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steve · 3453 days ago · link · · parent · post: A rock I found in the UP of Michigan.

I'm not a geologist, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express a year ago...

It looks like straight up quartz to me. The red/orange could be some iron inclusions, or maybe just some red/orange quartz. It comes in lots of colors.

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thenewgreen · 3452 days ago · link ·

HA. I wonder if the holiday Inn express reference resonates to our European brethren. I agree though, looks like quartz to me, but I'm no Geologist. I have a friend from college that is though. I'll invite his opinion.

+discuss