Cwhatisthisthing·What is this thing?byCruse2382 rock found on beach in the uk SOLVED Son found this on the beach and is adamant its something special. About the size of a lump of coal with glass like speckals.View original on lemmy.world23Comments3
CCow_says_moo lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyIt's likely to be gabbro, a very common type of rock I'm afraid. Doesn't mean it can't be special to him! https://geology.com/rocks/gabbro.shtml13
MMiarolitic replylemmy.worldYip definitely gabbro. OP, the light/ white mineral is plagioclase the dark almost black mineral is pyroxene. If you look at it in sunlight anything with a dark green colour is probably Olivine8
It's likely to be gabbro, a very common type of rock I'm afraid. Doesn't mean it can't be special to him!
https://geology.com/rocks/gabbro.shtml
Yip definitely gabbro.
OP, the light/ white mineral is plagioclase the dark almost black mineral is pyroxene.
If you look at it in sunlight anything with a dark green colour is probably Olivine
Thanks guys