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Scroll down for Armored Mud Balls 6 minute movie and petition.
also see my new site https://ArmoredMudBalls.rocks

Scroll down for Armored Mud Balls 6 minute movie and petition.
also see my new site https://ArmoredMudBalls.rocks
Lithified Armored Mud Balls are rare and can only be seen in Franklin County.* They deserve recognition and celebration so they will not be forgotten! Save the Armored Mud Balls! IMPORTANT: CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO BE CO-SIGNERS TO HOUSE BILL HD 548 and SENATE BILL SD 830 (2025 - 26 session).
You may also sign the petition to support these intriguing, amusing and photogenic Mesozoic rarities as the official "State Sedimentary Structure" of Massachusetts. (ruler is 6 inches. This rock is at the Greenfield Community Geology Path.)
https://www.petitions.net/make_armored_mud_balls_a_state_sedimentary_structure?u=6948030
6 minute movie at
*A few other lithified armored mud ball examples are noted in the geological literature, but they are in remote outcrops. For more information, click on the "Armored Mud Balls" category (button in top margin).
Geology Education Products and Services: Tours, Talks, Books, DVDs with a focus on the Connecticut River Valley, Massachusetts brought to you by experienced geologist / educator Richard D. Little, Prof. Emeritus, Greenfield Community College
CLICK ON "MORE" (in header) for TITLES OF PRESENTATIONS
NEW BOOK: Exploring Franklin County, Western Massachusetts (2023) This is the best place in the world to study geology! Walk and drive to amazing sites. Extensive illustrations. 150 pages.
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Richard and Suzanne Little have led "Fantastic Landscapes Tours" for almost 4 decades, inspired by the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. While we no longer do "distance" tours, Prof. Little still leads local excursions. You should get on his email list! Contact Prof. Little for more information. HIs books and videos have been used by thousands and are on the Massachusetts State Geology reading list.
DISCOVER ARMORED MUD BALLS! Click on the Armored Mud Ball topic AT TOP OF SCREEN. There is also a PDF with amazing pictures.
Have a "local geology" question? Send Richard an email at RDLittle2000@aol.com