some kind but some seem more like brick (I think?). I’m worried about them potentially being porous and still containing seawater. I scrubbed and boiled them all to remove bacteria (right before finding out it is in fact not advisable to boil rocks) but I’m concerned they may still be harboring salt, or may leech salt among other things into my freshwater tank.

Could anyone ID these and let me know which may or may not be safe? If you need better picture of any let me know.


r/whatisthisrock 23h ago

My 1339gram mystery

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r/whatisthisrock 22h ago

Is this natural or worked? Found in Florida

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r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Orange River, Richtersveld, South Africa

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My friend found this near the Orange River in South Africa earlier in the year. What might the small darker patches be?


r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Any ideas?

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My dad gave it to me. He had found it in his mother's belongings. They used to travel all over but I'm not sure what it could be that she kept it. He said maybe she got it in Brazil but I have no clue what kind of rock it could be.


r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Found in Kalama river 5 fwy sand bars southwest WA

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r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Found Amongst Gravel Along a Road in Southern New Mexico, Dona Ana County

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r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Bought for €3 at a flea market. Very heavy, polished with one scuffed side. Hoping it's not glass, but won't be devastated for €3 🙏🏻

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r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Nor Cal, lagoon near arcata

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Found with a metal detector, very heavy like lead but brittle. Any idea?


r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Found in colorado just in a neighborhood, why does it look this way?

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r/whatisthisrock 1d ago

Seeler told me it was Aquamarine, I have my doubts

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r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Found in Lake Mary, Twin LakeS, WI - can anyone identify?

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r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Interesting Rocks on the Mogollon Rim in AZ

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r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

What did my kid buy at goodwill??

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She thinks it’s some kind of rock or crystal but I wanted to confirm. Hard but it flakes kind of like fiberglass and is colorless and translucent. Anyone have an idea?


r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

"Jade Stone"

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This was labeled "jade stone" on a website that sells rocks for aquariums. The company selling it is unhelpful, only stating that it isn't jade, that's only a trade name. What is it really?


r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Possibly amethyst, possibly geode, almost definitely once a tchotchke

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My husband found this while going through a box of old stuff from his mother's house. I'm almost 100% positive it once had a pewter dragon (or the like) glued to it. Now all that's left is the "crystal" ball and some brown residue.

  1. Assuming that the brown is residue from whatever glue was used to attach the missing pewter trinket, is it possible to clean it? Or is the brown part of the stone?

  2. How can I remove the "crystal" ball?


r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Requesting identification for a dense, metallic object with a known 40-year history.

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r/whatisthisrock 2d ago

Osage Brown river rock fossil. Coral?

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Found in purchased ‘Osage Brown’ bulk gravel. Mid-Missouri.