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| − | + | Known in Romania as “Trovants” the stones of Costesti, Romania are a type of sandstone concretion that secrete cement and can at times appear to grow as if alive. | |
| + | Consisting of a stone core with an outer shell of sand, after a heavy rain small forms are said to appear on the rocks leading them to be dubbed the “growing stones” by locals. | ||
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| + | * http://www.cprm.gov.br/33IGC/1344066.html | ||
| + | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concretion | ||
| + | * http://www.hoaxorfact.com/Science/the-living-and-growing-stones-of-romania-facts-analysis.html | ||
Latest revision as of 20:08, 6 February 2014
Known in Romania as “Trovants” the stones of Costesti, Romania are a type of sandstone concretion that secrete cement and can at times appear to grow as if alive. Consisting of a stone core with an outer shell of sand, after a heavy rain small forms are said to appear on the rocks leading them to be dubbed the “growing stones” by locals.
