How to use your phone to easily identify any rock 🪨🔍📱

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If the rocks in your backyard or stream bed catch your eye as unusual or particularly interesting, as you can imagine, there's an app for that. Whether you want to appraise minerals and sparkling gems, classify a collection, or identify stones on a hike, Chris Hachey guides you through using an identification app to aid in you rock hounding. 🪨🔍📱 Check back tomorrow for fresh, hot takes from our back pocket to yours for more device, entertainment, lifestyle, and audio tech coverage. 😉 %2F%2Fsli.pocket-lint.com%2Fclick%3Fs=1071559%26li=pocket-lint-general-28%26brand=PL%26sh2=21b1a77bb0478b667ac0c6d22b43b86869868223b0489dec32b1015ddf493d27%26p=PL-202406171621%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5%26stpe=default%26utm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/hFmd6RwtmMic0AQcn5SJpcmmDhg=378 %2F%2Fsli.pocket-lint.com%2Fclick%3Fs=1071559%26li=pocket-lint-general-28%26brand=PL%26sh2=21b1a77bb0478b667ac0c6d22b43b86869868223b0489dec32b1015ddf493d27%26p=PL-202406171621%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5%26stpe=default%26utm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/2/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/5N3nk0h-qA46s8SbcuTrx_v6e9A=378 %2F%2Fsli.pocket-lint.com%2Fclick%3Fs=1071560%26li=pocket-lint-general-28%26brand=PL%26sh2=21b1a77bb0478b667ac0c6d22b43b86869868223b0489dec32b1015ddf493d27%26p=PL-202406171621%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5%26stpe=static%26utm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/ZKDZ92lBUC5dHco-8T0LrwWDfzU=378 %2F%2Fsli.pocket-lint.com%2Fclick%3Fs=1071562%26li=pocket-lint-general-28%26brand=PL%26sh2=21b1a77bb0478b667ac0c6d22b43b86869868223b0489dec32b1015ddf493d27%26p=PL-202406171621%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5%26stpe=static%26utm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/Glvr2035Ej4gnzT3nkFARjnjp9g=378 [Interested in rock hounding? Use your phone to easily identify any rock](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fhow-to-identify-rocks-with-your-phone%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5/1/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/uEPyjw3iNI9u2cCvjn7LAJD59vg=378) Wonder if that stone you just kicked was worth something? There are apps that can scan a photo to reveal what kind of rocks you find are. [Rock in hand](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fhow-to-identify-rocks-with-your-phone%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5/2/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/RIFpULGP88k4o3e7WP4ucfOCaDM=378) You probably have kicked a thousand stones in your life while you've been walking on the street or sidewalk and not thought anything of it. [Driving over](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fmercedes-benz-eqs-450-4matic-review%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202406171621%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t%26lctg=5a498224e602433c69c6d3d8bb04b042d796cf70eb3a5979cb9ddd39806bffd5/1/0100019027de1cb8-9345fe90-8beb-4965-a1b1-a522813ece66-000000/yMTV3Pw7f-lIeY7ZrYP8KjwT0P0=378) rocks on the road is something that happens every day millions of times. 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