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  1. Aug 30, 2011, 07:13 PM
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    strange rock- need i d please

    my brother found this along hte missouri river. he says it's very heavy, about 16 inches across.any ideas? all help is greatly appreciated .
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  2. Aug 30, 2011, 07:37 PM #2
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    Re: strange rock- need i d please

    can you give us a pic of the whole rock?
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  3. Sep 10, 2011, 04:58 PM
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    Re: strange rock- need i d please

    hope this pic helps -ty all=)
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  4. Sep 10, 2011, 06:08 PM #4
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    Re: strange rock- need i d please

    I'd take it to your closet university and see if anybody there can tell you,it looks like something from space.
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  5. Sep 10, 2011, 10:00 PM #5
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    Re: strange rock- need i d please

    It appears to be a septarian nodule . . . a mud ball.
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  6. Sep 14, 2011, 02:57 PM #6
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    Re: strange rock- need i d please

    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Pristis
    It appears to be a septarian nodule . . . a mud ball.
    Yep thats what it looks like to me, around here they are formed near viens of coal or shale, some have crystals like a geode along the crackly lines.
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