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Rock Identification Help

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new	Botswana Agate Rough-Botswana, Africa

Sabre52

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by jrtrio
Mar 29, 2006 12:20:13 GMT -5

new	Stefonite Polished and Rough

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881

by jrtrio
Mar 29, 2006 12:17:40 GMT -5

new	Thunderstorm Jasper and Oregon Jade - Rough

rockhard

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by rockhard
Mar 27, 2006 3:55:46 GMT -5

new	Whitcomb Creek Candy Agates

rollingstone

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by rollingstone
Mar 26, 2006 3:06:27 GMT -5

new	river rock? UPDATED with pictures

beechcomber

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by inflight22
Mar 24, 2006 14:39:06 GMT -5

new	Clam Chowder Stone

MalStone

491

by MalStone
Mar 22, 2006 11:26:00 GMT -5

new	Hardness (MOHS) scale, if you know it, please

Joy

596

by bob7197
Mar 21, 2006 9:59:15 GMT -5

new	Carey Plume Agate-cab

stoner

420

by stoner
Mar 20, 2006 23:22:41 GMT -5

new	Red Imperial Jasper Rough- Jalisco, Mexico

Sabre52

937

by jrtrio
Mar 19, 2006 16:46:36 GMT -5

new	Oxaca Travertine Finished- Oxaca, Mexico

Sabre52

497

by texasrockhound
Mar 15, 2006 14:21:50 GMT -5

new	Chiastolite

Sabre52

481

by texasrockhound
Mar 15, 2006 14:16:36 GMT -5

new	Idaho Plume Agate

deb193

751

by aunuts
Mar 14, 2006 0:45:58 GMT -5

new	Dendritic Opal-Rough

offbeat

520

by offbeat
Mar 11, 2006 18:42:11 GMT -5

new	Cady Mountains Golden Plume Agate-rough

Sabre52

1,728

by Sabre52
Mar 11, 2006 12:29:30 GMT -5

new	Hornitos Poppy Jasper Rough- Mariposa Co, CA

Sabre52

1,919

by jrtrio
Mar 11, 2006 11:29:56 GMT -5

new	Tahoma Jasper Rough

Showtime

1,073

by sandsman1
Mar 8, 2006 12:55:29 GMT -5

new	Guadalupe Poppy Jasper-Rough

stoner

630

by stoner
Mar 7, 2006 23:14:20 GMT -5

new	Sweetwater Dendritic Agate Finished

Sabre52

581

by Slydog
Mar 7, 2006 11:05:48 GMT -5

new	Bird of Paradise Agate (slab)

krazydiamond

1,364

by rallyrocks
Mar 6, 2006 15:10:58 GMT -5

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turquoise

snowdog

484

by drupe
Mar 6, 2006 14:18:31 GMT -5

new	Mahogany Obsidian-Rough

offbeat

544

by stoner
Mar 6, 2006 0:24:38 GMT -5

new	Almandine Garnet

Rockygibraltar

560

by Rockygibraltar
Mar 5, 2006 23:15:40 GMT -5

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Rhodonite

stoner

516

by rollingstone
Mar 4, 2006 3:30:35 GMT -5

new	rutilated quartz

rollingstone

630

by rollingstone
Mar 4, 2006 3:21:28 GMT -5

new

Granite

Alice

734

by inflight22
Mar 2, 2006 17:20:32 GMT -5

new	Green Zebra Agate Rough- Deccan Plateau, India

Sabre52

942

by Alice
Mar 1, 2006 12:37:07 GMT -5

new	Brown Zebra Agate

Alice

450

by Alice
Mar 1, 2006 12:16:34 GMT -5

new	Mexican Crazy Lace Agate

stoner

777

by Alice
Mar 1, 2006 12:13:35 GMT -5

new	Warm Springs Agate

Alice

522

by Alice
Mar 1, 2006 12:04:29 GMT -5

new	Snowflake Obsidian

fatrichie

686

by crystaldragon
Feb 26, 2006 18:00:18 GMT -5

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