Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
I still think it's from aliens... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos) On 11/8/2012 11:33, Walt wrote: > Oops! I meant to update this thread to let everyone know about your > answer, Ann. > > I am inclined to agree with her. It makes perfect sense. > > Still, I've been doing a lot of Googling on alchemy the past few days, > and I think I just might be able to turn it into something a little more > exciting. > > -- Walt Doo DOO doo doo , doo DOO doo doo ann > > On 11/8/2012 10:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> Dave - >> I think it's slag - not puddingstone - >> >> Given it's provence.. also, puddingstone ain't so metallic and note the >> oozing of the forms. >> >> I had written Walt off-list actually and he mentioned there had been >> mutitions factory in the area during WWII. >> >> ann >> (Geology was my minor in college - and then there was that Boston >> Trivia book.) >> >> On 11/6/2012 01:21, David Parsons wrote: >>> Looks like puddingstone. Either an erratic from a glacier, or from >>> the layer of puddingstone comglomerate in your area. >>> >>> It's a sedimentary rock that forms when pebbles and sand cement >>> together near or under water. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: >>>> A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface >>>> by a >>>> tree in his yard: >>>> >>>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ >>>> >>>> It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and >>>> weighs >>>> about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of >>>> being >>>> metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet >>>> doesn't >>>> stick to it. >>>> >>>> Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure >>>> -- the >>>> heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the >>>> smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. >>>> >>>> Anything? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -- Walt >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
On 11/8/2012 11:33, Walt wrote: Oops! I meant to update this thread to let everyone know about your answer, Ann. I am inclined to agree with her. It makes perfect sense. Still, I've been doing a lot of Googling on alchemy the past few days, and I think I just might be able to turn it into something a little more exciting. -- Walt Doo DOO doo doo , doo DOO doo doo ann On 11/8/2012 10:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Dave - I think it's slag - not puddingstone - Given it's provence.. also, puddingstone ain't so metallic and note the oozing of the forms. I had written Walt off-list actually and he mentioned there had been mutitions factory in the area during WWII. ann (Geology was my minor in college - and then there was that Boston Trivia book.) On 11/6/2012 01:21, David Parsons wrote: Looks like puddingstone. Either an erratic from a glacier, or from the layer of puddingstone comglomerate in your area. It's a sedimentary rock that forms when pebbles and sand cement together near or under water. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Oops! I meant to update this thread to let everyone know about your answer, Ann. I am inclined to agree with her. It makes perfect sense. Still, I've been doing a lot of Googling on alchemy the past few days, and I think I just might be able to turn it into something a little more exciting. -- Walt On 11/8/2012 10:19 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: Dave - I think it's slag - not puddingstone - Given it's provence.. also, puddingstone ain't so metallic and note the oozing of the forms. I had written Walt off-list actually and he mentioned there had been mutitions factory in the area during WWII. ann (Geology was my minor in college - and then there was that Boston Trivia book.) On 11/6/2012 01:21, David Parsons wrote: Looks like puddingstone. Either an erratic from a glacier, or from the layer of puddingstone comglomerate in your area. It's a sedimentary rock that forms when pebbles and sand cement together near or under water. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Dave - I think it's slag - not puddingstone - Given it's provence.. also, puddingstone ain't so metallic and note the oozing of the forms. I had written Walt off-list actually and he mentioned there had been mutitions factory in the area during WWII. ann (Geology was my minor in college - and then there was that Boston Trivia book.) On 11/6/2012 01:21, David Parsons wrote: Looks like puddingstone. Either an erratic from a glacier, or from the layer of puddingstone comglomerate in your area. It's a sedimentary rock that forms when pebbles and sand cement together near or under water. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
I could be a fossilized feline head...1-1-_WJG8443 Or a fossilized toad...3-3-_WJG8445 Or a fossilized turtle...5-5-_WJG8447 In any case, it's definitely male...6-6-_WJG8448 -p On 11/6/2012 8:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one place for too long. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Walt, I see a face in number 8446..Joe The aggregate content suggests it might b a lump of asphalt spilled by a construction worker. Paul On Nov 6, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one place for too long. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
The aggregate content suggests it might b a lump of asphalt spilled by a construction worker. Paul On Nov 6, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one > place for too long. > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: >> A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a >> tree in his yard: >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ >> >> It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs >> about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being >> metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't >> stick to it. >> >> Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the >> heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the >> smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. >> >> Anything? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- Walt >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one place for too long. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: > A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a > tree in his yard: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ > > It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs > about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being > metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't > stick to it. > > Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the > heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the > smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. > > Anything? > > Thanks! > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Just a SWAG (emphasis on WAG) - Chondrite meteorite. Maybe? If no one here recognizes it, you're bound to have a nearby college geology department. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
My guess is it's a clinker. Partially melted rock from burning coal. Though it could be a meteorite. On 11/5/2012 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid a lengthly search. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Looks like puddingstone. Either an erratic from a glacier, or from the layer of puddingstone comglomerate in your area. It's a sedimentary rock that forms when pebbles and sand cement together near or under water. On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt wrote: > A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a > tree in his yard: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ > > It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs > about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being > metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't > stick to it. > > Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the > heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the > smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. > > Anything? > > Thanks! > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Cthulhu’s egg, probably. -T On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Walt wrote: > A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a > tree in his yard: > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ > > It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs > about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being > metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't > stick to it. > > Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the > heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the > smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. > > Anything? > > Thanks! > > -- Walt > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
Definitely from a crashed alien spaceship. They'll probably be coming for it soon so make sure you have lots of snacks and libations around. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Walt Sent: November 5, 2012 11/5/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos) A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)
A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't stick to it. Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. Anything? Thanks! -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
