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Rock Identification Help

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new	BEFORE YOU POST How to ID rocks with 6 tests

rockjunquie

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by rockjunquie
Sept 2, 2020 17:49:47 GMT -5

new	What kind of agates are these? - SOLVED -Desert Chalcedony

ericabelle

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by quartzilla
Sept 24, 2022 20:28:31 GMT -5

new	Id help please

vance71975

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by rmf
Sept 23, 2022 21:06:46 GMT -5

new	What are these banded layers in quartz?

ericabelle

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by pebblesky
Sept 23, 2022 20:18:59 GMT -5

new	light greenish / tan & soft

liveoak

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by liveoak
Sept 22, 2022 6:05:47 GMT -5

new	Something I found in one of my dirt piles

rob58

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by rob58
Sept 20, 2022 18:49:33 GMT -5

new	What are these?

ashley

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by ashley
Sept 20, 2022 18:24:17 GMT -5

new	So this is what the Geologist said about my rock.

vance71975

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by vance71975
Sept 20, 2022 16:01:01 GMT -5

new	Please help with identification. :)

Gabriel_GER

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by markb
Sept 19, 2022 16:26:03 GMT -5

new	Banded... Quartzite? Rhyolite? Otherite?

bunnyfights

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by nursetumbler
Sept 19, 2022 14:56:35 GMT -5

new	Question - Black Jasper?

bunnyfights

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by bunnyfights
Sept 19, 2022 9:09:18 GMT -5

new	Cool Green rock any guesses on what it is?

vance71975

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by vance71975
Sept 18, 2022 14:09:54 GMT -5

new	Purple and Gold odd duck - Tastes like Jasper.

bunnyfights

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by bunnyfights
Sept 15, 2022 10:00:37 GMT -5

new	Another Id I need help with please

vance71975

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by vance71975
Sept 8, 2022 19:49:20 GMT -5

new	Ok lets try this again Id help please

vance71975

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by vance71975
Sept 7, 2022 16:14:19 GMT -5

new

Quartz?

rob58

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by rob58
Sept 7, 2022 15:11:47 GMT -5

new	Pictured Jasper?

nursetumbler

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by realrockhound
Sept 7, 2022 1:31:11 GMT -5

new	I was told Chalcedony

nursetumbler

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by Rockoonz
Sept 6, 2022 17:45:54 GMT -5

new

Hi all

vance71975

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by vance71975
Sept 6, 2022 9:25:19 GMT -5

new	What type of agate

ashley

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by nursetumbler
Sept 5, 2022 10:36:01 GMT -5

new	So..not a rock..

oldschoolrocker

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by Mark K
Sept 5, 2022 5:47:17 GMT -5

new	This is what started my interest in the hobby

rob58

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by lordsorril
Sept 3, 2022 21:22:01 GMT -5

new	White coating on chalcedony

ericabelle

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by fernwood
Sept 2, 2022 6:07:13 GMT -5

new	Rock Identifier App.

sid

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by rmf
Sept 1, 2022 4:00:36 GMT -5

new	Silvery inclusions in a mystery rock

liveoak

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by quartzilla
Aug 21, 2022 8:09:37 GMT -5

new	??? Jasper

Rockoonz

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by brybry
Aug 18, 2022 15:56:32 GMT -5

new	Wisconsin Petrified Wood?

bunnyfights

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by victor1941
Aug 18, 2022 9:59:55 GMT -5

new	Odd conglomerate ? near Valley of Fire State Park

thisislandearth

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by vegasjames
Aug 16, 2022 6:35:02 GMT -5

new	Check out this poppy jasper!

rockjunquie

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by drocknut
Aug 15, 2022 16:58:16 GMT -5

new	Another Agate Wannabe

bunnyfights

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by bunnyfights
Aug 15, 2022 14:10:33 GMT -5

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