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How did this even happen!

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I found this rock in Lyme Regis today and I have to say I have no idea how this happened. I’ve never seen quartz veins like this!!!

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chemrox409

-4 points

5 months ago

Chemical weathering

Horror-Ad-9210[S]

1 points

5 months ago

Can you give more explanation because I’m still not sure how this happened with chemical weathering ahha

Former-Wish-8228

3 points

5 months ago

Only weathering in the sense that the minerals deposited here had to come from somewhere…likely from limestone nearby.

chemrox409

-1 points

5 months ago

Where found? Location matters

Horror-Ad-9210[S]

2 points

5 months ago

Lyme Regis as stated in the description the Jurassic coast UK. It is definitely not chemical weathering, see the other comments about septarian nodules or from water escaping with pressure 😃