Sounds like the name of a song............
Just wanted to post some pics of this material for the record.
Mudstone or Argillite. Shale or Siltstone.
These first two were found very close to each other in Chatham Co.
There are many, many varieties of the first red and black
banded piece from all over the state, country, and world.
Compact hardened, or indurated, pieces like this are called
Mudstone. They have the tendency to fall apart at the
layers like Shale.
I think,
, sometimes these layers get "altered" and are
infused with more silica, making them hard enough to be
called Jasper?
The second pic is a very unique rock type for anywhere.
I would call it a mixture of Siltstone and Sandstone due to
some of the visible particles.
Clay sized particles= sub-microscopic
Silt sized particles= microscopic
Sand sized particles= visible to the unaided eye
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