What's the difference between "rock" and "stone"?
Answer
A rock is bigger, possibly immovable, you couldn't throw it with one hand, at a pinch you might be able to with two.
Above, a Google Image result for "Rock", below, for "Stone"
Note that a boulder is probably bigger than a rock1.
Below, a boulder
Oh, also note that rocks and boulders are made from stone.
(This answer is mildly tongue in cheek)
1 Notable exception: Uluru/Ayre's Rock.
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