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Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:38 pm

As Ponygoons' resident rocktologist, and now that I am situated firmly at home, I am now open to any questions anyone may have regarding rocks. So, go for it.


I would post the rock emoticon but its a bit too sexy for me.

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by PictishBeast » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:46 pm

You know that song by ELO, "Turn to Stone"?

Could that... could that, like, really happen? :maud:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by mochabean (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm

What kind of wine should be served with rocks? :maud:

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Post by reidransom » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm

I may be going work on a deep sea drill ship. Is that considered violence against rocks? :maud:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Shotgunbadger (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm

I love rocks.

There's no joke here, I just fuckin love rocks. What's your favorite rock.

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:57 pm

PictishBeast wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:46 pm
You know that song by ELO, "Turn to Stone"?

Could that... could that, like, really happen? :maud:
Yes. Many lives have been claimed by this very process. Do you know Stonehenge? Tread carefully.
reidransom wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm
I may be going work on a deep sea drill ship. Is that considered violence against rocks? :maud:
This is exactly what I do for a living. It's not violence against rocks, it's freeing them from their oceanic prison.
MochaBean wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm
What kind of wine should be served with rocks? :maud:
You'll have to be more specific here. Many different rocks have many different tastes, with many variants of wine to accompany them.
shotgunbadger wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:48 pm
I love rocks.

There's no joke here, I just fuckin love rocks. What's your favorite rock.
Excellent question. :maud: My rock of choice is eclogite. It has a dazzling red and green appearance, given by the olivine-rich ultramafic material from the lower mantle and garnet inclusions. And because it comes from far below the crustal surface, it sometimes transports diamonds. It is truly a magnificent rocks, and proves that metamorphic rocks are the best rocks.

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by The Ghost of Ember (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:57 pm

Have you ever met a rock you didn't like? :maud:
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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:01 pm

[quote="The post_id=43968 time=1396403820 user_id=143]Have you ever met a rock you didn't like? :maud:[/quote]

Yes. Bentonite clay. It's essentially clay with volcanic ash mixed in, making it extremely absorbant. Ever walk across a layer of bentonite? It's like quicksand. It almost caused me to fall down a mountainside too. Fuck bentonite.

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Post by dilettante » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:06 pm

Lichen on rocks: beautiful symbiosis or disgusting parasitism?

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Octavia (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:09 pm

Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic? Which is best and why? :tom:
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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by reidransom » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:11 pm

Frosthawk wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:57 pm
This is exactly what I do for a living. It's not violence against rocks, it's freeing them from their oceanic prison.
Are you familiar with the JOIDES Resolution and Chikyu? That's where I may end up, one or both of those at times. It's very exciting :maud:

Also, what's the most fun part about core samples?

And bentonite is pretty useful for clarifying wines.
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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by The Ghost of Ember (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:11 pm

Why did David Lee Roth leave Van Halen?
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Post by Luneshot » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:11 pm

dilettante wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:06 pm
Lichen on rocks: beautiful symbiosis or disgusting parasitism?
It looks nice.

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Maximum Tomfoolery (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:14 pm

Can rocks dream?

If rocks could dream, what would they dream about?

Why did my pet rock run away?

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by mr man » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:14 pm

What are your thoughts on concrete? Does smashing up a bunch of rocks so we can make buildings strike you as barbaric? :maud:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:16 pm

dilettante wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:06 pm
Lichen on rocks: beautiful symbiosis or disgusting parasitism?
Beautiful symbiosis. Also, since they tend to cling on to specific types of rock, they make identifying formations in the field easier. Nothing cooler than seeing bright orange and going "aha, that's the Wilson Limestone!"
Igneous, Sedimentary, or Metamorphic? Which is best and why?
As above, metamorphics are the best, because they are (often) a combination of all three. It takes already interesting rocks and and warps them and make them even more interesting. Metamorphics are often also the most beautiful. :tom:
Why did David Lee Roth leave Van Halen?
Roth was getting all of the attention due to his flamboyant personality, making mainstream audiences overlook the rest of the band, including Van Halen himself. This caused tension in the band, and Roth decided he could just do better on his own.
Are you familiar with the JOIDES Resolution and Chikyu? That's where I may end up, one or both of those at times. It's very exciting :maud:

Also, what's the most fun part about core samples?
I've heard of JOIDES, we once had them out on our rig. Core samples are fun because they give you a full picture of a given rock column. Much more detail, you can usually trace back specific events in them.
What are your thoughts on concrete? Does smashing up a bunch of rocks so we can make buildings strike you as barbaric?
I dislike cement; they sometimes show up in my samples after a casing run. They get in the way of the real rocks. Tip: you can distinguish cement in these situations from real rock using Phenolphthalein: if you pour some on cement, in turns purple.
Can rocks dream?

If rocks could dream, what would they dream about?

Why did my pet rock run away?
Yes, they can. They dream about abandoning their owners. Your rock was simply fulfilling its dreams.

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by agradify » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:19 pm

I'm turning into a rock. What do?

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by BartonFink (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:21 pm

What's a really cool thing about rocks that people don't know, or something that you can drop into a rock conversation to sound smart? :tom:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:22 pm

agradify wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:19 pm
I'm turning into a rock. What do?
Just go with it. Your life will be considerably more boring now, but it will last a real long time, and you'll eventually be reincarnated as something else. Isn't that exciting? :maud:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Frosthawk (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:24 pm

BartonFink wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:21 pm
What's a really cool thing about rocks that people don't know, or something that you can drop into a rock conversation to sound smart? :tom:
Certain sequences of rocks give a record of the rising and receding of sea levels; these are essentially place markers of the earth's orbit around the sun as it goes through periods of being closer and further away. :tom:

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by mr man » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:08 pm

Frosthawk wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:16 pm

I dislike cement; they sometimes show up in my samples after a casing run. They get in the way of the real rocks. Tip: you can distinguish cement in these situations from real rock using Phenolphthalein: if you pour some on cement, in turns purple.

How does cemcent get in the samples?

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by BartonFink (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:12 pm

Frosthawk wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:24 pm
Certain sequences of rocks give a record of the rising and receding of sea levels; these are essentially place markers of the earth's orbit around the sun as it goes through periods of being closer and further away. :tom:
This is pretty coal

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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by The Ghost of Ember (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:13 pm

agradify wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:19 pm
I'm turning into a rock. What do?
Stop looking the cockatrice in the eye. :maud:
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Re: Ask me anything about rocks

Post by Ragnar (?) » Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:59 pm

In a fight between all rocks, what rock would win. Allowed: rolling, breaking, melting, exploding, hiding
Not allowed: biting, fishhooking, erosion
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