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Identifying rocks found in Pennsylvania
Jun 24th, 2022 at 10:36am
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My son (12yo) rockhounds while I fish. He mainly collects for color. He does his best to identify them, he likes to label and display them in his room. He found 2 that we have had no luck identifying. They were found on a gravel bar on the Schuykill River in Philadelphia, PA. The larger one has a glassy, white coating with a hard sandy looking bluish gray interior. Not sure if this is natural or construction debris. The small ones are almost perfectly spherical, they look like they've been tumbled in the river for quite some time. Almost completely black. When broken open they look like charcoal inside, but much harder. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  

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Re: Identifying rocks found in Pennsylvania
Reply #1 - Jun 24th, 2022 at 9:48pm
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Hello Will.ambo215, Thanks for the pictures! Smiley
Sounds like you and your son have a good arrangement.

Don't know that I'll be much help tho. The first piece 'could' be some sort of limestone, but I think I'll agree with you and guess it's some sort of cement or construction debris.
The rounded balls 'may' be some sort of iron concretion, but because of their very spherical shape I'm thinking they could be something man-made as well. Check them with a magnet if you haven't already.
Sorry I can't be more helpful, but keep on hunting!
  
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Re: Identifying rocks found in Pennsylvania
Reply #2 - Jun 28th, 2022 at 8:21am
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Hmm this is potentially from the Pottsville Formation -- Gray conglomerate, fine- to coarse-grained sandstone, and siltstone and shale containing minable anthracite coals.

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=PAPAp%3B7
  

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