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Rock ID Thread (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As requested by @[email protected] -- post pictures of rocks. We will try to identify them.

Note that copy/pasting pictures works in the comment field, assuming you're on the website. How it works in the multitude of apps -- dunno ;)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mystery rock

This came from Pilar, New Mexico, USA.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are those little tourmalines or something like that? It's definitely got some fabric to it too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There is tourmaline in the same unit (I've seen some schorl), but these are...

piemontite!