Chertaceous
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There's no such thing as "just a rock".
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Post by Chertaceous on Dec 10, 2013 12:04:54 GMT -5
Tu., 12/10/12 @ approx. 12:03p.m. E.S.T.
Folks,
I forgot to include the approximate time of posting of my last entry. It was at posted at approximately 11:59a.m. E.S.T.. I apologize for these continuing mistakes.
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Dec 10, 2013 12:30:20 GMT -5
Chertaceous, that is interesting information on your area. I love reading observations from folks that are tuned into their surroundings.
No need for dating your posts, the site does it for you.
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Chertaceous
starting to shine!
There's no such thing as "just a rock".
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Post by Chertaceous on Dec 13, 2013 9:48:28 GMT -5
Fr., 12/13/13 @ approx. 09:47a.m. E.S.T.
All,
This isn't a video or even a photograph [>http://www.phillyh2o.org/backpages/PGS1858/PGS1858_front.jpg< (do a copy and paste)]), but it is a very nice rendering via a painting of what is known as "The Pulpit Rocks" here in my home of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. The Pulpit Rocks are located on Warrior Ridge which is immediately on the west side of the town of Huntingdon. These rocks are part of The Oriskany Sandstone Formation which also outcrops in my home county at and around the small town of Mapleton, which is visible from at least one of the Thousand Steps videos that I linked you all up with. This sandstone is purported to be some of the purest in the world and is used for making sand for the very finest of glass such as is used in large telescope lenses. Rumor even has it that The Hubble Space Telescope lenses were produced with this sand. I can testify from being at the Mapleton U.S. Silica Plant that the sand produced there is as pure white as pure white can be.
I've visited The Pulpit Rocks several times and it is always fascinating. This site, though, is not unique for The Oriskany Sandstone Formation as all over Warrior Ridge and in the Mapleton area as well are similar, large sandstone outcroppings and formations. Along The Frankstown Branch of The Juniata River between Huntingdon and Petersburg, which is a very small town just to Huntingdon's northwest, are ridges featuring massive, impressive column-stacks and cliffs of this formation. Where the Norfolk-Southern rail-line passes alongside of these column-stacks and cliffs on the eastern side of The Frankstown Branch at Huntingdon's northwest corner, the rock faces are still stained black from the days of steam-powered locomotives.
--Rick
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Post by Pat on Dec 13, 2013 11:13:29 GMT -5
Wow! Thanks for pinning this. This thread is new to me. I'm going to watch all the videos. Thanks.
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zbestvalue
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Post by zbestvalue on Jan 30, 2014 19:27:33 GMT -5
A video I made about Rainbow Calsilica. I also have a few other videos on my channel about rocks.
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 25, 2017 16:16:46 GMT -5
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Post by Pat on Jan 25, 2017 20:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Feb 11, 2017 14:28:28 GMT -5
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