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Identification of 2 Southern New Hampshire Rocks found near Bedrock Level


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Identification of 2 New Hampshire rocks found near bedrock level. One has a light orange color.  The other has a brownish color with tiny inclusions on one side.  Found on edge of forest on former farm land.  I think the brownish one could be granite.  The light orange one I have been researching and getting different answers. Not magnetic. See photos for size and weight. Thank you for your time. 

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What are the inclusions in the brownish rock? I looked up photos of rocks that looked like the orange rock and see it might be a hematoid?  

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This rock is a breccia with a matrix of an iron-colored sandstone. Clasts are likely quartz. See if a metal knife blade can scratch the white clasts.

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First is most probably a quartz pebble. Coloration comes from very, very tiny amounts of "limonite", most likely represented by the mineral goethite (FeO(OH)).

Second one is most probably a breccia to coarse grained sandstone. Porphyry it not very high up in the list.

Franz Bernhard

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The white clasts on the brownish rock do not scratch with a sharp metal knife.  
Mr. Bernhard you mentioned limonite on the first subject I posted about a horned shaped ironstone concretion I found. Thanks to all for your interest.  

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