Been finding tons of this stuff and it won't burn at all, It's already in pieces and really heavy. wonder what kind it is. messes up several chains trying to cut it.
Looks like iron ore that has dropped off a Russian freighter out on Lake Erie. That or you've stumbled upon the petrified forest. Pass on that...look for oak!
Yep, just foolin with ya'll, it's petrified wood. this stuff is everywhere at my deer camp. some huge trees I would love to unearth and get but you'd need a D9 dozer to do it. all the pieces I have are limbs. Those two chunks in the first pic were part of a trunk and are about three feet long and weigh about 150 pounds each. I would like to know what kind of trees were there when the lava knocked em down and covered them up. most places when you find them a layer of lava and lava bubbles are there. I have never heard of volacano's in Arkansas.
Yeah you might want to find a geologist who can tell you more about your deer camp. They would be able to tell you what happened in the past how much had it all changed. Cool specimens!
Geologists Warn of Impending Volcanic Eruption from Pinnacle Mountain August 30, 2014 Greg Henderson LITTLE ROCK — The US Geological Survey (USGS) issued a warning for residents of Central Arkansas and surrounding areas of an imminent volcanic threat coming from Pinnacle Mountain in Pulaski County Arkansas. USGS officials say they have found conclusive evidence following recent surveys of the area that Pinnacle is experiencing volcanic activity. The mountain is now re-classified as an active volcano which will produce a significant eruption soon. “We started research of the area last year and were startled at what the tests recently showed,” USGS spokesperson Helen Pike tells us. “Time to consider evacuation plans if you are in the Little Rock metro area. This will be a very violent volcano. Geological studies show that Pinnacle Mountain was formed following a series of volcanic activity 32 million years ago. Pinnacle sits atop a previously dormant fault line that is a branch of the larger New Madrid fault. The fault line became reactivated after natural gas fracking, leading to a series of earthquakes in central Arkansas over the past 5 years. Despite the warning many residents say they have no plans to evacuate. “Hell, they have been telling us Little Rock was dangerous since then 90’s,” Little Rock resident Marcus Griffin tells us. “About time we did something to earn that most dangerous city ranking, even then we are still over rated in that category. I would take a volcano over South Memphis any day.” University of Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long released a statement canceling all future Little Rock games, including the game this season against Georgia. In the statement Long said “We don’t believe the mountain is actually a volcano, we just needed a halfway plausible excuse to cancel the games.”
Never heard of Pinnacle mountain having volcanic activity, I been up that mountain so many times I lost count. before they made it a park and made that trail we used to try and climb it with dirt bikes. Now the earthquakes are real from fracking. I have felt a couple of them.
I probably have 200 pieces of this stuff, every deer season I bring home more of it that washed up. It's not like the petrified forest where whole logs are laying on top, most of it is buried and some of it showing.
My son took a rock he found to one here somewhere, they told him it was a fossilized dinosaur bone. well I knew that was crazy. there is literally thousands of those rocks everywhere.
I think it's mostly speculation at this time. Some of the geologists are convinced that those earthquakes are not only caused by fracking but that the fracking is causing the other geologic reactions. Earthquake or volcano not good either way considering we have a big nuclear plant in the area.
Fracking is definitely having an effect - Too many areas that are experiencing things that never were before prior to fracking.
most places when you find them a layer of lava and lava bubbles are there. I have never heard of volacano's in Arkansas.[/QUOTE] Do you actually have evidence of volcanic layers or lava bubbles? I you find any that would be of interest to those geologists who are supporting the theory. Be careful whom you give them to there are a lot of politics involved in this issue. On the other hand volcanoes are not necessary for fossilization. Have fun with your cool find.
Do you actually have evidence of volcanic layers or lava bubbles? I you find any that would be of interest to those geologists who are supporting the theory. Be careful whom you give them to there are a lot of politics involved in this issue. On the other hand volcanoes are not necessary for fossilization. Have fun with your cool find.[/QUOTE] yes, I'll go take a pic of some bubbles and lava rock. be back in a few. We don't need a bunch messin in our camp. we got enough poachers as it is.
