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My dad and I have a spot we like to go to where we find a ton of Septarian Nodules as well as these yellow rocks. We can't figure out what these are, as they sort of look like wood, but they're the wrong color to be petrified wood and are fragile and like to crumble apart if you're not careful...

I found this in the nv desert in a wash wall it was bout 20 ft under dirt it's bout 4 in long n 2 in wide n bout 2 in tall I was gonna take it to unlv to thier rock identify but it's summer n no classes till mid September so I really wood like someone to b able to look at it so if u no n e one...

Hello everyone, I found this Little Rock on my property in Texas while I was gardening, anyone have an idea of what it is?

Hello everyone, I found this Little Rock on my property in Texas while I was gardening, anyone have an idea of what it is?

Hi, I'm new but I heart rocks! Wish I knew more about the lovely rocks I find in my garden! Today I found a rock that has a bunch of white crystal like pieces. I pinched one of them and it broke off in my hand. It's got alot of shiny black in it too.. and its shine flashes like gold when I...

Hey gang! My wife and I bought our property about 10 yrs ago here in Spokane. We have a 115 yr old house, and we own the lot behind us. It was the first house put in on this block, so they never out an alley in. I have time finally to get our property clear. Come a long ways. Our plan is to buy...

We found this in the upper peninsula of Michigan and can’t figure out what it is. Rock or fossil. Please see pictures

Hi everyone, brand new member to the site, and recently got into rock collecting. I've been having a difficult time identifying a few rocks i've found, wondering if anyone could help me out. Found this one on a beach in NY. seems to have little bits of muscovite on it also. This one seems to...

I got this rock today at one of those places in stores where you can fill a little bag with rocks. I could identify most of the rocks I got but this one is completely eluding me. I've been doing searches for it all evening and I still can't figure it out. It's about the size of a quarter, dark...

Hello! I don't know much about rocks, but I was walking along the beach yesterday morning and found this really pretty rock. Does anyone know what type of rock this is? Thanks!

Found this in the desert in texas, what could it be. Half metal half rock,metal part is not magnetic

Hi guys, I'm new here. Found this forum while doing research trying to identify these rocks. Hi All! These rocks are tan on the outside with black/dark blue/purple on the inside. Very heavy (what rock isn't lol). One is about 6 oz, one is 3 oz, and one is 1.1 oz. I live in east Tennessee, in...

found this at a local market, trade day type thing. anyone know what this is?

found what looks like a small cardinal with bright red coloration and bright orange beak with the black features on the face and mohawk typical to most american cardinals. not sure if it is a fossil or some kind of indian art.

Alright first I would like to say thank you for allowing me into this group as a new member, this is why I am here. I purchased this on EBay as a meteorite here is the problem. Several meteorite groups on Facebook with trained eyes have said this is not a meteorite it has no fusion crust how bla...

Hi. I'm new here. My bf found this rock in Northern France near a small creek in the ground where there was an abundance of lime. I thought it might be diopside but I'm not certain. Can someone help me identify it?

I found this conglomerate type and appears to have small bones and 1 longer one. I'm just curious if it is. Thank you.

I live in minnesota. I was digging a hole to plant a tree in some relatively sandy and clay mixed soil. The shovel created a sort of cross section in the side of the hole when I noticed this rock about 2 feet down from the surface with a rust colored streak in the sand, verticly above it that...

Hello TN! Me and my friend are taking a road trip from Michigan to Tennessee and Kentucky. We will be staying in the Gatlinburg area but are looking for some places to rockhound nearby. Does anyone know of any good spots? We have a pretty wide radius that we'd be willing to travel. I'll...

I found this and I am just wondering if there could be something underneath, like the pea under the matress so to speak or maybe just a natural formation. It kinda looks like little poo-poo lol. About 1 inch wide and 3 inches long. Any ideas, I dont want to keep trying to remove layers if it...

I found these amazing rocks in a stream near my house. The problem is, I live in an area where agates are NOT found ever that I know of, and they were all found within 400 feet of each other (I found 4 specimens all roughly baseball sized). I live in southeastern Michigan but Lake Superior...

My best friend, Jake, is moving in just over a week and we go fossil hunting every couple of months. Me and my dad and him did it one last time today. We arrived at Westmoreland state park and headed down to fossil beach. We had a great time and a good haul! Mine included a dolphin vert, lots of...

hello dear masters this place belong to Iran but there are multiple storeis about its history. there are many holes on the rock we call them joghan in some case (they are sign too for distance and directions) that used for oil and make the fire and people did their mourning traditions. i cant go...

So my father has had this rock sitting around for a while and we'd just like to know what it is. Don't know where it was originally found, as it was given to him by a distant friend of the family. I was wondering if it's just some kind of coal (though when I compare it to pictures I googled it's...

I'm a newbie rockhound having recently moved to Miami Arizona. I found this rock in Globe AZ. It's very hard. The porous side a file will hardly touch. It's approx. 6" x 4" x 4". Any help as to it's nature and value is very much appreciated. thanks

I'm a newbee rockhound having recently located to the Miami/Globe area in Arizona. I think what I have found is an agate. It's approx. 6" X4" X4". Any help in identifying it and it's value will be much appreciated.

I found this rock/artifact, no idea what to make of it. :icon_scratch: Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated. A little bit about it: It looks like a rock, the checkered pattern looks like its metal plated, the blue material/mineral reacts to UV light. The survace has a V and is...

Hi there, I am new to the forum. Had this rock in my possession for almost two decades. I recently found it again after clearing out my cupboards. Can anyone help identify the rock and /or minerals in it please? And I am curious to know if I actually have a treasure rock that's worth...

I found this the other day while looking in a pile of rock. The reddish inclusions with White banding look like this might be a Moss Agate but I am unsure. There is a section that is clearly quartz with a light purple tint to it but I am wondering what the rest of the body is. Any help would be...

I am looking for classification of these two rocks I found on a recent trip to South Dakota. I am wondering if these are Fairburn Agates or something else. Any help would be appreciated!

i found this rock near my camp in Cape Breton, it has a triangle shape to it. if you look at the close up picture you can kind of see a shiny colour (it doesn't show up that well on camera) it almost looks like gold. there are some small round bumps in the middle. it looks like it used to me...

Can anyone explain this

found this in a iowa field rockpile last fall,lots of detail like it was engraved with something,any body ever seen anything similier to this ?

Hello community - This is my first post. I have been an avid rock hound for a long time and have never come across anything like this. Does anyone know what it is? Its magnetic ie; a magnet sticks to it, not super strongly but does stick. Its way heavier then it should be and has a metallic...

Hi everyone: I came across these two rocks at a gem and crystal shop, but unfortunately didn't catch their name. Despite their unique shape, i'm having quite a hard time identifying them. I've tried searching online but to no avail. Has anyone seen anything like these before? I know that...

I was eating at jack in the box near my house and I went for some treasure hunting again, and went searching off side from the rail road tracks near my house again and found this malachite (possibly). Question: Does it natural or used? I just found it tonight from inside the dirt/ground.

I found this while going to a park near my house off the 'side' of the railroad tracks. I'm wondering if it is mica or some other kind of rock and if it is rare?

I'm currently taking Physical Geology course. Please help me to identify these 2 rocks: A & B. *Both rock are cracked open. I am sure that rock A is a metamorphic rock & rock B is the protolith of rock A. But what are the names of the two rocks? Overall, my questions are: 1. What is the...