[Rockhounds] Fordite

[Alan Silverstein]

> I thought it was clever that someone would use an otherwise waste
> material for lapidary...

One time out rockhounding a remote area, but near a paved road, I found
a bright yellow rock(?) about 3" across and nearly 1" thick, flattish
with rounded edges, some pitting, not very dense at all.  It was still
rather tough to cut through or otherwise abrade.  I took it into our
local club, where someone told me it was...  Dried highway lane marker
paint that must have built up and dropped off a paint truck.  Huh!

Cheers,
Alan Silverstein