I think I found an alien??!

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Turkish plume agate with monster amethyst pockets

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Can anyone identify this? Washed up along the bank of a local park in central Indiana. Weighs about 60-70lbs. Is it worth the hassle of moving it?

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Lake Superior Agate from central Minnesota farm.

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Hi all! I’m new to the sub. Found this in a creek here in WA state today. After some research, I believe it’s actinolite? Never seen anything like it

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It is a good day!!

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Made my wife a throne so I could rock hound longer ;)

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Need some help identifying. Found in Eastern Montana TIA!

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Watermelon banding. UV 365.

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Tumbled Lake Superior Agates all found in central Minnesota.

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I like to go out in the rain and stare at my agates.

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Lake Erie finds 🙌🏻

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My son and I go rockhounding every spring. This year for my mom’s birthday, we made her a custom game board with Glass Butte obsidian and Oregon sunstone game pieces that we collected and tumbled ourselves. Hope she likes it!

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Oregon Coast Carnelian

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Epidote Crystal

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Thunder egg picked up in liberty washington.

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Petrified wood, agate and jasper bits from a couple of weeks back. Central Oregon.

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here is a shot of my micro collection all self dug :)

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I dig do you...

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This cool rock I found on a beach in Italy

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random find local railroad was using it as bedding stones for the tracks

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Found a whole new lotta seabed in my river today!

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This little chloriteous quartz i found in scree in the Aiguilles Rouges. The mountain behind is the Mont Blanc !

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Just a reminder to be careful on your adventures. Found this lil guy the other day!

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Making new friends while rock hounding

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Found this Beauty in Southern Oregon today. Any ideas what it is? I’m thinking green jasper, but how about the white parts?

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Found a good geode today!

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Here’s a couple of tiny Beekite geodes. I find them occasionally along a local stream in Indiana.

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Found this large piece of quartz while doing field work in Florida

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Petrified palm wood split from Indonesia. I call it the spider stone.

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Red fox agate from Patagonia

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Fire agate has been challenging to work with. Here's one of my latest cabs.

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Couple of my favorite fairburs

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Just can't resist a rock

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One of my favorite rocks. I found it in a creek bed in NE Iowa 10 or so years ago.

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Removing handfulls of rocks out of my cupholders when cleaning my car. Anyone relate?

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Quartz coated with azurite, malachite, and limonite, possibly other copper minerals from M’Cissi, Morocco. This is a Christmas present to myself and my jaw dropped when I opened the box. I’m going to call it “moldy quartz.”

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Are you looking at the menu honey? “Sure. That’s what I’m looking at.”

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I let my chalcanthite get dusty, how do I clean it??

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Found a weird one (to me). Any guesses?

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I found these in New Mexico. What are they?

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Massive skeletal quartz clusters

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Aquamarine crystal from shigar Pakistan.

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I laughed more than I should have, don’t hurt me

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Not sure what it is. Came out of estate sale box that seems to be filled with limb casts, bones, and fossils.

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Found at my grandparents property 😍 Northern California

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Washington finds after my first successful tumble!

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One of my favs from a recent outing. About palm sized.

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Found in Lake Michigan. What do you guys and gals think it is?

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Green Rim/Bat Cave Jasper, Prineville, Oregon. From my collection.

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Took a bunch of the rocks I’ve found over the years at work and put them in a shadow box.

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Here's some jasper i've been mining out near Stevenson Mtn in the Ochocos. I call this material Bobcat Jasper

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Todays my birthday and Im a big time “find a rock and put it in my pocket” but never had my own rock collection and my partner surprised me

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All these quartz I found in Tahoe. Amazing colors

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Had to experience cutting some rocks. Made a cheap set up. Hooked now. Is it weird to cut, tumble and polish these?

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My little desk collection, it's not much, but it's honest work

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Joining the local Lapidary Club seems like a good opportunity to use some of my vintage stamps, I thought you guys would like them too!

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My husband just found this in a wash near Kingman AZ!

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Flower Garden - Arizona Agate

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neat inside

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Michigan rocks

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First time rock hounding. A good mix of pretty rocks I'd say :)

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Arizona Agate

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What's that noise in the dryer?

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Cape May Diamonds (quartz wash down the river) found at Sunset Beach, NJ

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My grandpa was an avid rock collector. I think he may have found this one in Arizona. Any idea what it is?

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Saw in someone's flower bed. What is this?

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Brecciated jasper agate I cut today.

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This is a busy little Crinoid death plate I found in central Indiana.

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This made me laugh so hard! I know I’m not the only one with forbidden snack moments while hounding...

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Cool piece of Silver Sheen obsidian we found in Oregon last week

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Saw this incredible split rock on the beach

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Brachiopod haul, courtesy of my new gravel driveway

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Came into possession of this eye agate that looks like salad fingers.

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Look at this monster petrified wood chunk I found today in a rock pile at a construction site! 40lbs...what the hell should I do with it?!

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My rock display.

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The right time for safety is all the time

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Best gold nugget i own. 2.94 grams, 22k straight out of australia

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These Rubies have seen some Schist!!

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Celebrating my new saw blade today. Still takes a solid 20 min to cut a slab but the blade hasn't worn down at all slicing this so far.

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Just found this sub! I have loved collecting rocks since I was a kid. Here is an almost perfect 90 degrees I snagged on a beach in Long Island. Thought you guys might also appreciate the simplicity!

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What we love to see

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My girlfriend made me this ring and asked me to marry her! Mahogany with Malachite inlay <3

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Utah green rock. lucin variscite?

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I've got a problem

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Figured this group would appreciate the petrified wood I've been finding in and around Denver, CO.

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Top shelf carnelian from today!!

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I have bit of a rose rock addiction.

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This came into my possession, from WA state, is there a special name for this type of agate? The color is very vibrant in person.

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Box 1 of 5 of my great grandfather's collection rescued from my aunt's basement

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Doing a little no tool prospecting and collected these on surface today after it rained like a bastard last night north east Pennsylvania

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Are lakers the best pocket rock?

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Tumbled Ohio vanport flint

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Thought my pile of red rocks looked nice in the rain

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I collected a handful of my favorite looking pebbles off a beach in Northern California and organized them by color. Someone said that r/rockhounds would be into it, and might be able to tell me more about what I've got here...

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Got access to a gravel pit in Northern MN today, my bigger LSA's for the day

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Chrysocolla in matrix, rough to cabochon

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All mini quartz crystals I found myself in Arkansas. I have about 4-5 lbs of these.

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What gives watermelon tourmaline that great variance in color??

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If you walked into someone’s house and saw this would you think they’re crazy?

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A crystal of pure Copper I grew for one month. It is relatively easy chemical experiment you can do at home!

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How would you describe this petrified wood?

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Found a rainbow at the beach today. Forgot a banana for scale, but the red one was larger than my palm.

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Relatable 💎

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Brecciated rhyolite tumble polished.

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Curious what this is...

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Love me a good amethyst scepter! Or 16! Found in King County, Washington in September 2018.

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Dragons head

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Sometimes they just want to be found.

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Oregon Sunstones

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White crystal rock turned orange after a decade in a Tic Tac box.

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Love the contrast in this moss agate cabochon.

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What is it? Looks like petrified wood, but it flakes very easily. Found it in my garden bed in Oklahoma City.

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This piece of Morrisonite I cut looks like lightning

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Stumbled upon a piece of iris agate!

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Hit a small pocket, Pennsylvania collected today, self prospected hand tools used ⚒️ only

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Sonoran Peak turquoise cabs I finished last week.

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What a waste... a lovely agate stuck in the pavement of my son’s elementary school parking lot

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Yay rocks :)

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This Jasper reminds me of a nebula.

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Idaho agate speciman

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Natural Platinum Nugget with Bits of Gold - Found in Creek

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This HUGE hunk of quartz at a trailhead parking area

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Big carnelian

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Horse canyon agate

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nice tourmaline slice carved with a mushroom scene

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Found a cool desk at a thrift store that i can display my thinner samples in :-)

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Western Washington beach day. I’m a jasper goblin if you can’t tell 🧌

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It’s almost never a meteorite. That’s not fair, you deserve better, so here’s a whole bowl of meteorites. (NWA869)

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A gemstone advent calendar for my young rock hound. She’s loving it!

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I found this beauty in South Carolina this weekend! Pictures don’t do it justice!

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Finally had a sunny day to show you my Cantera Opal collection. There’s a few very nice men that own a mine that I see in Tucson every year.

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Bday gift today. Thanks babe💜

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I was offered a decent chunk of cash on the spot for this. Can anyone help identify? It scratches glass from the crystals. The Grey appear to be metal. Found in a streem, Northern indiana. I do not have access to it to Run more tests. Any help would be appreciated.

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Silver from the Aspen mining district in Colorado.

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Some amazing finds I bought at my local book resell store today!!

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7 lb monster

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My buddy Herb with a 63lb quartz crystal he found in Canada a couple of years ago.

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Fun finds from Damon Point this past weekend!

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Lucky find today, something seemed off about this brown rock

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Found under a random bridge in Maryland

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Oooooh the morning hike is getting fun

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I opened my saw and just about passed out!

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So I started digging in my back yard... could someone explain??? There are PLENTY more! [OC]

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New sphere and host rock

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Davis creek squiggly obsidan

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My heart rock collection!

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ID? Found on the Oregon coast

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Digging in Mt. Ida Saturday and found this beautiful perfect little guy the size of a pea

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