[Rockhounds] Fordite

[Tim Fisher]

Believe it or not people actually LOOK for the stuff. Will wonders never
cease?

Tim Fisher
Http://OreRockOn.com 
Email nospam at orerockon.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
Behalf Of Alan Silverstein
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 7:03 PM
To: rockhounds at rockhounds.drizzle.com
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Fordite

> 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

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