GeologyRocks

My dad found this unusual stone many years ago whilst strolling along a beach on the South Coast of England (he can't remember which one). It's made up of three smooth spheres that appear to have been fused together. The stone is lighter along the joins and they have a sandy texture. My dad thought it was a lump of old iron, but it is not magnetic and not as heavy. I was wondering if anyone out there might know what it is and how it came to be on the South Coast.

Many Thanks!

Paul.

Hello!  I have had this rock for about 25 years and I would love to find out what it is.  Can some help me identify this?  Thank you!

Well once again, sorry I haven't been able to give GR my full attention recently I've been a busy bunny! I've not really fallen off the face of the earth, I'm in Cardiff for the next nine months studying MSc Care of Collections, I'm really looking forward to it, lectures start next week.

On a related note I don't suppose anyone knows of any part-time jobs going in Cardiff at the moment do they?

Thanks.

I'm in a bit of a creative mood (it happens every now and again - I get periods where I get lots of ideas, then nothing for a while) and have thought of a list of tutorials I would like to see on this site in the near future. My aim is that I could write them, but I'm sure folk who've been around here a while know that whilst I aim to do a lot of good things, I don't seem to always get around to them...So, I thought I'd list them here, so other people could have a go first, if I don't get there!

The graph shows visitor numbers on the site over the last month. Note that it's lower than the 10,000/month peak we had earlier this year (it's at ~7,500/month), but look at the increase in the last few weeks. Do you think the Universities are back ?

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It was really a great time when I joined _{Integrated M.Sc.} in Earth Sciences{Applied Geology};

In Pondicherry Central University,Puducherry,INDIA

Lots of things rock my kasbah,  although i'm not actually certain what a kasbah is, it has the word rock in it which is enough.(Something to do with Indiana Jones possibly, and/or the middle of the desert n lots of camels.)

I'm here because I like rocks and have too much time on my hands.

I've been pondering something lately. It's been evoked from a number of things; Dawkins' recent C4 programme, a discussion on SciForums and a meandering around the web for climate change denialist sites.

Ok so i aint been here in a while...... And i'm in a much different situation these days. Basically I finished the third year on my geology degree in may, and I passed, but didn't do well enough to get into my final year, and in UCD that means I just get a general BSc degree (as opposed to an honours one) and there's no way i can repeat the year which is so so annoying!

This article on the Guardian (about Dawkin's new programme) has made my day:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/aug/02/television.television