The rocks i got from my trip to the reservation today

[Jesse]

I own alot more valueable stuff than that. like joe dimaggio's autograph

[Callaway]

I like that red rock, it is unusual.

Looks like a piece of chert.

Looks more like cinnabar to me.

[Scrapheap]

I like that red rock, it is unusual.

Looks like a piece of chert.

Looks more like cinnabar to me.

No, the texture is all wrong. cinnabar has a granular texture and is fairly soft.

The rock ricktard is holding is quite clearly a sedimentary rock that has spent some time in a stream being weathered.

That's why I say it's a piece of red chert. We have a lot of that stuff out here too.

[Jesse]

Here are some more images of it

[Scrapheap]

Here are some more images of it

If it's hard (can't scratch it with a nail) and slick, then it's red chert. Some types of red chert are called Jasper.

Here's a pic of red chert from geology.com

[Jesse]

Its defintly a hard stone. and could be jasper.

 jasper/agate/chalcedoney are plentiful out where I was

[Scrapheap]

Its defintly a hard stone. and could be jasper.

 jasper/agate/chalcedoney are plentiful out where I was

Jasper/agate/chalcedony are all forms of chert along with flint, radiolarite and onyx.

[Jesse]

Well, you are the geology student after all. personally I like to call them microcrystalline quartz's myself!

[Scrapheap]

Well, you are the geology student after all. personally I like to call them microcrystalline quartz's myself!

same, same

You should be able to find red chert in Santa Rosa too. We have a lot of it out here.

[Jesse]

Really? I thought the rock picking was pretty slim out there but i really didnt venture out into the hills, or county. I imagine the beach in northen california, like around bodega bay would be a good place to find some jade? hopefully.

[Scrapheap]

Really? I thought the rock picking was pretty slim out there but i really didnt venture out into the hills, or county. I imagine the beach in northen california, like around bodega bay would be a good place to find some jade? hopefully.

Yes, because chert often forms in limestone deposits. That whole area used to be a shallow sea, so there's lots of limestone.

Don't know about the jade, it's mostly found in metamorphic formations. Not very much metamorpic rock in that area.

[Icequeen]

Nice finds! 

On the coke bottles, if the bottom has a four digit code, first 2 is the mold, last 2 should be the year.

[Jesse]

Oh ok, thanks. I'll go check that out right now. 

[The_Chosen_One]

Here are some more images of it

I usually flush nuggets like that after I've passed them.....

[Jesse]

I'm pretty shocked your RV has indoor plumbing