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Rock Identification Help

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new	Petrified wood or something else ?

fakdaddy

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by roy
Oct 5, 2023 16:55:34 GMT -5

new	Found outside Kitui, Kenya

lo526

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by hummingbirdstones
Oct 4, 2023 20:26:34 GMT -5

new

Chert?

tucker2

352

by jasoninsd
Sept 29, 2023 21:37:56 GMT -5

new	Anyone know what this purple-ish stone might be? Purpurite?

Mel

332

by ashley
Sept 27, 2023 20:10:27 GMT -5

new	Jade or ??

sugarskull7

429

by Mel
Sept 27, 2023 14:27:01 GMT -5

new	Candy Jasper or Mookaite or Neither?

betojdesigns

437

by betojdesigns
Sept 26, 2023 10:46:39 GMT -5

new	Circle through the center

rocknewb101

503

by rocknewb101
Sept 25, 2023 8:03:23 GMT -5

new	Central Oregon cliff scree- what are the rocks?

doublebluff

1,103

by JR8675309
Sept 23, 2023 20:30:19 GMT -5

new	What do you know about magnaprase?

rockjunquie

373

by rockjunquie
Sept 16, 2023 8:11:06 GMT -5

new	Located in Central Texas. I think this is petrified Palm

texhex

401

by stardiamond
Sept 13, 2023 23:01:27 GMT -5

new	Interesting rock found in Central Texas today.

texhex

320

by velodromed
Sept 12, 2023 14:52:34 GMT -5

new	I picked up this Bolo a couple years ago.

lapis60

696

by gemfeller
Sept 9, 2023 20:24:17 GMT -5

new	Is this some kind of bone?

choochoorocks

236

by Rockoonz
Sept 7, 2023 23:59:28 GMT -5

new	Banded Tiger Iron Maybe Pages: 1 2 3

jasoninsd

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by jasoninsd
Sept 6, 2023 16:17:09 GMT -5

new	Diamond, clear topaz or petro quartz?

christianswest

339

by dillonf
Sept 4, 2023 6:52:55 GMT -5

new	Stick Agate?

chris1956

331

by jasoninsd
Sept 2, 2023 22:47:40 GMT -5

new	Weird rocks my great grandfather found

velodromed

268

by velodromed
Sept 1, 2023 21:05:02 GMT -5

new	ID please?

choochoorocks

759

by choochoorocks
Sept 1, 2023 12:09:22 GMT -5

new	Any thoughts on the ID of these rocks found in south Texas?

texhex

404

by velodromed
Aug 31, 2023 23:15:49 GMT -5

new	Identification help

christianswest

334

by christianswest
Aug 31, 2023 6:32:14 GMT -5

new

What am I

dillonf

1,138

by Pat
Aug 27, 2023 23:21:53 GMT -5

new	Swiss Cheese with Banding

herb

396

by velodromed
Aug 26, 2023 19:25:18 GMT -5

new	Rock Identification Help

chris1956

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by chris1956
Aug 25, 2023 21:13:24 GMT -5

new	Eastern Oregon ID assistance

JR8675309

435

by velodromed
Aug 25, 2023 19:56:35 GMT -5

new	Recognize this jasper?

JR8675309

380

by JR8675309
Aug 25, 2023 13:32:49 GMT -5

new	Light lavender rock with mica crystals

velodromed

552

by velodromed
Aug 24, 2023 21:35:09 GMT -5

new	Help with identification

christianswest

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by christianswest
Aug 24, 2023 9:09:13 GMT -5

new	Red & Spotted

liveoak

436

by liveoak
Aug 24, 2023 6:07:37 GMT -5

new	Type of obsidian?

agatewhisperer

334

by agatewhisperer
Aug 23, 2023 22:36:34 GMT -5

new	Verify if petrified wood or not Pages: 1 2

texhex

1,010

by velodromed
Aug 23, 2023 19:04:45 GMT -5

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