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I found a cool rock
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this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2026
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I researched it today I believe it’s calcite in basalt caused by cooling gas pockets from a volcanic eruption then it was carried down the river behind my place in this valley and deposited here probably thousands of years ago. Pretty cool!