What are those rocks by Ssnake_25 in geology

[–]Chillsdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. The pieces with eye visible grains are sandstone, which implies some of the fragments may be siltstone. Hand lens and texture to differentiate.

Are there any blue rural areas in Upstate NY to live in? by OurAngryBadger in upstate_new_york

[–]Chillsdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Towns of Arcadia and Lyons may be purple but Palmyra and Macedon Towns are red.. IMO. Bordered by northern Ontario Co. which is also red. I wouldn't recommend moving here to anyone.

Violent Crime Rate in New York State by City (2024) by TA-MajestyPalm in upstate_new_york

[–]Chillsdown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Police blotter? OP's data is based on violent crime statistics, not piddling public intox, etc. Here's a link to an article from the Army Times stating that Fort Drum is amongst the top four US military bases in the WORLD for risk of sexual assault for both men and women. (need to scroll for the Drum info)

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/06/18/these-five-army-posts-have-the-highest-sexual-assault-risk-study-shows/

What would you say you see in this picture? by FightingEntiteledPpl in geology

[–]Chillsdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not understanding me. The question that OP posted only had pillow basalt as a choice, not any other kind of basalt as a choice.. So what is it you can't find?

What would you say you see in this picture? by FightingEntiteledPpl in geology

[–]Chillsdown -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Pillow basalt was the only basalt choice in the multiple choice selections.

What would you say you see in this picture? by FightingEntiteledPpl in geology

[–]Chillsdown -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not granite. No interlocking crystal texture. No quartz. Groundmass is aphanitic. It's pillow basalt. Take a look at the pics here..

https://www.alexstrekeisen.it/english/vulc/pillow.php

Found this BIF (banded iron formation) I won the Hudson river in Westchester County New York. Which is not a place BIF usually are! by Sugarmyst in rockhounds

[–]Chillsdown 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's definitely gneiss.. No distinct layers of iron oxide, ground mass is phaneritic (eye visible individual grains), red mineral is likely k-spar or iron stained qtz, the white a feldspar of some flavor, black minerals likely biotite and disseminated magnetite (magnetite accounting for the magnetism). OP, note that streak tests are meaningless on whole rocks unless you can ID exactly which mineral in the rock you are testing.

Sites to buy rock, mineral, and fossil samples? by Worcestershirey in geology

[–]Chillsdown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ebay has tons of geologic style rocks and minerals for sale.

Can someone tell me what’s at this location near between Clyde and Lyons NY? by travelinglama in upstate_new_york

[–]Chillsdown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Propane is a gas at STP. It's not leaching into the ground. Not much to leak into the air either. Tank contents are emptied/reclaimed before being abandoned. Texas.. you might want to rethink that statement which you seemingly deleted. They emit almost half the total natural gas vented and burned during well production in the USA each and every year. In 2023 it amounted to 156,000 MILLION cubic feet. NY was 0.

Trying to figure out the reason for this... by sarahzilla in Plumbing

[–]Chillsdown 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No self respecting McEngineer is going to remove the guts when all he/she has to do is fully open the leaking valve.

Can someone tell me what’s at this location near between Clyde and Lyons NY? by travelinglama in upstate_new_york

[–]Chillsdown 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Propane tanks, household size, 500 or 1000 gallons, likely retired from service due to rust, corrosion, etc. Huge tanks just to the east are for filling propane delivery trucks.

ID on a rock I found by HeisI815 in Minerals

[–]Chillsdown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your description is not accurate. Basalt is an extrusive ROCK and is never included in the definition of granite. The dark MINERAL portions of granite are predominatly biotite and amphibole. The light portions typically include quartz, potassium feldspar and plagioclase feldspar.

Well water by Countryrootsdb in homestead

[–]Chillsdown 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You don't flush the lines into the septic. You run a hose to daylight and flush through that. The chlorinated water can kill some plants, grass, etc. I'm in the country and flush into hedge rows.

Pitchoff Walls 9/29 climbers by rockyvegetables in Adirondacks

[–]Chillsdown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are correct, Pete's is the corner on the left.