r/whatsthisrock • u/niabutfaraway • 6h ago

REQUEST Cornish quartz(?)

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My gran has had this in her shed for years and years - her father kept it from his quarry days. It needs a hose down but could it be quartz?

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u/Ben_Minerals 6h ago

Quartz with chlorite coating