Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Can a geologist identify this rock?
Will it isn't quarts. It isn't sedimentary. Well maybe but the "granules" are HUGE. Well for this 2 inch by 1 inch rock they are. Anyway I don't know a thing about rocks. That much is probably obvious by now. Lets see if I can give enough info. Oblong. 1" on thickest end and maybe 3/8 thinnest. Translucent. Has "drops" ,for lack of a better word, of rocks on it which also meld into the rest of the rock. If I didn't know better I would think some wax hardened. 1 of the drops is completely transparent and is the size of a matchhead. The rest go from transparent to milky white like larger drops of "wax". The texture or look of the rock reminds me of a seashell. The rock is extremely hard. Taken the backside of a knife and tried to scrape it as well as hitting it very hard with a Phillips screwdriver. Both of while failed to chip it or make anything fall of. Scraped the heck out of it with a screwdriver which only resulted in removing the finish from the head. Looks like a little iron has seeped into a few crevices resulting in 5 or 6 orange lines and a larger, size of a index nail, orange stain on the bottom. After scrubbing the heck out of it it became a bit more translucent and it doesn't taste like anything. Please help me identify this lil bugger. I will check back often to check for answers or questions. Thanks for your time in reading all this.
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