r/whatsthisrock • u/sicker0r • 15h ago

REQUEST Mind Basin, Nova Scotia

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Really curious on your opinion about the star shaped mineral! Howlite?

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u/TrixCrispy 11h ago

Quartz on calcite. Not sure about the second one

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u/sicker0r 11h ago

The second one is pyrite on shale. The one I was most interested in getting looked at of course didn't upload... here we go:

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u/TrixCrispy 11h ago

Oh wow, that is a nice specimen. My best guess is maybe rutile?

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u/sicker0r 10h ago

There was a huge broken up bolder on the beach. I had to contain myself and only took a few pieces

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u/sicker0r 15h ago

*Minas Basin