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08/30/2017 10:32:43 PM · #1 |
I know there used to be some geologists on here....
Digging around my house to put in a french drain and pulled some behemoth rocks out.
Not the greatest pictures and I know this rock is nothing special but I liked the way it looked like it almost has layers and was wondering if someone could tell me what kind of rock it is?
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08/30/2017 11:51:41 PM · #2 |
Syas content isn't available... |
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08/31/2017 12:55:48 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music: Syas content isn't available... |
Sorry, how about now? |
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08/31/2017 02:32:40 AM · #4 |
Perhaps a gneiss?
(Given the striping) |
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08/31/2017 03:28:47 AM · #5 |
looks like a large tan to me |
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08/31/2017 02:33:59 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Tiny: looks like a large tan to me |
Dunno, could also be a medium beige...
Wish I had more to offer. I think our resident geologist has left the building. |
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08/31/2017 03:21:18 PM · #7 |
Not sure but it looks to contain lots of iron
ferriferous sandstone
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08/31/2017 03:49:50 PM · #8 |
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08/31/2017 04:02:01 PM · #9 |
I got this answer from a deniable source:
"I'll take a wild stab at it. It's not easy with just a photo. In the old days I would actually employ taste and smell, sometimes. My gut reaction is Mylonite Schist, with some later fluids percolating through, leaving some calcite(?) veining along shear planes." |
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08/31/2017 04:36:48 PM · #10 |
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08/31/2017 05:05:04 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao: I got this answer from a deniable source:
"I'll take a wild stab at it. It's not easy with just a photo. In the old days I would actually employ taste and smell, sometimes. My gut reaction is Mylonite Schist, with some later fluids percolating through, leaving some calcite(?) veining along shear planes." |
Somehow I knew this thread would take a schist ;-) |
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08/31/2017 05:20:43 PM · #12 |
I'd recognize it anywhere.
It's Fred! |
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08/31/2017 06:15:56 PM · #13 |
haha, good stuff all, thanks! I'll google some of those words. |
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09/01/2017 06:40:07 PM · #14 |
Chlorite schist?
From a geologist
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09/01/2017 07:33:30 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by kirbic: Originally posted by Art Roflmao: I got this answer from a deniable source:
"I'll take a wild stab at it. It's not easy with just a photo. In the old days I would actually employ taste and smell, sometimes. My gut reaction is Mylonite Schist, with some later fluids percolating through, leaving some calcite(?) veining along shear planes." |
Somehow I knew this thread would take a schist ;-) |
OK, I'll granite -- you're the first with a geologic pun ... :-( |
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09/02/2017 09:06:31 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music: Syas content isn't available... |
seem to have a "rockblock" just now |
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09/02/2017 12:58:55 PM · #17 |
I read the title oh-so-very-wrong...... |
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09/02/2017 08:45:23 PM · #18 |
Drum roll please...
LOL.
The furthest I can go with any authority is that this appears to be a clay rich metamorphic rock, with likely later solution transport through fractures. : No significant value, but a very cool rock. Nice find. |
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09/02/2017 09:20:03 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Cory: Drum roll please...
LOL.
The furthest I can go with any authority is that this appears to be a clay rich metamorphic rock, with likely later solution transport through fractures. : No significant value, but a very cool rock. Nice find. |
Hi Cory!! I was wondering where you were -- I was hoping you'd show up for this one. Miss you! |
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09/02/2017 09:54:18 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by vawendy: Originally posted by Cory: Drum roll please...
LOL.
The furthest I can go with any authority is that this appears to be a clay rich metamorphic rock, with likely later solution transport through fractures. : No significant value, but a very cool rock. Nice find. |
Hi Cory!! I was wondering where you were -- I was hoping you'd show up for this one. Miss you! |
Miss you too!
I'm just so busy with other stuff I rarely photograph anything any more. *shrug*
Miss ALL of you SO much. |
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09/02/2017 10:06:50 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Cory: Originally posted by vawendy: Originally posted by Cory: Drum roll please...
LOL.
The furthest I can go with any authority is that this appears to be a clay rich metamorphic rock, with likely later solution transport through fractures. : No significant value, but a very cool rock. Nice find. |
Hi Cory!! I was wondering where you were -- I was hoping you'd show up for this one. Miss you! |
Miss you too!
I'm just so busy with other stuff I rarely photograph anything any more. *shrug*
Miss ALL of you SO much. |
I know how to fix that... :D |
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09/02/2017 10:35:58 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by vawendy: Originally posted by Cory: Originally posted by vawendy: Originally posted by Cory: Drum roll please...
LOL.
The furthest I can go with any authority is that this appears to be a clay rich metamorphic rock, with likely later solution transport through fractures. : No significant value, but a very cool rock. Nice find. |
Hi Cory!! I was wondering where you were -- I was hoping you'd show up for this one. Miss you! |
Miss you too!
I'm just so busy with other stuff I rarely photograph anything any more. *shrug*
Miss ALL of you SO much. |
I know how to fix that... :D |
What she said. Just make it habitual to pop in for 30 minutes twice a week and make a few posts and we'll be good to go :-) |
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09/03/2017 01:12:27 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music: Originally posted by vawendy:
I know how to fix that... :D |
What she said. Just make it habitual to pop in for 30 minutes twice a week and make a few posts and we'll be good to go :-) |
Well, I really should. I should actually take photos again sometime..
And Snaffles gave me the heads up on this thread, so thanks Susan!
Message edited by author 2017-09-03 01:27:51. |
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09/03/2017 01:24:19 AM · #24 |
My guess is a yellow quartzite, but I was waiting to see if Cory would show up with an expert opinion. It's been decades since my days of instant rock ID. |
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09/03/2017 02:38:58 AM · #25 |
Originally posted by Cory: Originally posted by Bear_Music: Originally posted by vawendy:
I know how to fix that... :D |
What she said. Just make it habitual to pop in for 30 minutes twice a week and make a few posts and we'll be good to go :-) |
Well, I really should. I should actually take photos again sometime..
And Snaffles gave me the heads up on this thread, so thanks Susan! |
You're welcome Cory! Wish you were back here too :-) |
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