Show us your rocks!

[sorce]

Wireme you rock

Hell yeah!

Heeellllll yeah!

Sorce

 

[Borg]

this granite I split in 2 and will become 2 pots...
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Hmmmm.... Perhaps I should do something similar with the chunk of granite I posted photos of....

 

[Alain]

Hmmmm.... Perhaps I should do something similar with the chunk of granite I posted photos of....

Why not?

For my own granite the good thing is that with just one hammering the boulder broke in 2 pieces with a totally flat surface (that will be the top of the pot) and a round base.
Now (when I'll will have an angle grinder with a diamond blade) I just have to carve the interior in order to get the empty part of the pot. After that just the drainage holes and that's it.
I already did that with a rock and so far so good, the tree planted inside looks still alive

 

[wireme]

Why not?

For my own granite the good thing is that with just one hammering the boulder broke in 2 pieces with a totally flat surface (that will be the top of the pot) and a round base.
Now (when I'll will have an angle grinder with a diamond blade) I just have to carve the interior in order to get the empty part of the pot. After that just the drainage holes and that's it.
I already did that with a rock and so far so good, the tree planted inside looks still alive

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What's the white stuff?

 

[Alain]

What's the white stuff?

That some gauze that I put around (like for a mummy) in order to avoid the soil to goes away on the rims of the pot the time the roots get established.

 

[Heavy_Set]

Did someone say rocks?!?!?!?

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

I guess this is where rocks go.
My best guess is green aventurine. It's hard enough to scratch glass, very glossy. My first inclination was fulgurite, but I don't think it would scratch glass like quartz will. Any suggestions?

 

[doc spring _work]

I guess this is where rocks go.
My best guess is green aventurine. It's hard enough to scratch glass, very glossy. My first inclination was fulgurite, but I don't think it would scratch glass like quartz will. Any suggestions?View attachment 596305 View attachment 596290View attachment 596299View attachment 596300View attachment 596301View attachment 596303View attachment 596304

Might be mistaken... But that looks a lot like the raw fluoride I can find up in the cave around me

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Might be mistaken... But that looks a lot like the raw fluoride I can find up in the cave around me

It could very well be fluoride/flourite. I found it partially uncovered, but basically sitting on top of the ground. I'm not the rockhound I'd like to be, but a cousin suggested I test it with vinegar. If it fizzes, it would likely be calcite. Since it didn't, and considering its hardness, I concluded aventurine. I think fluorite is too soft to scratch glass, but I could be wrong. (I remember the last time that happened. 1997 was not my best year.) I find a lot of things that don't seem to have a reason to be where they are on my work walks.

 

[doc spring _work]

It could very well be fluoride/flourite. I found it partially uncovered, but basically sitting on top of the ground. I'm not the rockhound I'd like to be, but a cousin suggested I test it with vinegar. If it fizzes, it would likely be calcite. Since it didn't, and considering its hardness, I concluded aventurine. I think fluorite is too soft to scratch glass, but I could be wrong. (I remember the last time that happened. 1997 was not my best year.) I find a lot of things that don't seem to have a reason to be where they are on my work walks.

Fluorite (4): Can scratch glass but cannot scratch a copper penny... I am a bit of a rock hound, but I could be wrong for sure

 

[Wulfskaar]

I'm not a geologist, but that was my major in college.

I am really happy you restarted this thread! Cool!

I can't identify without the usual battery of tests... scratching glass, fizzing with HCl, seeing the color left by scratching a ceramic plate, etc.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

I can't identify without the usual battery of tests... scratching glass, fizzing with HCl, seeing the color left by scratching a ceramic plate, etc.

I don't have it with me at work today. Maybe I can find a ceramic plate. It definitely scratches glass, but I don't have HCl. At my cousin's recommendation, I did try vinegar to test for calcium, and no reaction. Just fancy rock that smelled like a pickle I couldn't eat.
Whatever it is, it's not pristine, but it was still a fun find.

 

[doc spring _work]

I don't have it with me at work today. Maybe I can find a ceramic plate. It definitely scratches glass, but I don't have HCl. At my cousin's recommendation, I did try vinegar to test for calcium, and no reaction. Just fancy rock that smelled like a pickle I couldn't eat.
Whatever it is, it's not pristine, but it was still a fun find.

You shouldn't always lick the rock... Except sometimes

 

[rusticana]

I didn't see a thread any were for people to post pictures of rocks they have found or bought to go with a planting in any way.

Can't wait to see some of your collections.

Here is a nice one I found the other day. I found a nice spot were a local college dumps there rocks after there classes are done..

Heres my best rock.

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Heres my best rock.

I want one!

 

[Desert O'Piñon]

Fluorite (4): Can scratch glass but cannot scratch a copper penny... I am a bit of a rock hound, but I could be wrong for sure

It definitely scratches a penny.

You shouldn't always lick the rock... Except sometimes

There's more than one method of testing for identification!