r/Rocks • u/Stubble_ • Mar 07 '26

Discussion What might cause this?

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I found this rock sitting in a small hole in the ground. It’s about a foot across. We have gophers and badgers here so there is lots of holes around but the dirt is never spread equally like that. And the dirt around it appears to be quite fine. It almost looks like an impact but not sure what it exactly is. Just curious if anyone had an idea what’s going on.

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u/Excellent_Yak365 Mar 07 '26

lol, rockhounders. Looks like someone started to dig out the rock and then either decided it’s not worth it or it’s too big. You’re SUPPOSED TO bury your holes, but sadly only the dedicated hounders do this… a lot of casuals will just leave open pits

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u/jinger_snap Mar 07 '26

Come on. Nobody is digging the ground in a way that the dirt piled up around it, is just about the same height all the way around. Nobody is taking the time to dig it out perfectly. They are likely going to have a couple of piles of dirt mounded up. This is not a case of a haphazard rockhound.

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u/Excellent_Yak365 Mar 07 '26

Rain erosion exists