The aggregate content suggests it might b a lump of asphalt spilled by a construction worker. Paul
On Nov 6, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > It's a fossilized toad. A little known hazard of sitting still in one > place for too long. > > On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Walt <[email protected]> wrote: >> A friend of mine found this a few inches below the ground's surface by a >> tree in his yard: >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157631938645371/ >> >> It's somewhere between the size of a golf ball and a tennis ball and weighs >> about 1.5 - 2 lbs (maybe a little more) and gives the impression of being >> metallic, but doesn't appear to have much iron in it, as a magnet doesn't >> stick to it. >> >> Someone else thought it might be a geode, but didn't know for sure -- the >> heft made him think it probably isn't. So, I figured I'd ask all the >> smarties in PDML if they had any thoughts. >> >> Anything? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- Walt >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
