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And what did you call it?In the lounge was this fireplace. the owner called it marble. I disagreed.
I don't anticipate being able to retrieve "olistostrome breccia" from my memory when the need arises. For those of us who are merely disagreeable, without being disagreeable recovering geologists, is there a vernacular term for our hosts' mock-marble furnishings? Could it be .... "mudstone"?the owner called it marble. I disagreed.
Uh-uh.Could it be .... "mudstone"?
I knew you would be interested in this thread, VN!Uh-uh.
A different beast altogether. I'll let Paul chime in with a possibility.
Once retrieving it from memory, pronouncing it fluidly in conversation would be a more serious problem.I don't anticipate being able to retrieve "olistostrome breccia" from my memory when the need arises.
Thus labelling one as a geogeek.pronouncing it fluidly in conversation
I hope I did not come across as being irritatingly picky but I was intrigued and quite thrilled to see such a distinctive rock-type used in this way - in both locations. I agree and have no intrinsic objection that colloquially we all refer to most polished stone whatever its origin as marble, except in distinguishing crystalline rock as polished granite, which similarly it may not be.And what did you call it?
.. is there a vernacular term for our hosts' mock-marble furnishings? Could it be .... "mudstone"?
Picky geogeeks?But who cares
Actually, we (well, at least 3 of us) were quite intrigued, too!I hope I did not come across as being irritatingly picky but I was intrigued and quite thrilled to see such a distinctive rock-type used in this way
I'll respond when I've checked this out ... I have time on my handsAnd this led me to an app ...
I'd have missed that, assuming concrete....granite fence posts
Not at all. I thought you were very entertaining - both to us and to your host. And I admire the scholarship and expertise that people share here - the geekier the better.I hope I did not come across as being irritatingly picky
Hooray. I am no geologist also thought that those were extraordinary. I think I mentioned in my diary that they seemed so extravagant, but must have been an economical / readily available material.granite fence posts?????
Having navigation trouble. How did you come up with the wheel for the Santonian in your first pic?And this led me to an app that I wasn't aware of, an interactive ICS Timescale. It's very cool, because you can access all kinds of specific information about sites defining boundaries between geological strata. Click on the wheel and you get a map with specific type locality. For example on the Camino Viejo:
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That wheel is what came up for me when I opened the app.How did you come up with the wheel for the Santonian in your first pic?
It beats me how cutting, or at least cleaving the toughest rock on the planet into fence posts would occur to anybody!Hooray. I am no geologist also thought that those were extraordinary. I think I mentioned in my diary that they seemed so extravagant, but must have been an economical / readily available material.
Maybe there's some Apple incompatibility. The wheel is completely passive on my Mac.That wheel is what comes up when you open the app.
If you spin it, you can see the pins on the edge of the wheel; click on one of them to access the map.
Well, you'd only have to do it once.It beats me how cutting, or at least cleaving the toughest rock on the planet into fence posts would occur to anybody!
Bummer. I'm using an Android and it works perfectly. Does it move at all. with a MYBP# changing in the middle of the screen on the left margin? If so, hover over anywhere there's a yellow pin and see if there is a link that appears on the lower left. (Sorry. I edited that post above to make that clear).The wheel is completely passive on my Mac.
Well, neither am I really, not having worked in the field since 1974. (Life takes some quirky turns). Nevertheless it has been a lifelong interest and a fair proportion of the books on my shelves are specifically geological, not to mention a fair proportion of photos on my phone.I am no geologist...
So if it's from the US, the USGS says either Rhode Island or Washington State. Could be Spain too.More than 10 types of marble from other states and countries are found throughout the Capitol.
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