# I got a really neat rock~ **URL:** \ **Category:** Hobbies\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740 "2026-07-10T03:39:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Naomi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/naomi/32/422181_2.png) [@Naomi](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Naomi)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/1 "2026-07-10T03:39:04Z")
![vivaldi_80hKI0R22S](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/4X/f/6/8/f68c29185684d9534373aa8977a12eaf73540519.jpeg) i have many small rock too!!! ![Discord_Ks5kHkrsmc](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/4X/8/4/1/8411583620f8a84d25268ba15498b1cab5b5b188.jpeg) do you have any cool rocks??? ---
**Author:** ![moT01](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/mot01/32/417588_2.png) [@moT01](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/moT01)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 3:56am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/2 "2026-07-10T03:56:09Z")
Neat. Where did you get them? I used to find agates near where I grew up. I don’t know where they are, but I have a small collection somewhere. I’ll share a picture if I come across them. ---
**Author:** ![sanity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/sanity/32/378897_2.png) [@sanity](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/sanity)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/3 "2026-07-10T04:57:55Z")
Aren’t that minerals though? ---
**Author:** ![miya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/miya/32/417705_2.png) [@miya](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/miya)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/4 "2026-07-10T12:16:28Z")
These colorful rocks are really beautiful, and they look smooth. Did you polish them? I remember one year I picked up some nice stones by the sea. I brought them with me when I moved, but now I’ve forgotten where I put them. ---
**Author:** ![Naomi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/naomi/32/422181_2.png) [@Naomi](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Naomi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/5 "2026-07-11T04:25:47Z")
i purchased them at a wildlife safari!!! ---
**Author:** ![Naomi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/naomi/32/422181_2.png) [@Naomi](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Naomi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/6 "2026-07-11T04:26:15Z")
mineral is to rock as square is to rectangle~ minerals are just really pretty rocks!!! ---
**Author:** ![Naomi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/naomi/32/422181_2.png) [@Naomi](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Naomi)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/7 "2026-07-11T04:26:48Z")
i bought these ones polished! when i was a wee tot i had a rock tumbler and used to polish my own rocks but it was so noisy even in the garage that i could not sleep ---
**Author:** ![BeautySlim638](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/beautyslim638/32/418310_2.png) [@BeautySlim638](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/BeautySlim638)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/8 "2026-07-11T21:18:48Z")
Nice, thank you for Sharing. I too have some rock collection. ---
**Author:** ![dhess](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/dhess/32/406235_2.png) [@dhess](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/dhess)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/9 "2026-07-15T18:28:02Z")
Your first rock looks like pyrite crystal. I pick up rocks that I like when I’m out walking. Earth treasures. Here are three of the latest: ![IMG_20260715_100649203](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/4X/d/5/0/d50c7618410051b254b8fdd491ab9138e02dafcb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Teller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/teller/32/412338_2.png) [@Teller](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Teller)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-got-a-really-neat-rock/793740/10 "2026-07-15T20:40:56Z")
All rocks are made up of minerals. But minerals are not rocks. Minerals depend on the purity of the chemicals. Though it is rare to find 100% with specific compounds, most contain traces of other things. For example, pure quartz is colourless, but trace amounts of iron turn it purple to create amethyst. The substance that sits between a rock and a mineral fits in a category called a mineraloid. Minerals: quartz, diamond Mineraloids: mineral-like but lacks a crystal structure Rock: granite, basalt; made from many different minerals or mineraloids I had to look up some of this stuff otherwise I would’ve been stuck between a rock and a hard place.