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the_hannah
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5mo ago
Had to choose between a sledgehammer and a chisel for splitting this big chunk of basalt
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the_andrew
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5mo ago
Shoutout to that geologist at Crater Lake who called me out on my hammer swing
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the_jenny
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5mo ago
That 'easy' selenite tower I tried to polish ended up a crumbly mess on my kitchen floor
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maxpalmer
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5mo ago
Found a chunk of green quartzite in a creek bed yesterday
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amyb54
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5mo ago
After 10 years I just found out I've been using my rock hammer totally wrong, a guy at the Grand Canyon pointed out I was hitting the rock at the wrong angle and chipping off layers instead of splitting it clean.
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david123
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5mo ago
Went to Carlsbad Caverns last month and the formations looked different than I remembered
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the_vera
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5mo ago
Found out garnet sand is way tougher than I thought
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black.patricia
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5mo ago
That trick with vinegar on limestone worked better than I expected
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baker.simon
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5mo ago
Shell hunting on the Gulf coast cost me $300 in sand dollars I regret buying
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hannah385
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5mo ago
Took me 2 years to admit I was wrong about quartz vs granite countertops
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mitchell.mark
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5mo ago
TIL a lesson about shale the hard way on a hike near Boulder
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felix98
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5mo ago
My dog found a weird rock in the backyard that turned out to be a fossil
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elliot_king
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5mo ago
Spent two hours trying to convince a client that the 'crystals' in their basement wall were just efflorescence, not a secret quartz vein.
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val_wilson
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5mo ago
Unpopular opinion: a chat with a park ranger in Zion changed my mind about obsidian
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henry_martin56
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5mo ago
Finally got the hang of my rock saw after a year of bad cuts
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