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Rock Identification Help

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new	Type of obsidian?

agatewhisperer

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

new	Verify if petrified wood or not Pages: 1 2

texhex

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

new	Sparkling red Texas rock ID help please

velodromed

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by velodromed
Aug 22, 2023 14:30:46 GMT -5

new	Poop, Wood, or Bone? Pages: 1 2

herb

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by herb
Aug 20, 2023 9:33:26 GMT -5

new	sandstone? PICS ADDED

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by rockjunquie
Aug 19, 2023 13:23:52 GMT -5

new	Is it poop Pages: 1 2

lunker

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by RWA3006
Aug 18, 2023 22:56:14 GMT -5

new	New to rockhounding, looking for id

sams

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by rmf
Aug 16, 2023 18:48:46 GMT -5

new	Black Jasper? With Cream, Orange and Red.

fernwood

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by fernwood
Aug 15, 2023 10:31:13 GMT -5

new	Jasper with egg-ish orbs

goldfinder

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by realrockhound
Aug 14, 2023 20:39:16 GMT -5

new	From The Rock Shed EDIT : "It's Rubellite"

nursetumbler

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by Pat
Aug 13, 2023 11:00:10 GMT -5

new	Can anyone ID this Agate?

rockbrain

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by dillonf
Aug 10, 2023 21:58:25 GMT -5

new	Blue veins in Burgundy substrate: Does anybody recognize?

RocKingRuralMo

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by vegasjames
Jul 25, 2023 10:39:08 GMT -5

new	Help, I'm not smart enough for the rock tests

truenorth518

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by truenorth518
Jul 25, 2023 6:39:53 GMT -5

new	Help ID-ing Montana rocks

geoff59

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by jasoninsd
Jul 25, 2023 0:13:15 GMT -5

new	Can't remember

RWA3006

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by hummingbirdstones
Jul 21, 2023 0:16:31 GMT -5

new	Cant remember 2.0

realrockhound

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by hummingbirdstones
Jul 21, 2023 0:08:42 GMT -5

new	Covellite? Pages: 1 2

NDK

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by MsAli
Jul 20, 2023 19:40:35 GMT -5

new	Rocks collected at Bükk, Hungary

szotyika

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by jasoninsd
Jul 20, 2023 0:12:27 GMT -5

new	Lepidolite??

azgnoinc

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by rockjunquie
Jul 19, 2023 7:52:23 GMT -5

new	Anyone know what this unique rock is

kjc

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by jasoninsd
Jul 18, 2023 20:16:04 GMT -5

new	Strange Rock

ashley

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by kjc
Jul 17, 2023 21:26:26 GMT -5

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Cab ID

rockbrain

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by rockbrain
Jul 15, 2023 22:34:16 GMT -5

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Agate

<'))))>< Fish

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by <'))))>< Fish
Jul 15, 2023 13:30:40 GMT -5

new	Slab and Cab Pages: 1 2

liveoak

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by rockbrain
Jul 14, 2023 22:49:46 GMT -5

new	NEW ROCK ID needed, photos added

Pat

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by docharber
Jul 12, 2023 19:16:13 GMT -5

new

Pet Wood?

Son Of Beach

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by Sabre52
Jul 10, 2023 10:49:45 GMT -5

new

Spotty

nursetumbler

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by Rockoonz
Jul 10, 2023 10:15:15 GMT -5

new	How bout dis?

Rockoonz

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by catmandewe
Jul 6, 2023 14:14:13 GMT -5

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

299

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

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