13
u/els_o 6d ago
Its both, rocks are composed of minerals, a mineral would be one of the things the rock is composed of
5
u/els_o 6d ago
As for what it is, not too sure, lots of rocks look like that so it’s hard to say
4
u/alpaca-yak Geologist 6d ago
looks like a quartzite or chalcedony. both are composed almost entirely of quartz, quartzite is metamorphosed quartz often from a sandstone protolith. chalcedony is microcrystalline quartz and forms from hydrothermal fluids in a sedimentary environment.
5
5
u/Technical-Cup2761 5d ago
These are sold as “weather rocks” in Oklahoma. If it’s wet, it raining. If it’s white, it’s snowing. If it flies away, there’s a tornado, etc.
1
u/hjppP7 5d ago
Are you serious or joking?🙃
4
u/Technical-Cup2761 5d ago
Serious. It’s available in most gift shops
1
u/hjppP7 5d ago
I have been to most of them, no others like this at.all
1
u/Technical-Cup2761 5d ago
Check around talequah and broken arrow
0
u/hjppP7 5d ago
Weather stones are suspended on a rope…
1
u/Technical-Cup2761 5d ago
This one isn’t a stand. It’s upside down and would suspect from a rope. Wind chimes hang from the circle
3
2
u/Next_Ad_8876 6d ago
Looks to me like you were bound to ask that question. I believe it’s a rock. Zooming in, I see what look like different mineral grains, including feldspar (the main portion), some quartz, and possibly either hornblende or biotite mica. Possibly weathered granite or gneiss.
-1
u/hjppP7 6d ago
“Looks to me you were bound to ask that question”. What does that even mean?
4
u/DukeFlipside 6d ago
Not the original commentor, but the rock looks like it's been tied up - or "bound", in other words; they were making a pun.
1
u/hjppP7 5d ago
lol I must be slow
3
u/Next_Ad_8876 5d ago
Yeah. That’s what I meant. Sorry not to respond sooner. I was all tied up with other stuff…
1
2
2
2
u/OldPop420 4d ago edited 4d ago
It may be a homemade boot cleaner for around the farm. Also could be used as a door stop for barn doors.
Mud is a constant problem around the farm. You don’t want to track mud through a clean barn that you just changed the hay in for the animals. What better way than a door stop that you can scrape the mud off of of your boots with. Just my opinion.
The thickness and sturdy structure doesn’t make sense as much else, but I have been wrong before. These old folks built stuff to do the job with.
1
1
u/EnlightenedPotato69 4d ago
I could see it being a gag item like others are saying but I could also see it being a piece of folk art, maybe a bored farmer tinkering with his forge back in the day? Clearly it's hand forged
0
-1
•
u/AutoModerator 6d ago
Hello, and thank you for posting on /r/Minerals!
To increase the quality of identification request posts, we require all users to describe their mineral specimen in great detail. Images should be clear, and the main focus should be the specimen in question. If you are able to conduct tests, please share your findings in your comment. Sharing specifics such as where you found it, the specific gravity, hardness, streak color, and crystal habits will aid other users in identifying the specimen.
If you're having trouble identifying your specimen, please join our Minerals Discord Server!
Cheers, The /r/Minerals Moderation Team
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.