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"Dragon" Skull
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By I_gotta_rock
Taxonomy
Limonite
Kingdom: n/a
Phylum: n/a
Class: n/a
Order: n/a
Family: n/a
Genus: n/a
Species: n/a
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Silurian
Epoch: Late
Stratigraphy
Iron Hill Pluton
Provenance
Collector: me
Date Collected: 08/01/2007
Acquired by: Field Collection
Location
Iron Hill Park
New Castle County
Delaware
United States
Comments
Limonite is a type of iron-rich mineral found in igneous formations. It was once used as a source of iron ore and in Delaware was mined for the purpose for two centuries. Limonite tends to form with vugs of easily-weathered minerals, including druse quartz, which leave behind gaping holes and slots. It is easy to picture skulls and other bones in these rocks, whether freshly fractured or stream-worn. This one always reminded me of a dragon skull.
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