[neilep (OP)]

Dearest Geologists and Rock Stars....(Hmmmmmmm..is a famous geologist a " Rock Star" ?)



Rocks are great eh ?..I luff em..ewe luff em....we all luff rocks !!...rocks are great at doing what they do and being what they are..and that is Rocks !!...they are my all time favourite natural heavy type hard thing ever !!

But what is a rock ?

There are three types yes ?

Sedimentary rocks

Igneous rocks

Metamorphic rocks

So.....What's the difference.....?...can you show a piccy and explain what they are ?...are there any other types ? (besides my wifes soufflé's ! [])...

OUCH !! *sheepy gets slapped*.....*le sulk*

[JimBob]

Come on! Someone can at least Google this and answer it.

Ohh - dirtybrakesfrats - I may as well.

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rock [1]  (rok)  n.
                  1.  a large mass of stone forming a hill,
                       cliff, promontory, or the like.
                  2.  a.  mineral matter of variable
                            composition, consolidated or
                            unconsolidated, assembled in masses
                            or considerable quantities in
                            nature, as by the action of heat or
                            water.
                       b.  a particular kind of such matter:
                            igneous rock.
                  3.  stone in the mass: built on rock.
                  4.  a stone of any size.
                  5.  something resembling a rock.
                  6.  a firm foundation or support: The Lord is
                       my rock.
                  7.  ROCK CANDY.
                  8.  Slang.
                       a.  a diamond.
                       b.  any gem.
                  9.  Slang.
                       a.  CRACK (def. 30).
                       b.  a pellet or lump of crack.
             Idiom
                10.  <on the rocks>.
                       a.  Informal. ruined or destroyed: a
                            marriage on the rocks.
                       b.  (of an alcoholic beverage) served
                            straight with ice.
             [1300-50; ME rokk (e) < OF ro (c) que, roche; cf.
             Sp, Oc roca, It rocca, ML rocha, rocca (> late OE
             -rocc in stanrocc " stone-rock ")]
   Derived words
             --rock'less, adj.
             --rock'like , adj.
     
     rock [2]  (rok)  v. <rocked, rock-ing> n., adj.
              v.i.
                  1.  to move or sway to and fro or from side
                       to side.
                  2.  to be moved or swayed powerfully with
                       excitement, emotion, etc.
                  3.  (of ore) to be washed in a cradle.
                  4.  to dance to or play rock music.
              v.t.
                  5.  to move or sway to and fro or from side
                       to side, esp. gently and soothingly.
                  6.  to lull in security, hope, etc.
                  7.  to affect deeply; stun.
                  8.  to shake or disturb violently: An
                       explosion rocked the dock.
              n.
                  9.  a rocking movement.
                10.  a musical style derived in part from blues
                       and folk music and marked by an accented
                       beat and repetitive phrase structure.
              adj.
                11.  pertaining to or characteristic of musical
                       rock.
             [bef. 1100; ME; OE roccian, c. MD rocken; akin to
             G rücken to move, push, ON rykkja to jerk; (def.
             14) short for rock and roll (1951), a phrase used
             earlier in the lyrics or title of several rhythm
             and blues songs]
   Derived words
             --rock'a-ble, adj.
             --rock'ing-ly, adv.
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Sedimentary rocks - rocks that have been weathered from another rock - doesn't matter what type - and formed in water or transported by water. Alluvial fans conglomerates that have formed on a mountainside and cemented by subsequent deposition of a substance, such as calcite, are sedimentary rocks even if they were not formed under water. NO, Ignimbrites (volcanic ash that falls hot in the air then solidified while still hot) are NOT sedimentary rocks. Whats wrong with you guys???

Igneous rocks - formed from molten material. They are the most dense and the least dense of all rocks. Puzzled, think pumice - it can float if enough air is trapped in it.

Metamorphic rocks - rocks that have been partially melted/chemically altered and reformed. These can range form incipiently metamorphic rocks which can form at at low temp - pressure (6 km depth and 150° C). There are subtle changes in this  type of metamorphic rock, grains are slightly altered in shape, some changes in cementing, some changes in chemistry but basically still the same rock and differences only detectable under a microscope. Other metamorphic rocks can form from an almost complete remelting and recrystallization. The typical ones thought about are those that were the former consistency of toothpaste.

And NO! there are not any more types of rocks, at least on this planet. There are on other planets - sulfur compounds never possible under earth conditions, rocks made of gas, etc., etc.

satisfied? if not - tough, I am going to eat lunch, I've wasted enough time with you dufas's who can't even bother to ...  (mumble, spit, drool, creaking bones, grumpy old far* leaves on his cane for cup of warm broth.)
 

[JimBob]

Pictures - you want pictures ?

Later this afternoon. I need to make a deposit in the WC.

[neilep (OP)]

Pictures - you want pictures ?

Later this afternoon. I need to make a deposit in the WC.

Will ewe then supplying a picture of a CRAP ROCK !!!?? []...and would that also be  sedimentary rock ?  []

[neilep (OP)]

Oh...I forgot to mention that I eventually googled everything and already got all my answers !!...ooops silly me...forgot to delete the thread !!,......hope ewe didn't go to any trouble !! []

[JimBob]

Crap Rock (a coprolite or fossilized excriment)

T. rex ? Has pieces of bone in it. (Not mine). A sedimentary rock as it was formed in water - gut water but STILL WATER, NEIL!



Courtesy USGS

[JimBob]

"Rocks? You can't handle the rocks!" Jack Nicholson, in "A Few Good Rocks"

Sedimentary - Antelope Sandstone, western US, from Wiki



Marble - stolen from someplace - was limestone but pressure and temperature changed it to marble.



Igneous Rock - Llanite - a rhyolitic rock - granitic in composition but either extruded from the earth or intruded into other rocks as dikes and sills. Granite is a igneous rock that never saw daylight but cooled below the earth. The coin is 17 mm diameter - it is called a "dime" here in America. This was found about 60 miles from where I live.



Are you happy Neil? Well, are you?
 

[neilep (OP)]

Tchh !!...all I ask is a little bit of effort ?...a soupcon of proficiency to emphasize that ewe have at least tried to assist me here !!... []

JIM......How can I not be happy ? (you cantankerous old git)

That Antelope Sandstone looks fantastic !!


THANK YOU very much for your wonderful explanations and examples  !!....specifically the Crap Rock !!...incredible !!

[Karen W.]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYY! Answers! Can we now post rocks in the three catogories?

[JimBob]

NO!

[Karen W.]

OH, Sorry!

[Alandriel]

why ever NOT?  []

I still like MY coprolite MUCH better than *that* piccie though if you want to know

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thanks JimBob for your indulgence!

[neilep (OP)]

why ever NOT?  []

I still like MY coprolite MUCH better than *that* piccie though if you want to know

 []

thanks JimBob for your indulgence!

..........cos he's a Stone Age Man !! []

[Bass]

...The coin is 17 mm diameter - it is called a "dime" here in America. This was found about 60 miles from where I live...
 

Times must be tough in Texas []

I'm sure Neil would gladly send you a farthing or a shilling for all your troubles.

[Alandriel]

LOL Bass

BUT..... before you all just pack up this thread


I'm NOT done yet


I just discovered something that slipped me by on my first speed reed  [:I]

And NO! there are not any more types of rocks, at least on this planet.

There are on other planets - sulfur compounds never possible under earth conditions, rocks made of gas, etc., etc. 

ROCKS MADE OUT OF GAS ??

Isnt' that ..... errr.......a contradiction in terms?




Tell me more!  []


... and some pics if you possibly can, pruty please!

[frethack]

JimBob, I have a few samples of Llanite that I picked up last year in Austin (errr....Llano).  I love the blue quartz...is it by chance caused by aluminum inclusions?

[Bass]

Ilmenite (iron-titanium-oxide) inclusions, I think I read somewhere eons ago.

[JimBob]

That is one theory, others believe that it is refraction from closely spaced crystal planes that reflect light at a blue wave length, and when I was in school it was because it was metastable β-cristobalite due to the rapid cooling of the rhyolite. I believe all three explanations are possible as some of the Llanite I have is definably cubic. It is packed away and I will try to find it sometime this week.

[JimBob]

LOL Bass

BUT..... before you all just pack up this thread


I'm NOT done yet


I just discovered something that slipped me by on my first speed reed  [:I]

And NO! there are not any more types of rocks, at least on this planet.

There are on other planets - sulfur compounds never possible under earth conditions, rocks made of gas, etc., etc. 

ROCKS MADE OUT OF GAS ??

Isnt' that ..... errr.......a contradiction in terms?




Tell me more!  []


... and some pics if you possibly can, pruty please!

I took these on a fly-by a couple of years ago. They are of Titan, a moon of Saturn.

(I haven't been to the field yet on Titan - next summer)



From NASA, who used my notes:

               Titan, larger than Mercury and slightly smaller than
          Mars, is the only body in the solar system, other than Earth,
          that may have oceans and rainfall on its surface,  albeit
          oceans and rain of ethane-methane rather than water.
          Scientists suspect that Titan's present environment --
          although colder than minus 289 degrees Fahrenheit, so cold
          that water ice would be as hard as granite -- might be
          similar to that on Earth billions of years ago, before life
          began pumping oxygen into the atmosphere.

Please Note:

I do not have any pictures but -- NASA DOES!!!

[ukmicky]

And NO! there are not any more types of rocks, at least on this planet.

How about candy rock , i know of a nice shop in brighton that will sell you a perfectly preserved example.