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Rock Identification Help

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new	Turratella - Fossil Bearing Rock

MyNewHobby

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by 88pathoffroad
Aug 30, 2009 16:12:49 GMT -5

new	ID this for me please.

cman

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by cman
Aug 26, 2009 20:16:41 GMT -5

new	Any Idee on the ID of this material???

bobby1

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by bobby1
Aug 26, 2009 0:07:28 GMT -5

new	Rock ID Help

isellwood

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by aunuts
Aug 25, 2009 21:00:24 GMT -5

new	What is this railroad rock?

snuffy

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by snuffy
Aug 21, 2009 21:59:27 GMT -5

new	confused which this is

stonesthatrock

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by tkrueger3
Aug 8, 2009 15:42:57 GMT -5

new	What is it?

runtime

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by stonesthatrock
Aug 8, 2009 12:33:26 GMT -5

new	What is this?

turkey

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by Hard Rock Cafe
Aug 3, 2009 15:31:31 GMT -5

new	yep its me again

stonesthatrock

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by MikeS
Aug 2, 2009 12:44:57 GMT -5

new	help please

tkrueger3

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by stonesthatrock
Jul 31, 2009 11:27:44 GMT -5

new	something green AND something yellow-update

Geo-Ing Crazy

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by SirRoxalot
Jul 30, 2009 17:18:06 GMT -5

new	Pretty Cool USGS Geological Map - Neveda

MyNewHobby

643

by NatureNut
Jul 28, 2009 17:56:42 GMT -5

new	IDs needed!

foreverbored16

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by riverbendlapidary
Jul 28, 2009 16:49:35 GMT -5

new	What causes this ?

mohs

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by riverbendlapidary
Jul 28, 2009 16:46:40 GMT -5

new	Help Please

sbreed

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by riverbendlapidary
Jul 28, 2009 16:45:06 GMT -5

new	id help please

stonesthatrock

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by riverbendlapidary
Jul 28, 2009 16:36:38 GMT -5

new	Need ID........

superioragates

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by Hard Rock Cafe
Jul 27, 2009 12:25:29 GMT -5

new	I forgot ....

tkrueger3

226

by tkrueger3
Jul 26, 2009 22:30:46 GMT -5

new	is this ellensburg or blue holly?

stonesthatrock

250

by rallyrocks
Jul 24, 2009 12:07:10 GMT -5

new	Can you help ID please

damammy

384

by Jason
Jul 23, 2009 14:51:59 GMT -5

new	What is This??

garry

350

by aunuts
Jul 23, 2009 12:09:44 GMT -5

new	Although I Was Reluctant..

wizardofthestone

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by SirRoxalot
Jul 19, 2009 15:40:07 GMT -5

new	Rocks close to the copper family

coasthunterjay

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by SirRoxalot
Jul 18, 2009 16:45:37 GMT -5

new	Sulfur Mining in Indonesia

smadelinker

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by SirRoxalot
Jul 18, 2009 16:42:39 GMT -5

new	Mineral ID's?

beefjello

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by SirRoxalot
Jul 18, 2009 16:28:26 GMT -5

new	Wasn't this supposed to be a LIBRARY of rock ID's?

LCARS

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by LCARS
Jul 15, 2009 3:03:22 GMT -5

new

Obsidian?

mc2

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by 10thumbs
Jul 10, 2009 16:48:24 GMT -5

new	id's please

stonesthatrock

264

by stonesthatrock
Jun 16, 2009 19:35:30 GMT -5

new	Found a new poppy, Mel need your help

desertdweller

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by rollingstone
Jun 12, 2009 4:16:45 GMT -5

new	Brimstone??? As in "Fire And"???

Michael John

338

by coasthunterjay
Jun 3, 2009 19:51:53 GMT -5

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