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new	blue 'ocean' jasper?

Tommy

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by Tommy
Mar 24, 2013 10:34:20 GMT -5

new	Meteorite must have passed visual analysis Pages: 1 2 3

jamesp

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by jamesp
Mar 20, 2013 2:49:44 GMT -5

new	How to identify Rocks

Noosh9057

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by Mattatya
Mar 18, 2013 15:11:00 GMT -5

new	Black Banded Rhyolite

sheltie

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by Deleted
Mar 17, 2013 22:18:14 GMT -5

new	Jasper with flecks

Henry

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by jakesrocks
Mar 17, 2013 20:45:27 GMT -5

new	Are these different species of coral?

jamesp

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by jamesp
Mar 17, 2013 8:13:45 GMT -5

new	solid green .. serpentine or more interesting?

n8hounder

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by n8hounder
Mar 8, 2013 23:09:03 GMT -5

new	Just don't know about these crystals..

n8hounder

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by gingerkid
Mar 5, 2013 15:16:36 GMT -5

new	The talk of craters made me think...

n8hounder

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by gingerkid
Mar 5, 2013 15:12:52 GMT -5

new	Huge Wetumpka Alabama metoerite crater

jamesp

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by gingerkid
Mar 4, 2013 12:27:13 GMT -5

new	This also not enough like a quarts crystal for ID

n8hounder

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by n8hounder
Mar 4, 2013 12:04:56 GMT -5

new	Well that's a whole bag of weird...

blackout5783

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by Minnesota Daniel
Mar 3, 2013 22:25:08 GMT -5

new	Couple from Q

sheltie

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by sheltie
Mar 1, 2013 16:36:32 GMT -5

new	Green glittery stuff?

electricface

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by Minnesota Daniel
Mar 1, 2013 15:06:07 GMT -5

new	Am AgtJasp Project: Keokuk and Lake States Pages: 1 2 3

elementary

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by tandl
Mar 1, 2013 12:08:02 GMT -5

new	Agate ID please

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by roy
Mar 1, 2013 1:55:52 GMT -5

new	an interesting twist - on blueschist (pics fixed)

Tommy

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by barclay
Feb 27, 2013 22:24:25 GMT -5

new	Carnelian or Montana?

sheltie

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by sheltie
Feb 27, 2013 14:50:05 GMT -5

new	is this Dino bone

rockingthenorth

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by Minnesota Daniel
Feb 26, 2013 21:38:26 GMT -5

new	Is this a meteor? I need $$$ Pages: 1 2

jamesp

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by jamesp
Feb 25, 2013 15:15:17 GMT -5

new	What are these crystals?

n8hounder

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by jakesrocks
Feb 24, 2013 7:56:08 GMT -5

new

Any ideas

gravelgrazer

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by jakesrocks
Feb 22, 2013 9:44:51 GMT -5

new	these should be easy for the pros

Tommy

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by jakesrocks
Feb 20, 2013 0:04:51 GMT -5

new	Another lump of stone...

Henry

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by Henry
Feb 19, 2013 23:27:46 GMT -5

new	Got a few for ya all...

rattlehead

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by tandl
Feb 19, 2013 17:00:18 GMT -5

new	ID help please, take two

rockpickerforever

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by rockpickerforever
Feb 19, 2013 12:00:53 GMT -5

new	Am AgtJasp Project: Minnesota

elementary

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by elementary
Feb 18, 2013 17:43:00 GMT -5

new	little help ....please...what the hell is this Pages: 1 2

n8hounder

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by msfolly
Feb 18, 2013 8:37:58 GMT -5

new	been wondering what these are ...

n8hounder

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by gravelgrazer
Feb 17, 2013 23:48:05 GMT -5

new	Oh groan, another green rock...

Tommy

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by Fossilman
Feb 17, 2013 10:41:59 GMT -5

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