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new	One more, Onyx Perhaps?

Son Of Beach

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by vwfence
Jul 5, 2023 17:57:37 GMT -5

new	Help needed to identify arrowhead material

christianswest

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by vwfence
Jul 5, 2023 17:51:45 GMT -5

new	Recent wrap at a local market.

Son Of Beach

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by realrockhound
Jul 5, 2023 11:46:38 GMT -5

new	Purple Cow help Pages: 1 2

rockjunquie

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by khara
Jul 3, 2023 13:10:11 GMT -5

new	Lake Michigan - cloudy jasper?

bonsai012345

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by jasoninsd
Jun 30, 2023 23:09:40 GMT -5

new	Botryoidal Hematite?

bunnyfights

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by youp50
Jun 20, 2023 21:11:45 GMT -5

new	Purple/lavender goodness Pages: 1 2

goldfinder

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by vwfence
Jun 13, 2023 10:00:05 GMT -5

new	Maybe Chert, Flint, or chalcedony

vance71975

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by vance71975
Jun 7, 2023 23:53:08 GMT -5

new	Help with identifying a Minnesota rock.

oldtimerock

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by Mark K
Jun 5, 2023 14:53:34 GMT -5

new	From Australia

fernwood

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by Peruano
Jun 1, 2023 6:24:21 GMT -5

new

Slab ID

liveoak

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by liveoak
May 31, 2023 10:59:25 GMT -5

new	More ID help, Some are agates some maybe jasper

vance71975

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by vance71975
May 28, 2023 7:31:47 GMT -5

new	Are these poppy jasper?

choochoorocks

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by choochoorocks
May 24, 2023 20:59:49 GMT -5

new	A beach pebble to ID

choochoorocks

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by choochoorocks
May 23, 2023 11:43:23 GMT -5

new	Agate any guess on What kind?

vance71975

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by MsAli
May 17, 2023 8:53:56 GMT -5

new	Need help with stone ID

betojdesigns

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by betojdesigns
May 13, 2023 18:48:03 GMT -5

new	Plume Agate

<'))))>< Fish

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by realrockhound
May 13, 2023 15:40:36 GMT -5

new	Thunder egg cluster?

rockbrain

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by rockbrain
May 7, 2023 16:36:46 GMT -5

new	Id help please and thank you!

vance71975

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by vance71975
May 5, 2023 19:06:16 GMT -5

new

Wascoite?

realrockhound

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by realrockhound
May 2, 2023 21:12:19 GMT -5

new	Green rocks from a mix…

jone

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by jasoninsd
Apr 27, 2023 18:41:03 GMT -5

new	What type of purple opal?

ashley

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by MsAli
Apr 24, 2023 14:49:47 GMT -5

new	Purple Sonaran Flare Opal

ashley

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by vegasjames
Apr 22, 2023 13:10:54 GMT -5

new	Bluish-gray quartz or feldspar?

velodromed

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by velodromed
Apr 21, 2023 4:49:53 GMT -5

new	In box with opal is it opal??

ashley

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by ashley
Apr 17, 2023 21:20:59 GMT -5

new	Mystery blue opal

ashley

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by vegasjames
Apr 17, 2023 18:04:55 GMT -5

new	Mystery rock stuck to some Quartz

dillonf

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by dillonf
Apr 16, 2023 15:56:51 GMT -5

new	Help newbie identify. 3 rocks, 3 pics each *wet

maggie

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by 1dave
Apr 11, 2023 8:40:44 GMT -5

new	Slab from a friend

agatewhisperer

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by rmf
Mar 31, 2023 10:48:50 GMT -5

new	Gypsum? Pages: 1 2 3

velodromed

1,102

by velodromed
Mar 30, 2023 20:18:16 GMT -5

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