Rock identification
Rock identification
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Dear friends,
I have come across the rock which i was try to identify and i am not sure if i am correct. I put the rock in volcanic group and i named it as a Basalt. The rock is dark with very fine grained and soapy texture which make me to think is not basalt. I have attached a photo of the rock. There is a proposal to establish a quarry which i suspect the rock is not very good as a roadstone.
Please anybody who has come across can help me i will appreciate.
Regards
I have come across the rock which i was try to identify and i am not sure if i am correct. I put the rock in volcanic group and i named it as a Basalt. The rock is dark with very fine grained and soapy texture which make me to think is not basalt. I have attached a photo of the rock. There is a proposal to establish a quarry which i suspect the rock is not very good as a roadstone.
Please anybody who has come across can help me i will appreciate.
Regards





RE: Rock identification
Why are the sides so smooth?
It looks like basic granite, though:
http://www.answersingenesis.org/assets/images/arti...
http://www.cindyaplanalp.com/Websites/cindyaplanal...
http://www.napolitanohomes.com/blog/wp-content/upl...
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RE: Rock identification
The sample is from the same rock type. sample was taken from drilled cores.
The sample is very smooth along the fracture with soapy feelings.
regards
RE: Rock identification
I have try attach the rock specimens as the first was a little bit confused as background colour was like that one of granite but is concrete. My problem are those two dark rock specimens that I have attached again.
Regards,
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RE: Rock identification
Thank you very much for taking time to my thread.
The area has a very complex geology and the rocks of that area includes basalt, dolerite, diorite and dark to light grey granitic rocks. I concur with moe333 that the rock probably is basalt. I will take the rock for petrographic analysis and when i get the results i will put them here.
Thank you again
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