<p>See <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/red-and-pink-minerals-1440941" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> for some ideas.  You may want to do some testing, at least for Mohs hardness.  But comparing your samples to the typical pictures shown in the referenced site I would guess an alkali feldspar (hardness = 6)  or perhaps rose quartz (hardness =7).  Note the hardnesses, a steel file falls in between at 6.5.</p>

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Oscar Lanzi
<p>I found rocks looking like this in my backyard but cant get to know what they are or how to find out. Below are pictures<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/dKYvH.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dKYvH.jpg" alt="rock1" /></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/FdZIH.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/FdZIH.jpg" alt="rock 2" /></a>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/ajJAI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ajJAI.jpg" alt="rock 3" /></a>
I don’t know if there’s more info I should mention. If there’s anything please advise</p>

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2020-10-17T12:42:27.167Z
with the abundance of information you give in your question it should be easy to identify it(absolutely no information at all),sadly rock id question are off topic.
trond hansen
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2020-10-17T13:16:37.863Z
It might be some quartz contamined with some metal oxide?
peterh
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2020-10-17T13:25:17.827Z
I remember, I've already seen this rock! It is sold as a so-named "salt lamp": https://s13emagst.akamaized.net/products/10554/10553217/images/res_2bf7b2a0cf3586ce40670cbe3963c42f.jpg
peterh
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2020-10-17T13:26:36.997Z
Could you please break some little dust from the rock, and taste it? I believe it should be salty.
peterh
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2020-10-17T13:33:10.713Z
I know I didn’t give any info. But this isn’t my domain. If there is anything I can try or report please tell me. I don’t even know if posting such a question violates this site’s regulations. Although i’m not offended or anything, but I think the sarcasm might hurt someone else. Thanks for commenting @trondhansen
jaafar Nasrallah
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2020-10-17T13:34:32.460Z
@peterh-ReinstateMonica what you’re referring to is (i think) Himalayan salt. This is not the case
jaafar Nasrallah
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2020-10-17T13:35:21.147Z
The my first idea (contaminated quartz) remains. I hope you get an answer yet before the closure.
peterh
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What is this red glassy rock
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# What is this red glassy rock

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-17)

I found rocks looking like this in my backyard but cant get to know what they are or how to find out. Below are pictures[![rock1](https://i.sstatic.net/dKYvH.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/dKYvH.jpg)
[![rock 2](https://i.sstatic.net/FdZIH.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/FdZIH.jpg)
[![rock 3](https://i.sstatic.net/ajJAI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/ajJAI.jpg)
I don’t know if there’s more info I should mention. If there’s anything please advise

**Tags:** geology, rocks

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: with the abundance of information you give in your question it should be easy to identify it(absolutely no information at all),sadly rock id question are off topic.  
> **username_2**: It might be some quartz contamined with some metal oxide?  
> **username_2**: I remember, I've already seen this rock! It is sold as a so-named "salt lamp": https://s13emagst.akamaized.net/products/10554/10553217/images/res_2bf7b2a0cf3586ce40670cbe3963c42f.jpg  
> **username_2**: Could you please break some little dust from the rock, and taste it? I believe it should be salty.  
> **username_0**: I know I didn’t give any info. But this isn’t my domain. If there is anything I can try or report please tell me. I don’t even know if posting such a question violates this site’s regulations. Although i’m not offended or anything, but I think the sarcasm might hurt someone else. Thanks for commenting @username_1  
> **username_0**: @username_2-ReinstateMonica what you’re referring to is (i think) Himalayan salt. This is not the case  
> **username_2**: The my first idea (contaminated quartz) remains. I hope you get an answer yet before the closure.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-10-17. Score: 0

See [here](https://www.thoughtco.com/red-and-pink-minerals-1440941) for some ideas. You may want to do some testing, at least for Mohs hardness. But comparing your samples to the typical pictures shown in the referenced site I would guess an alkali feldspar (hardness = 6) or perhaps rose quartz (hardness =7). Note the hardnesses, a steel file falls in between at 6.5.


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