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We love getting questions about mining, minerals and geology!
We were asked about these unusual-looking rocks at Roy Island, just west of #MelmerbyBeach in #Pictou County.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
@TimHoustonNS @karla_macf_pc @SeanFraserMP
We were asked about these unusual-looking rocks at Roy Island, just west of #MelmerbyBeach in #Pictou County.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
@TimHoustonNS @karla_macf_pc @SeanFraserMP
Coincidentally, Ron van Dommellen, who has a great web site about #NovaScotia minerals (nsminerals.atspace.com), visited the same site recently and reports that the rocks at Roy Island have many plant fossils in them, including sections of branches and trunks.
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#nspoli #cbpoli
The darker rocks in the centre are a plant fossil that has become a mixture of stone and coal.
The Geological Survey of Canada suggests the yellow material in the picture is likely jarosite, a mineral that contains iron, sulfate and potassium.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
The Geological Survey of Canada suggests the yellow material in the picture is likely jarosite, a mineral that contains iron, sulfate and potassium.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
