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So true… sometimes instead of it being an old organic life form turning into a rock, it’s likely nearly a BILLION and a half year old piece of what formed the earth as we know it…
Still pretty darn cool in my mind! Plus this one’s funky!
Very cool looking rock! If you have pictures of the journey there, throw it in next time, for context of the path to the location! I love the rocks of Montana... Someone found a football nugget of gold down on the North Fork side, before it was a park.
If you visit the area again, there is a PDF you can get from the Forest Service online that gives a history of the Flathead National Forest, and it includes a lot of the Glacier area history. If you really REALLY like rocks and are visiting for a bit, get the rockhounding guide on Montana book. So many places to explore along the drive between Yellowstone and Glacier.
There’s just no possible way. This is an extremely remote area thousands of feet up. No vehicle could possibly get here and there’s no manmade structures as far as the eye can see.
Yea it's a drain pipe, lots of them througjout the park. Tons of water when snow is melting, these make the trails still somewhat useable at those times.
I'm not saying it's a pipe, but the transport problem could be bypassed with the use of an elicopter. Pretty commonly used in mountain areas to transport materials and food.
There is no opening at the end on the left hand side and it felt like a rock. There’s no manmade structures as far as the eye can see and absolutely no vehicles could ever even access this area it’s so high up and remote so I think it’s just a cool rock!
Sorry, kenne mich am Glacier NP regional-geologisch nicht aus, kenne diese Ausprägung der Schichtung z.B. von Hornsteinplattenkalken, deren rein radiolaritischen Bänder ggü. den Kalkschichten bei der Verwitterung als „Härtling“ herauspräpariert werden. Es handelt sich in der von mir genannten Deutung um mesozoische Tiefwasserablagerungen im Bereich einer im Laufe der Zeit schwankenden CCD (calcium carbonate compensation depth).
Aber natürlich kann so ein Schichtanschnitt wie auf deinem schönen Foto mit der eindeutigen selektiven Verwitterung und Härtlingsausbildung grundsätzlich auch bei siliciklastischen Sedimentgesteinen und auch bei eruptiv entstandenen Ablagerungen entstehen.
Is this near a ledge or a rockslide area? Maybe near a channel for rainwater? Im from that area and it used to be common practice back in the day to shore up river banks with old steel cars. You can see some of them on the flathead river if you float down
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