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jspencer freely admits to licking rocks Member since March 2011 Posts: 929	ID help? Oct 20, 2012 22:53:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jspencer on Oct 20, 2012 22:53:48 GMT -5 I have had this for awhile now and would like to know what it is. It is soft as hell and not very stable as you can see. Attachments:

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ID help? Oct 25, 2012 14:21:24 GMT -5

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Post by metalsmith on Oct 25, 2012 14:21:24 GMT -5

Anything to go on? Weight, associated rocks, location?

How soft is soft? Rock... clay?

Without anything to go on this would be a guess, but clay - formed from breakdown of rock rather than in a watery depositional environment.

In fact I seem to have chanced upon: www.leonacraig.com/catalogue_art_gallery/Teapots/Chinese_Teapots_Intro.htm

I don't propose you have found the world's second deposit of Zisha Clay, but something like it. You'd have to do some research to find how useful this is!

In my part of the world we have 'boulder clay' from (ancient - now melted) glaciers. It helps keep water in soil but that's about it!

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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	ID help? Oct 26, 2012 21:03:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Oct 26, 2012 21:03:15 GMT -5 Dyed howlite?
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FrogAndBearCreations gets rocks for Christmas Member since April 2010 Posts: 5,665	ID help? Oct 26, 2012 21:47:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 26, 2012 21:47:15 GMT -5 could be chalk turquoise that needs stabilizing to use
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