Got A Rock you Want Identified? Post it here! gimme a good picture or 3 or 4!

[GroundHog33]

First time posting. Looks like a fun site. I have a rock that I found when planting a bush. It's a bit unusual looking to me but that doesn't say much since I'm not that knowledgeable. At first I thought it might be some type of stone used by Native Americans. Open to suggestions. Thanks in advance.

 

[Eu_citzen]

First time posting. Looks like a fun site. I have a rock that I found when planting a bush. It's a bit unusual looking to me but that doesn't say much since I'm not that knowledgeable. At first I thought it might be some type of stone used by Native Americans. Open to suggestions. Thanks in advance.
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Probably a granitoid.

 

[hvacker]

It's okay to say you don't know what it is, sport.

Do you know how difficult it is to ID a rock from a photograph to begin with but also taken under less than ideal conditions with a camera under poor lighting with questionable optics and being hand held on top of a focusing problem.
What to do? Photograph in natural light at high noon with a way to steady the camera. Do a scratch test and a hardness if it can be done. There are over 3400 (give or take)minerals and even the same ones can look very different.
Given the information sometimes supplied an ID is very hard unless the mineral or element is obvious.
just saying....

 

[okitrip]

What is this ??

 

[dognose]

Take a look at this post titled Crazy egg rocks! Palm size. Found in Houston around 1984 in backyard, in the "what is it?" group.

What do you all think of this and what it could be the mineral?

 

[Montanadeanda]

I have a crap camera, but can anyone id this rock? cu

 

[TerryC]

What do you make of this "loaf of bread"? Very heavy. I did not clean the dirt off the bottom because I thought it might cause pieces to fall off. I got a close up of the pattern that repeats throughout. ╦╦Ç

 

[TerryC]

Yeah but they're only slightly magnetic. And only at certain spots on the rock. There's a lot of pictures that match them online that are claiming to be meteorites. I don't know how much I believe that. Here's some more photos.View attachment 1532224View attachment 1532225View attachment 1532226View attachment 1532227View attachment 1532228

Don't think it is a meteorite. Space rocks don't have vugs (holes). ╦╦Ç

 

[Just_curious]

Don't think it is a meteorite. Space rocks don't have vugs (holes). ╦╦Ç

What would you suggest? Just a cold rock?

 

[TerryC]

What would you suggest? Just a cold rock?

I would only be guessing. Sorry. ╦╦Ç

 

[Eu_citzen]

Do you know how difficult it is to ID a rock from a photograph to begin with but also taken under less than ideal conditions with a camera under poor lighting with questionable optics and being hand held on top of a focusing problem.
What to do? Photograph in natural light at high noon with a way to steady the camera. Do a scratch test and a hardness if it can be done. There are over 3400 (give or take)minerals and even the same ones can look very different.
Given the information sometimes supplied an ID is very hard unless the mineral or element is obvious.
just saying....

If memory serves we're closer to 4000 minerals today.

 

[Eu_citzen]

Take a look at this post titled Crazy egg rocks! Palm size. Found in Houston around 1984 in backyard, in the "what is it?" group.

What do you all think of this and what it could be the mineral?

It's a concretion, which seems like someone else already pointed out.

 

[Eu_citzen]

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What do you make of this "loaf of bread"? Very heavy. I did not clean the dirt off the bottom because I thought it might cause pieces to fall off. I got a close up of the pattern that repeats throughout. ╦╦Ç

Looks sedimentary. I'd go with concretion again!

 

[Montanadeanda]

How can i get my rocks id'd if i cant post pictures..

 

[Montanadeanda]

How can i get my rocks id'd if i cant post pictures..

I guess if you can check the two rocks out on my album and tell me what you think they are, because i cant get pictures to a post. Thanks

 

[PioneerPauly]

Oh perfect! Ill post a few photos in a bit here. I just have to go in the garage and dig out the rocks!

 

[Californiasweird]

What is this rock and what is glowing?


Greetings! My son is hoping for some help identifying this rock and what glows on it under the black light. Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[Goldwasher]

Little bit of Flourite in calcite?

Where did he get it?

 

[Californiasweird]

We don't know where it came from unfortunately. My father was a geologist and worked all over the world. He gifted his rock collection to my 10 year old. My father lives 2000 miles away and his memory is starting to go so we haven't wanted to ask. Instead my son has been researching what he can and he tells his grandpa what he found out. That excites grandpa without overtaxing his memory. We have quite a few that we haven't identified yet, but when my son noticed it glowed like that he was really interested in finding out what it is!

 

[TerryC]

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Greetings! My son is hoping for some help identifying this rock and what glows on it under the black light. Any help would be much appreciated!

I don't think it's fluorite. I was getting fluorite crystals in AZ. They always were crystals in a white rock matrix. I'll try to find my "glow book" to see if it's in there. ╦╦Ç