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mason.paige
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7mo ago
I thought the whole 'petrified wood' thing at the state park gift shop was a total tourist trap scam. Then I saw the cross-section under a loupe.
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sam530
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7mo ago
I tried vinegar vs. citric acid for cleaning calcite off a fossil
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lisa_jones21
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7mo ago
My old rock tumbler was leaving my agates scratched up and dull
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ninas70
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7mo ago
My cheap UV flashlight trick for spotting certain minerals
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ray_webb6
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7mo ago
Heard a guy at the Grand Canyon call the rock layers 'just dirt' and it got me going
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julia286
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7mo ago
A guy at the Sedona rock show told me my agate polishing was too aggressive
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the_james
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7mo ago
A guy at the quarry said the basalt columns were 'just a big crack job'
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leo238
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7mo ago
Pro tip: I had to pick between a rock hammer and a regular hammer for a stubborn piece of granite in my yard.
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kai327
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7mo ago
Hot take: I finally got a clean break on that stubborn piece of agate from the Oregon coast by heating it in the oven at 200 degrees for 15 minutes before tapping it with my rock hammer.
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xena_anderson
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7mo ago
Overheard a park ranger in Moab say the red rock isn't actually red
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mason283
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7mo ago
Just learned that the sand on some Florida beaches is actually ground-up quartz from the Appalachian Mountains
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the_mason
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7mo ago
Can we talk about how everyone says obsidian is always black?
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cameron724
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7mo ago
Just hit 500 miles on my rock hammer and the head is way more loose than I expected
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evanfox
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7mo ago
Overheard a park ranger in Sedona say 'that red isn't paint, it's rust'... and it clicked for me.
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felix_bailey45
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7mo ago
I finally caved and bought a $40 UV flashlight for mineral hunting, and it completely changed how I see my local creek rocks.
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