Did they ever get that fellow it fell on from underneath? :-) Wayne
Paul McCool wrote: > Stone mountain may be a larger hunk of rock, but it isn't free-standing, nor > is Ayres Rock. They are both monolithic and only partially exposed. Giant > rock is completely exposed as it sits on the desert floor. Giant Rock broke > about ten years ago, shedding a chunk the size of a large bus. The break > was caused by thermal stress from repeated campfires under a large overhang > on its south side. I've attached before and after pics. Sadly, the > pristine white of the break has since been defaced with spray paint, motor > oil, and a coat of bright red paint, applied by some "artist" from L.A. > > Paul M. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Hairston" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:11 PM > Subject: [Papermodels II 34932] Re: Hello Everyone!! > > > > Theirs also Stone Mountain Georgia. > It's a single granite rock I understand. > > Jim > > James J. Hairston > 8559 Birch Creek Rd. > Keller Tx. 76248 > H: (817) 337-4183; E-Mail: [email protected] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Paul McCool > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Papermodels II 34919] Re: Hello Everyone!! > > > Giant Rock is the world's largest free-standing boulder in the world. > Located next to Spy Mountain in Landers, California, this stony behemoth is > seven stories high and covers 5800 square feet. > > For those who are wondering, "But isn't Ayers Rock in Australia the > biggest? That's another huge rock, but it is not free standing. A > sedimentary rock, Ayers is partially, if not mostly, buried. > > Geologists consider Giant Rock to be an "erratic" deposited during the last > Ice Age." It is estimated to be 65 and 135 million years old. > > When the rock split in February, 2000, its interior was discovered to be > gleaming white granite. > > Ayres Rock is actually the second largest monolithic rock in the world. > And, yes, your desert is worse. I like ours. <VBG> > > Paul M. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mandy F" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:58 PM > Subject: [Papermodels II 34917] Re: Hello Everyone!! > > >> Hang on.. I thought WE had the biggest rock? And we have our own desert. >> Worse than yours. ;) >> >> .... McCool... desert.. hmmmm >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul McCool" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 2:16 PM >> Subject: [Papermodels II 34914] Re: Hello Everyone!! >> >> >>> I'm not jealous of the Aussies. My desert is just as nice to look at as >>> their Outback, and we have bigger rocks.<VBG> >>> >>> Paul M. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Papermodels II" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:40 PM >>> Subject: [Papermodels II 34913] Re: Hello Everyone!! >>> >>> >>>> Hey--not everybody on this list is from Oz--just some of the more >>>> important ones. Those of us elsewhere are sometimes jealous. >>>> >>>> John Freeman >>>> Vancouver Island >>>> Canada >>> >> > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Universal Health Care...NOW! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Papermodels?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
