Animal stone

I have had various opinions on this one including: buffalo, fish, hippopotamus, and pig....your views are welcome...the stone was a gift from a geologist friend of mine.

Regards,
Tom

Tom: Do you know what kind of stone this is? I mean geologically.
I have a stone, collected by Harry Hirao, which I got in California a few years ago which always reminded me of a buffalo, too. I believe it is green jasper.
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Hi, Alan:

I will check with my friend to answer your question...your stone is indeed reminiscent of a buffalo...thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Tom

Tom Simonyi wrote:I have had various opinions on this one including: buffalo, fish, hippopotamus, and pig....your views are welcome...the stone was a gift from a geologist friend of mine.

Regards,
Tom

I think it seems like a buffalo more:)

Alan Walker wrote:Tom: Do you know what kind of stone this is? I mean geologically.
I have a stone, collected by Harry Hirao, which I got in California a few years ago which always reminded me of a buffalo, too. I believe it is green jasper.
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It's too bad, the picture is not clear:(

Hi, Alan:

Here is the reply you requested:

"The stone is limestone from the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. It is likely a formation called the Tonoloway Limestone and has weathered features common to subsurface meteoric water dissolution of the carbonate. This is the same type of erosion that occurs in Karst Terrain where caves are formed and the deep linear features are fractures that were filled with calcite that dissolve faster than the fine grained limestone."

Regards,
Tom Simonyi

Thanks, Tom. I know that the geology is not that interesting to some, but I really enjoy learning about the types of stones and how they are formed and where they are likely to be found.

For my opinion this stone more like to some dinosaur’s head … Anyway, this stone interesting enough sample of Keischo-Seki.

Alan: You are most welcome, and I too, enjoy hearing about the geologic history.

Leonid: Thanks for your input...I am not familiar with the classification you referred to, but I will certainly research it...thanks for providing me with that opportunity.

Regards,
Tom