We got this geode breaking kit from the toy store. It’s a National Geographic STEM toy, but it’s really just an awesome way to smash stuff with a hammer. I’m still a kid when the inside of a geode is revealed. It literally makes my heart skip a beat. Wow! Look at all the crazy crystals in there! Even they’re not super remarkable, it’s so cool these things just naturally form. Check out my 6 year old making papa proud and investigating her new geodes 🥹

Quartz (SiO2 or silica dioxide) is the most ubiquitous minerals on the planet. It’s a simple compound that has thousands of practical uses for humans. I could go on forever. You should really watch this video if you’re interested: https://youtu.be/A41wVJaYnRU?si=T8JkEUrFcDD8RXVm Anyway, I like mundane rocks. Sometimes the most beautiful interesting rocks are just hanging out in planters beds in a strip mall. It’s amazing how many people pass over what I interpret as pure miracles of millions of years of geologic activity. This little guy was probably just on the sidewalk or something. I don’t remember where. But I found broken like this. When did it break? A year ago? 5? 100? Who knows!

Hello fellow Rockheads 🪨🙂, If you love rocks in any capacity, this is your new community. We’re here to share anything and everything rocks, because rocks are awesome. Write a brief intro about yourself and how long you’ve had an interest, your collection, and anything else you want people to know. ROCKS ROCK! Here’s a template to help you get started: Hi my name is ____ and I love rocks. Ive been looking at/collecting for ____. I have (number of rocks in your possession at the moment). My favorite thing(s) about rocks is ____. I’ll start: Hi my name is Paul and I love rocks. I’ve been picking up and looking at them for as long as I can remember. I probably have thousands (I’ve never done a full count) between my childhood home and my current apartment in Brooklyn, NY. My favorite thing about rocks is no matter how mundane, each and every one has a fascinating story of churning through millions upon millions of years of earth movement and depositing. You pick up a rock and you’re often holding something that was around at the time of the dinosaurs. Also they are stunningly beautiful and endlessly unique. No two are exactly the same and I absolutely love that.

Not sure what this is- I think it’s some kind of lithic sandstone? Seems layered like sandstone but much harder like granite. It has to be old because it is very dense. But its banding makes me think it was a sand deposit. Lots of quartz flecks all over it, but that’s 70% of sandstone! Anybody have any ideas. I feel like there’s probably an obvious answer out there…

Hey Rockheads! Been awhile. My bad I’ve had a lot going on. Anyway- this is one of my favorite rocks I own for a whole bunch of reasons. Most importantly though, is it’s incredible iridescence. Iridescence is what Labradorite is famous for. These rocks look like boring old black or dark blue chunks. Then, hold them up to the light and BAM! INCREDIBLE SHINY 3D IRIDESCENCE. I got this at a flea market in Woodstock, NY in 2019. It was a wedding gift from my dad. I’ll cherish it forever.