Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
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 -

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-08 Thread Walt
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.

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-08 Thread Ann Sanfedele
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

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-08 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
I still think it's from aliens... Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com Sent: November 8, 2012 11/8/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos) On 11/8/2012 11:33, Walt wrote: Oops! I meant to update

RE: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-06 Thread John Sessoms
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

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-06 Thread Bruce Walker
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 ldott...@gmail.com wrote: A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a tree in his yard:

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-06 Thread Paul Stenquist
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 bruce.wal...@gmail.com 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

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-06 Thread jn289
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 bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one place

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-06 Thread Paul Sorenson
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

Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-05 Thread Walt
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

RE: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-05 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
: 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

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-05 Thread Tim Bray
Cthulhu’s egg, probably. -T On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com 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

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-05 Thread David Parsons
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 ldott...@gmail.com wrote: A friend of mine

Re: Mini-GESO: Strange rock (6 photos)

2012-11-05 Thread P. J. Alling
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: