Your favourite rock (geology, not sweets)

[Firky]

Reminds me of seeing black beaches on the NE coast years ago due to the enormous amount of coal waste that was tipped into the sea over the years when the collieries were in their heyday. You used to see people with wheelbarrows and the like on the beach collecting it - free fuel so why not, and a welcome bonus if you're skint, as many in the area where at the time.

They filmed Aliens 3 on Blast Beach, Seaham, County Durham because the shoreline is black with coal silt. The sea colliers are more numerous again because of fuel poverty, they use it to keep their own warms home, give some away to the local communities and sell a bit to put food on their table. It's like Britain has regressed 60 years in the last few years we've had a tory government.

 

[ViolentPanda]

They filmed Aliens 3 on Blast Beach, Seaham, County Durham because the shoreline is black with coal silt. The sea colliers are more numerous again because of fuel poverty, they use it to keep their own warms home, give some away to the local communities and sell a bit to put food on their table. It's like Britain has regressed 60 years in the last few years we've had a tory government.

Fortunately not a 100+ years, or they'd be run off the beaches for "stealing" the boss's coal.
Didn't happen everywhere in the north-east, but enough to be remembered.

 

[KeeperofDragons]

Mine are agates, I love the variety of colours & the pictures you can get when split & polished

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[Yuwipi Woman]

 

[CRI]

Yuwipi, I'm quite partial to the state mineral of Illinois as well!

 

[Sirena]

This is a nice piece of ore, much beloved of alchemists...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Yuwipi, I'm quite partial to the state mineral of Illinois as well!

They're very pretty.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a nice piece of ore, much beloved of alchemists...

That'd be fantastic to have at home, but you wouldn't want to fall onto it when drunk. Try and explain that to A & E!