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Originally posted by rikriley Here is a question were these sea creatures genetically engineered or is this their normal size without manipulation? Rik Riley
Originally posted by blue bird
What than you say about ( hematite) iron ( and we see the color more than we want) in fact protecting organisms from UV radiation?
Originally posted by blue bird
And what about this very dark rocks - they look like covered with some kind of primitive life? Like desert varnish (also magnetite)!
Originally posted by blue bird/url]
Does anybody know which part of spacecraft is this cube block...I am supposing that this is our belongings
Originally posted by zorgon
Sand Calcite "Sand Spikes" from Imperial Valley, California. These are calcite concretions...on a post
All of this is proof positive that the area was wet, not volcanic...
At least... it satisfies me
What are they? No one really knows—other than they obviously fall under the heading of concretions by virtue of their method of occurrence and basic mineralogical composition. The long points, westerly oriented, are the most provocative aspect of this truly unique locality.
Others have suggested that the have somehow been affected by an unknown magnetic force that oriented their westerly growth. It has also been suggested that they are some type of fulgurite, which is positively incorrect, and not by any stretch of the imagination are they prehistoric man-made artifacts.
In any event, it is always interesting to note that there are, indeed, geological formations that still remain surrounded by an aura of mystery. Incidentally, this locality has been totally exhausted by pick, shovel, and most unfortunately, bulldozer. The latter technique was very unsuccessful, essentially managing only to crush many hundreds of fine specimens.