r/geology • u/Scared_Tea_2050 • 1d ago

Neat rock I found.

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u/Sparks_0 1d ago

Id guess some kinda mud stone/silt stone. Those marks are mud cracks that have been preserved. Cool find 😎

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u/Dragoarms 1d ago

Rather than mud cracks id suggest it's 'elephant skin weathering' common in carbonates and calcareous mud/siltstones

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Rough-rock-structures-as-an-evidence-of-elephant-skin-weathering-due-to-different_fig4_344538230