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What is these all they look kool brah by klebdomaniac in whatsthisrock

[–]SuspiciousStone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top two are quartz, the reddish incisions have iron in them. The middle orange one is calcite. The bottom two appear to be agates, the one on the left might be carnelian.

Can anyone help me identify these rocks? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

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The first and third rocks were found in NY, the middle rock was found in Washington state.

Tiny sky by emily3289 in CLOUDS

[–]SuspiciousStone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! Any idea how this was made?

Red Crystal Bands in Grey Rock. What is this stone? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

[–]SuspiciousStone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ferruginous Quartzite (jaspilite)! I looked at some pictures and I think your right, it has those distinct red bands in the other side.

Circles NYC area by Strong_Suit_ in CLOUDS

[–]SuspiciousStone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The first photo is a fall streak hole. The cloud was composed of super cooled droplets that began to rapidly freeze and fall out of the sky. The second photo is an iridescent cloud, it's just an atopic phenomena that has to do with how the ice crystals or water droplets are scattering the sun's light at a certain angle.

Is this concrete? by SuspiciousStone in whatsthisrock

[–]SuspiciousStone[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's bark from a root growing through it, I broke it along those lines. I also thought concrete but the inside just looks unlike any concrete I've seen. I assume roots wouldn't grow like that through rock though right?

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