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Polished Boulder

Shell Beach, California: A Showplace of Franciscan Rocks

By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide

Blocks of resistant rock types like this harder calcareous shale were polished by the matrix exactly like stones in a lapidary tumbler.

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A giant lapidary tumblerPhoto (c) 2008 Andrew Alden, licensed to About.com

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