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Agate with smokey quartz. A glacial erratics found by yours truly in central MN.

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[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought it was a moldy piece of bread at first

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I just see like a psycho pacman face now… One weird eye, a much lighter eye, and a huge mouth full of pointy teeth.

I need to go draw this 😬

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I see it too now!

The Secret Level episode PAC-MAN: Circle is on theme. If you haven't seen it.

[–] DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Didn’t even know about the channel, I’ll check it out. Thanks :-)

[–] BallShapedMan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're welcome!

[–] jamesrandysghost@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Also found this piece of fossilized choral on the same hike

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Nice!

(It's coral without the h, unless you mean choir music.)

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's a staff with braille notes. Translates to this

[–] jamesrandysghost@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lol, I thought it looked wrong but then it looked wrong without the H so... :D

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This looks like an incredibly stale chunk of cheesy jalepeno bread.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm still not convinced it's not.

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Any rocksperts know how that circle area formed on the top

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was thinking it might be a fossil?

Edit: not a rockspert.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I was hoping it might be a button that when pressed, caused the rock to do something interesting. Maybe vibrate or shimmer.

@pandantic@midwest.social

[–] Valo85@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cool a rock that looks like moldy persimmon

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I saw a ham, and then I saw a sourdough loaf, then I saw the rock. Nice pic!

[–] spinne@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Cool rock

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks delicious.

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks like moldy bread for a misleading thumbnails community

[–] grumpo_potamus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Also here from scrolling by and wondering what was special about "today's find" of a piece of moldy bread. Didn't see the community at all. Cool rock though, OP

[–] lemmy_at_em@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's a cool rock

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

NGL, I thought this was cheese at first

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Delicious forbidden cheese.

[–] trijste@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like an old scone

[–] Mordred_85@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The latest in UK cuisine

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I love the little nipple fossil. I wonder if it's an ammonite.

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That thing is cursed and is going to eat you while you sleep.