# Do we know all the rocks there are?

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**Created:** [May 20, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-know-all-the-rocks-there-are/1018569 "2025-05-20T09:38:01Z")\
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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> (Rocks tend to be used for stacking on top of each other for looking at or living in, or carved into interesting shapes for looking at or wearing.)

I’d call those [stones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-stone/979017).

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