I have this rock which looks like a normal lava rock (dark red color, full of holes, like a hard sponge) and I have had this rock for about 10 years. It's been sitting in a box the entire time. I was soaking a few of my shinier stones in regular tap water and threw the above stone in as well (not sure why, just did) and it sat in the water about 5 minutes (no more than 10) and it now has this bright green moss like stuff growing out the holes! There was nothing on this rock, but this stuff literally grew within minutes. Any idea what the heck is going on? Maybe I was wrong about the type of rock? The moss-like vegetation is a super bright green, it's remarkable.
2007-07-28 21:24:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It might be a chemical reaction. The rock may be made up of a thing which on reacting with water causes a voluminous green mass to grow.
If however it seems to be a living organism, these may be spores which had survived in or on the rock.
Show the rock to a geologist.
2007-07-28 21:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a crystal structure that forms from water still in the pocket.
2007-07-28 22:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunno,I know about nothing about rocks.WAY cool,though.
2007-07-28 21:33:29 · answer #3 · answered by M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋