Well, it's clearly stone rather than earth. There is very little soil or even gravel on the mountain. But I'm not terribly good at identifying the rock types. I know it's not obsidian or conglomerate. It didn't look like granite. Limestone seems like a likely option.
Wait. Whist, you weren't the first anonymous? I had assumed it was you. (I mean who else I know would make random observations about geology?) (Okay, I'm going to guess. Was it radioboy?)
10/13/2006 09:08:00 AM
[Image] 尖峰山 Originally uploaded by serapio. I have posted a few more photos of the area, starring the local geographical landmark, Jian-Feng Shan. This mountain is about two miles north of the campus, and on most days it is clearly visible even through the fog. Its means Pointy-Peak Mountain, and that pretty accurately describes it. It rises about 1000ft in less than a mile of trail, and the top is just big enough for a couple small picnicking parties. I hiked up the trail the day after I took this picture, and it is necessary to take many rests on the way up. It has been raining or sprinkling 24hrs a day for much of the last week, so everything is fairly wet, but temperatures are pleasant.
"尖峰山"
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Hmm, looks like it could be lime stone hill, not an earth hill. Could you check that for me?
9/24/2006 11:28:00 AM
Well, it's clearly stone rather than earth. There is very little soil or even gravel on the mountain. But I'm not terribly good at identifying the rock types. I know it's not obsidian or conglomerate. It didn't look like granite. Limestone seems like a likely option.
9/25/2006 04:39:00 PM
My guess is it's limestone, too.
whist.
10/11/2006 08:54:00 PM
Wait. Whist, you weren't the first anonymous? I had assumed it was you. (I mean who else I know would make random observations about geology?) (Okay, I'm going to guess. Was it radioboy?)
10/13/2006 09:08:00 AM