Post by lordsorril on May 8, 2021 12:29:30 GMT -5
I was out hiking this morning and about 6 miles in on a service road I ran across a green rock that really stood out (first image below).
I'm used to seeing grayish/green rocks in New England, and I do find the odd green rock every now and then, but, it is always a lone specimen and always a dull green.
I looked around and found several more of these stones embedded in the trail within a 15ft. radius: there were no others on any part of the 8 mile trail.
Since they are mohs 6 (and a rarity in my area) I loaded most of them on my back for the rest of the tick-ridden trek.
What do you think these are? My first guess would be a type of a MetaBasalt, but, I'm not good at IDs.
Dry:
Wet:
I'm used to seeing grayish/green rocks in New England, and I do find the odd green rock every now and then, but, it is always a lone specimen and always a dull green.
I looked around and found several more of these stones embedded in the trail within a 15ft. radius: there were no others on any part of the 8 mile trail.
Since they are mohs 6 (and a rarity in my area) I loaded most of them on my back for the rest of the tick-ridden trek.
What do you think these are? My first guess would be a type of a MetaBasalt, but, I'm not good at IDs.
Dry:
Wet:
