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RobVG — 5/15/2004 9:40:27 PM (archived)

I used to work with many different sizes of crushed basalt in construciton- up to 2 ton chunks. It's remarkable how basalt will break into about a dozen recognizable shapes with their faces at similar angels. Seems like the freezing and thawing kind of erosion would likely cause the "pointyness".

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Wind erosion at Endurance Crater - Nick Hoffman - 5/15/2004 11:54:26 AM
- If sulfate rocks are soft then what of NASA exhumation model for blueberry formation - bruced - 5/16/2004 10:17:44 PM
  - Thank you - yes, they are tektites - E.P. Grondie - 5/17/2004 10:55:01 PM
    - re: Yes, let us skip the science and play with fiction. - Chris Vancil - 5/17/2004 11:23:36 PM
      - No thanks... - E.P. Grondine - 5/19/2004 7:07:21 PM
- Crater asymmetry - Philip Simon - 5/15/2004 9:38:37 PM
- re: Wind erosion at Endurance Crater - Tom Brosz - 5/15/2004 2:34:44 PM
  - Cracked - RobVG - 5/15/2004 9:40:27 PM
  - Ventifacts - Flat vs Pointy - Nick Hoffman - 5/15/2004 3:24:20 PM
    - Thanks! - Tom Brosz - 5/15/2004 6:01:59 PM

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