[NHCOLL-L:5890] RE: Geology specimen identification

[Shelton, Sally Y.]

I ran this past one of our geologists and received this response:

From: Fox, James E.
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 7:31 PM
To: Shelton, Sally Y.
Subject: RE: Geology specimen identification


Hi Sally,
Greetings from El Paso.. The photo looks like "locally" cemented layers of beach sandstone...the surrounding sands were not cemented and thus easily eroded away.  Localized cementation such as this is not that uncommon.
Jim Fox



Sally Y. Shelton, Collections Manager and Faculty Instructor
Museum of Geology and Paleontology Research Laboratory
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 E. St. Joseph
Rapid City, SD   57701
Sally.Shelton at sdsmt.edu
605.394.2487


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From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Ashley Henderson
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:53 PM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:5889] Geology specimen identification

Dear list,
We had a woman offer a donation which she says a geologist identified as a fulgurite.  I have attached an image of the specimen.   Our only staff member with a small background in geology says this is not a fulgurite and it indeed does not match any image or description of one that we can find.  However, she cannot identify what it actually is.  Can anyone out there identify this specimen.  It was found on a beach, partly covered in sand.  Thanks in advance for any information.

Best Regards,

Ashley

Ashley Henderson
Collection Manager
Corpus Christi Museum
of Science and History
361-826-4659

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