Turlington Rock - Gainesville, FL
N 29° 38.943 W 082° 20.620
17R E 369946 N 3280652
The Turlington Rock, affectionately known as "The Potato", is a 30,000-year-old, 10-ton chert rock located in front of Turlington Hall at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMXE1N
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2018
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A marker at the site reads:
"Turlington Rock, 1984
When giant crocodilians, the ancestors of the alligator, roamed the earth, this unusually large piece of chert formed from Suwannee limestone and sea shells. University of Florida Professor of Geological Sciences James Eades discovered it in a quarry in Hernando County. The quarry owner, Florida Crushed Stone, donated the 10-ton, 30 million-year-old sedimentary rock to the Department of Geological Sciences for installation in Turlington Plaza."
Type of Display: Geological
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