The Magical Sounds of Ringing Rocks 

Finally some good rock and metal music.

So geologically, what makes an igneous/metamorphic rock have a sharp ring rather than a dull thud is the amount of clay within the rock. Most average igneous/metamorphic rocks are made up of mostly feldspars. Feldspar, when exposed to water that has interacted with the atmosphere (which causes the formation of carbonic acid in the water) can chemically whether to become clay. Over time, the clay in the rock builds up, and causes the rock to have a duller, more thudding sound. Often times this clay is all but invisible to the naked human eye, but a quick strike with a rockhammer will tell you about the general level of clay in the rock. Also a variety of environmental factors go into how quickly a rock chemically weathers, so one rock may break down almost completely in around a hundred years, while another may stay relatively untouched for tens of thousands of year.

You should check out the Musical Pillars of Hampi, an ancient site in India. There's so much we don't know, lost ancient knowledge.Hope we figure it out someday :)

These seem like they'd be lots of fun to try and make a melody with

very interesting!

8 years and only four comments, hmm.

Been there but never knew individual rocks had different tonal areas. I heard that only some of the rocks ring but then I heard they all ring but some ring on a level that humans cannot hear. There are other places around the world where piles of such rocks exist.

It's like a metallic sound🤔

I live here.

Guy those aren’t rocks, yeah those art parts of ancient space ships that crash landed in that area.

These Rocks have been played for how many years? 200? more?

these are rocks which are almost glass

We have been told if we achieve a certain frequency and tempo of ringing the rocks, they create some force that melts the rocks nearby.! Not sure if anyone have tested that.

I would make a music club at that place and play music for audience, well.. animals will be audience

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Phonolite rock may be

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I get to be the first to say it, really? Really? Rock music

Waste

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Has anyone sampled these rocks? As per: www.pianobook.co.uk/ 🙂