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'Tilite' ??? (Not Too Sure of Spelling)

I have just been watching a documentary about ‘how the earth

was formed’.

The programme led the viewer to South Africa. There, a geologist and the guy who was hosting the programme discussed the beautiful layer of ‘patterned’ rock they were standing on.

The rock had other pieces of rock fragments ‘crushed’ into it.

The geologist explained that it was the result of the glaciers moving down (yes I did say South Africa) the hillsides, crushing pieces of probably large rocks, into it.

The name of the rock is called ‘Tilite’ (spelling)??

When the programme finished, I checked the name – I cannot find any, reference to it! I have never heard of this rock and would welcome, any information about it.

It is a slightly ‘granity’ look to it – if that is any help . . .

Okay, I am off to bed, g’night all xxx

posted on Jan 17, 2011 6:08 PM ()

Comments:

Till: An unconsolidated sediment containing all sizes of fragments from clay to boulders deposited by glacial action, usually unbedded.

Tilite would be the definition of 'embedded' till or rock fragmenhts in other rock sediment.

You are welcome. I had several mineral samples of it in my collection before I gave it all to a museum.

comment by jondude on Jan 18, 2011 7:35 AM ()

Thank you Jon x Is tilite (the embedded sort) common? I have never, heard of it before and if it is common, is it ever mined for practical usage as is 'granite'? Is it as heavy as granite? I thought it to be very pretty rock.
Do you still go to places and notice something and stop to ascertain what it is - out of your own, curiosity? I think it so clever of someone to know, straight away what happened way back in earths time, by studying an area of the Earths surface, amazing!
Once again Jon, many thanx

reply by febreze on Jan 18, 2011 2:49 PM ()

I didn't see Marg's comment before I tried googling tilite and a bunch of strange things came up, so I googled "South African glacial deposits" and up came an article that mentions:

"nonsorted debris (tillite) containing abundant clay-free rock flour"

It sounds a little bit like our decomposing granite, not very interesting looking unless you've got a geologist there gushing over it and telling you all about the ice age.

comment by troutbend on Jan 17, 2011 10:30 PM ()

I became intrigued when I saw the smooth rock surface - gosh it was pretty! When I heard what it was called, I became curious, I had thought it was a type of granite, I had never heard of a substance called 'tilite' - so, I had to investigate further . . .
As I have told Marg, I used MSN to try and find out - I came up with 'titanium wheelchairs'

I will use google next time

Thank you so much for investigating for me

I was surprised at the ice age engulfing Africa, but it was a very early time in the life of the planet, when Africa was still adjoined to other tectonic plates. It was immensily interesting.

reply by febreze on Jan 18, 2011 2:36 PM ()

Google Tillite. Interesting articles on it.

comment by nittineedles on Jan 17, 2011 6:36 PM ()

I didn't use 'google' when I looked it up last night, I used MSN - all I found was 'titanium' wheelchair sales

I have read Jondudes comment and now I am a little wiser.
The tv programme showed the rock as a smooth 'flat' surface - I was thinking it would be lovely as a work surface or similar. Thanx for checking it out for me

I will, use google, next time

reply by febreze on Jan 18, 2011 2:22 PM ()

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