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Re: Traveling South: The San Luis Obispo County Highpoint
« Reply #20 on: December 04, 2012, 08:45:51 AM »
what's really going to bake your noodle is that we know what greywacke is!

Not a stretch since I know Mudders sin at the Castle :)
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Re: Traveling South: The San Luis Obispo County Highpoint
« Reply #21 on: December 04, 2012, 10:53:30 PM »
That first group of rocks looks granitic - the second group looks like graywacke - I know - NERD!

It's been almost ten years since I was down there last, but I seem to recall that most of the rock i saw along the way looked like some form of sandstone.  The digital camera I was carrying in 2003 is now outclassed by the front cam on most smartphones :) so it may not be easy to tell from the pics.

There are some big sandstone formations in the area (I think Painted Rock is one) but a little googling tells me there is also basalt and granite.

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Re: Traveling South: The San Luis Obispo County Highpoint
« Reply #22 on: December 05, 2012, 09:53:20 AM »
It's been almost ten years since I was down there last, but I seem to recall that most of the rock i saw along the way looked like some form of sandstone.  There are some big sandstone formations in the area (I think Painted Rock is one) but a little googling tells me there is also basalt and granite.

No big deal. Rock I.D. is a tricky business and without being able to get a closer look, I can't be sure either.
That first pic looks like granitic rock to me because of the color and the way it is weathering.
The surface looks really nubbly/coarse - probably a result of large crystals of different minerals disintegrating at different rates. 

The second pic shows layered strata in the distance - so if the rocks in the foreground correlate, it's a good bet they are also sedimentary - and the color looks right. Too far away to speculate further.

Of course I could be wrong :)

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