I'm trying to figure out what kind of rodk this artifact was carved from. It's either a dragon or a tiger from China(I can't tell yet.) It's obviously recent, but carved by a traditionalist. The stone is polished so I can't tell what kind of surface it had. It is white with what looks like blood vessels which extend into capillaries. There are a couple of dark(black?) spots under the surface. The white area is slightly translucent. I wanted to say it was sedimentary, but the layers move in different directions. It kind of looks like marble, like the opposite of Dragon Marble. When tapped, it has a ping sound to it, like a cross between metal and glass. (I guess that would make sense, although some rocks sound flat or hollow) Would the cappilaries indicate metamorphasis? Any help???
2006-06-05 13:03:20 · 5 answers · asked by Rockstar 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
This might help:
http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/MinRockID/RockID/RockIDChart.html
2006-06-05 13:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it could be igneous because of the translucent characteristics
2006-06-06 03:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by top_spin_lob 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry Cant Help
2006-06-05 20:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by mks 7-15-02 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its probably what u said... i had a rock test in school a few weeks ago.
2006-06-05 20:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by chocolatecat592 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it soapstone?
2006-06-05 20:07:07 · answer #5 · answered by R H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋