this is a rock
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this is a rock
this is a rock
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Indonesian moss agate
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this is why I love rockhounding
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every single rock contains the possibility
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well, I should caveat- every MINERAL
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but regardless, they are so full of potential, all depending on that one single rock
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I have found and cut a couple of scenic agates before and its always just so fucking incredible to be able to uncover them
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and you can just never really tell until you cut them open and see and its just like
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you are the first person in the world to see that specific thing
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that unique thing that was fucking
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MILLIONS of years in the making
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a million year old painting that you had to dig up and uncover
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ʟɨօռ ɦɛǟʀƭɛɖ
this is so beautiful?!? and like... the way you put it is just so poetic. be still my heart
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I have a lot of really strong feelings abt rocks
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ʟɨօռ ɦɛǟʀƭɛɖ
: where was it you lived again btw?
ᴀᴋᴇᴅɢʏ
so pretty...
ʟɨօռ ɦɛǟʀƭɛɖ
Metro-Detroit!
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omg like
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you are in THE PERFECT state to rockhound
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Michigan rocks are some of the most incredible
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most streams, rivers, creeks anything with gravel beds is prime over tere
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RIGHT? it looks like a Monet painting or smth
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IT'S SO PRETTY...
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I didn't know they could look like that dang
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oh they SUPER can
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these are all examples of moss agate
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the hilarious thing is that things like that
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come from rocks like this
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unassuming, especially covered in river-silt and sitting around with billions of other rocks that look almost the same
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but once you learn what to look for, they stick out like sore thumbs
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most agate is banded like this, or sometimes not at all, and is either a soft milky color, or more clear
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I definitely have an appreciation for all though, and you never really know what beauty a stone will hold until you cut, polish and prep it
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: your state is known for some of the most sought-after agates in america
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ie, lake superior agates, but so many agates can also be found all over the state
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I love hunting these I mean
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its literally a real-life treasure hunt?
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you're finding semi-precious gemstone, essentially
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tbh nothing feels like the serotonin burst of seeing something glow in the sunlight in a rock bed and picking it up
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the glassy-sounding clack as it hits the other things youve collected
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Sorry for rambling but man I am so passionate about rockhounding and lapidary
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I cant wait to try out the shop at the rock club I joined
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they have machines that you can use to make cabachons like the ones above
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then I can make super cool jewelry for people
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half the time though I just throw stuff in my tumbler and am content to have a bunch of oddly shaped shiny rocks
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god now I am YEARNING for a good rock hunt
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not to mention it gets me outside and moving and I get to see beautiful scenic areas
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ramble away!! I love seeing what people are passionate about and this is all gorgeous. I always saw tumblers and stuff on tiktok vids and was like ooo neat but knowing someone personally who does it and gets such joy out of it makes me happy too
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HELL YEAh
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I do wanna do a mail-out of stones again to people who are interested
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I love sending stuff to people bc I have buckets and buckets of stuff
Colorless Juice
those banded rocks look delicious
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when I'm down there I'd love to see your collection
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that's so pretty...
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Oh I will gladly talk your ear off abt it LOL\
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oh man I was gone all day but yesssssssss all that glacial melt 
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I don't know enough about it to find REALLY good shit but I have found some pretty neat river rocks at one of the local parks
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there's a wide shallow section of the huron river there
ʟɨօռ ɦɛǟʀƭɛɖ
good pic of the bridge
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oh man dude I am so jelly likr
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I could show you what to look for if you ever have the desire but man oh man you have some prime grounds
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I used to live near the tip of Lake Superior and the shore was mainly good-sized smooth rocks, I loved collecting nice ones
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lots of smoothed glass too I think I mostly collected that
ʟɨօռ ɦɛǟʀƭɛɖ
absolutely! I miss going out to the park and theoretically my leg will be in good enough shape to go do some wandering of trails! Myabe even go down to Proud lake.... let the wife fish while I look at fancy rocks lol
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hell yeah FANCY ROOOOOOOCKS