New Members Dean Unger Posted June 13 New Members Share Posted June 13 I found these unusual symmetrical grooves in the side of a mountain in the Cowichan Valley several years ago. I realize this is not a fossil, but to date has been challenging to try and identify how these may originated, but am hoping for a direction for further research. Any suggestions please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Glacial striations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Moved to GEOLOGY. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Dean Unger Posted June 13 Author New Members Share Posted June 13 Thank you. The perfect edge on the right side seemed unnatural, however I realize nature can be quite creative at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) Would glacial striations be that deep, and slightly out of parallel (as they look to me)? I wonder if someone was trying to cut blocks of rock for building purposes back in the day, and then quit. Just a wild alternate guess. Edited June 16 by Wrangellian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 Another possibility is differential weathering within a thick bed of limestone or some other type of sedimentary rock. Variations of grains, matrix, cementation and/or impurities could cause various zones to weather at different rates. 2 3 Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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