Purple argillite. Among the oldest sedimentary stones on the planet, estimated to be between 500 million years old and possibly billions.

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I share these little geology facts as I'm learning them.. just so that's clear haha

I'm here for it! I love rocks and things โ˜บ๏ธ

I'm glad some people enjoy the rock notes. I'm usually quite excited to be posting about it lol

It's fascinating!

Looks like a dino fossil tooth. ๐Ÿฆ–

I have a Dino vertebrae! Want to see it? ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃ

#YESTR

This is one of the coolest things I have ever found. (No veelog, sorry. ๐Ÿ˜…)

I remember cracking open sandstone rocks as a kid and finding fossils of sea creatures inside. A good way to have fun with a hammer.

It's still fun. I get irrationally excited about rocks, though lol

It's good to have hobbies ๐Ÿชจ๐Ÿ‘Œ

What is it?

It's a dinosaur vertebrae.

Thatโ€™s awesome

Is there more to find?

Vertebralog LFG

๐Ÿค” you'd think tectonic shifting would push rock that old down to magma... Must be rare

Thrust faults bring them up.