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Volcanic rock from Kuwait?

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Volcanic rock from Kuwait?

Postby bitterbrook on Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:04 am

A friend of mine tripped over this rock while he was in Kuwait and brought it home.

Looks volcanic to me. Anyone got a Kuwaiti rock ID book?

http://bitterbrook.com/closeup.php?item=UNK007 for a BIG photo.

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Postby Spacegold on Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:20 am

Pretty stone, Steve. I haven't a clue about its origins, but there may be other than volcanic processes that could produce such a pattern.
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Postby Rockwerks on Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:24 am

I have no clue, could it possibly be a brecciated stone within desert glass? It looks nice. How hard is it?
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Postby tonyterner on Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:47 am

Sure does look brecciated but you don't see them with such small pieces very often.
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