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Thread #99191   Message #1977136
Posted By: Bunnahabhain
23-Feb-07 - 01:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: airplane window. baffled. please help
Subject: RE: BS: airplane window. baffled. please help
Even the free programme (Google Earth) is an amazing toy tool, and more than detailed enough for most purposes.

It's very unlikely to be basalt if it's weathered to a pinkish tan colour. They tend to be dark in both intrusive and extrusive forms, and stay that way. A granite, or related silica rich rock is far more probable