It is about two feet across. Found in ohio, but we are in the flat part that the glacier came through, so I guess could have originated anywhere north of here and been carried down by the glacier. Grey with big "pores" like a petrified sponge.
It is about two feet across. Found in ohio, but we are in the flat part that the glacier came through, so I guess could have originated anywhere north of here and been carried down by the glacier. Grey with big "pores" like a petrified sponge.
Also worth noting; it doesn't appear to contain any space peanuts.
Looks like limestone, IMO. I'm sure someone else with some actual knowledge will be along soon.
gearheadmb said:Also worth noting; it doesn't appear to contain any space peanuts.
,,, unless you sell it at a garage sale as an "undocumented" moon rock.
It looks like hardened concrete to me.
Without being able to look at the rock, my guess is that it's a carbonate limestone aka karst limestone. When rock dissolves like this, it leads to sink holes.
Edit. Looking at your location, you're in an area with carbonate rock mapped >20' below grade. Someone likely dug this up.
Looks like Pumice. I bet you could lift it, pumice stone is so light it floats.
I agree with the limestone.
Glaciers also do funny things with rocks. That one could have simply been in a creek or underground with a lot of water which causes those dissolving holes, but glaciers tend to find strange ways of doing odd things. I have seen large round boulders (like 8-10' diameter) that have no earthly reason for being there. Amidst an entire sea of granite and marble you might find a huge ball of a greenish, redish rock that is really high in iron and iron pyrite. There is a beach on the lake where I go that is full of 1/2" granite pebbles as far down as you can dig, and that phenomenon doesn't exist anywhere else on the lake.
Scotty Con Queso said:Without being able to look at the rock, my guess is that it's a carbonate limestone aka karst limestone. When rock dissolves like this, it leads to sink holes.
Edit. Looking at your location, you're in an area with carbonate rock mapped >20' below grade. Someone likely dug this up.
The 20' below ground would explain why I've never seen one like it before. It was in the fence row on the edge of my dads farm. The property line was established well over 100 years ago so there's no telling how long ago it was found and set there.
Goth Rock.
Super hard and heavy = meteorite.
Normal rock density and break off with a hammer = limestone.
Super light and super easy to break = pumice and was therefore hauled into Ohio from somewhere else.
Too far from the beach and no claws.
So that rules out Rock Lobster.
Another beer please.
It's not a rock...
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Weird color for limestone, at least what I see in Florida. Different type?
Sure it's not lava?
SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:Sure it's not lava?
I'd avoid stepping on the floor just to be sure. Climb from the couch to the chair...
WonkoTheSane said:SVreX (Forum Supporter) said:Sure it's not lava?
I'd avoid stepping on the floor just to be sure. Climb from the couch to the chair...
Actually laughed
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