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  1. #1
    us
    Oct 2007
    Pascagoula Ms.
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    New rocky crust found on green rocks

    Went today for a bit.... This 1 caught my eye & may help with where the rocks are coming from.So far this is the only 1 i have found out of hundreds with this type of crust.Thanks for any help
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    Tuberale

    May 2010
    Portland, Oregon
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    Re: New rocky crust found on green rocks

    What you are now finding is called "conglomerate", and is a combination of different-sized stones cemented together over time. Almost a coarse form of sandstone, which is the same thing, but with small-sized sand. An even finer-grained sedimentary rock called siltstone holds excellent fossils in British Columbia.

    I believe your sample shown is very young, still in the formative stage, and might even be cemented together with remains of river gravel.

  3. #3
    us
    Oct 2007
    Pascagoula Ms.
    minelab exp.
    2,017
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    Re: New rocky crust found on green rocks

    Thanks for the help----I'm going to wrap up the green rocks with an ID of A metamorphosed intrusive igneous rock called granodiorite.After hours of looking at rocks!
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    Tuberale

    May 2010
    Portland, Oregon
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    Re: New rocky crust found on green rocks

    That is indeed a good stone to end on...

    Did you know a cobble of granodiorite was used by Ellis Hughes to identify the Willamette Meteorite he found in 1902? Granodiorite is not native to Oregon, and perhaps the same cobble was later to help prove the Willamette didn't fall in Oregon, but rather in either Montana, Canada or Idaho.

  5. #5
    us
    Oct 2007
    Pascagoula Ms.
    minelab exp.
    2,017
    1 times

    Re: New rocky crust found on green rocks

    No i didn't for a new rock hound i found some strange rock indeed.Now look what came off the side of this 1.........Some type of silver or nickel- should olivine have this in it?
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  6. #6
    us
    Dec 2011
    Allentown, Pa.
    46
    Rocks/Gems /Native American

    Re: New rocky crust found on green rocks

    I have one like the last one you posted here. I would like any feedback. I have a strong magnet and it jumps and sticks to it. I don't know. I'm am a "Newbie" as well. Thanks!
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