The+Mystery+Object+Part+2

. There is a Native American Legend that goes along with our new Mystery Object, submitted by Jacob Loosen. He will answer your questions with yes or no, and maybe give some hints!

//A legend of the Old West gives these "Apache Tears" a romantic background. The tale goes that a band of rowdy Apache warriors had a fight with a group of American soldiers on patrol. In the battle that followed, a large number of braves were killed. The next morning, the Apache women went to the battle field to find their loved ones who were killed. When the squawa and maidens saw the scene, they were very,very sad, and the cried and cried. Their tears turned to stone, and are now known as the "Apache tears."// Kaitlyn 112/20/10,Are they from ground or a volcano?

Jacob 12/21/10- Yes. They are from a volcano.

Madeline, 12/20/10 Are they something that you can find easily?

Jacob 12/21/10- They are definetly not easy to find.

Austin k 12/20/10 Do they come in bigger sizes?

Jacob 12/21/10- I'm not quite sure.

Kayla 12/21/10 Were the "Apache tears" found in Wyoming?

Jacob 12/22/10- I'm not sure, but they could have been.

luke g.12/21/10 are they found under ground?

Jacob 12/22/10- No, but they are found in the name of the rock's beds.

Adam 12/21/10 is it a type of rock

Jacob 12/22/10- Yes, it a type of rock

2/14/11- Kaitlyn- Is there soil and dirt mixed with them?

2/11/11 Kaitlyn - Is it dried up Magma that has dried and was erupting when the women were looking for their husbands and that's why they were called Apache Tears?

Catarina12/21/10 is formed by lava from a valcano and is it a peace of magma that hardend?

Jacob 12/22/10- Yes it was magma that hardened, and it was formed by a volcano.

Alli 12/23/10 Are they in Wisconsen?

Jacob 12/23/10- They were formed by volcanoes, and as far as I know, there aren't any volcanoes in Wisconsin, so no, they aren't in Wisconsin.

Alli 12/24/10 Are they very rare?

Jacob 12/31/10- As far as I know, they are pretty rare.

Mrs. Kiefer 12/27/10 - Jacob is right, there aren't any active volcanoes in Wisconsin today, but long ago there were. You've figured out that they were formed from a volcano, I think Jacob wants you to figure out what specific type of rock they are.

Madeline 1/1/11- Does the name of them stand for the warriors that had died?

Jacob 1/6/11- No, but they are called the Apche Tears, because in the legend, the tears of the Apache women turned to stone.

Gabby 1/17/11- Is it a igneous rock?

Jacob 1/19/11 - Yes, it is an igneous rock.

Jennifer 1/23/11-Was it formed by a storm? madeline 1/28/11- Was the rock formed by water?

Jacob 12/28/11- No, but it was formed by a volcano.

Kaitlyn 1/28/11- Is it a Volcanic igneous rock?

Jacob 1/29/11-Yes it is a igneous rock.

Adam 2/2/11 Did you find it in wyoming.

Jacob 2/2/11- I actually didn't find them. My dad won them in a contest when he was a kid,and he gave them to me. They could have been found in Wyoming.

Meagan 2/19/11 - Is there more of those rocks than these ones anywere?

Jacob 3/1/11- Yes, there are probably more than just those somewhere.

Alli 2/22/11 is it a type of crystal?

Jacob 3/1/11- No it's not a type of crystal.

Kaitlyn 2/26/11- Is it a form of Black Obsidian?

Jacob 3/1/11- No, it is not a form of obsidian, but you're close!

Kaitlyn 3/7/11- Is it a translucent stone?

Jacob 3/7/11- No, it's not translucent,but opaque, which means light can't travel through it.

Kaitlyn 3/8/11- Is it a form of volcanic glass?

Jacob 3/8/10- Yes, it's a form of volcanic glass, but can you find its actual name?

Kaitlyn 3/8/11- Is it a type of Merikanite, or a type of Silica?

Jacob 3/8/10- No, it's niether Merikanite or Silica.

Kaitlyn 3/9/11 - Is it Pliny

Jacob 3/26/11-No,it's not pliny.

Kaitlyn 3/10/11 - Is it Paitealago?

Jacob 3/26/11-No, it isn't paitealago.

Luke G.3/18/11 is it made out of lava?

Jacob 3/26/11-Yes, it's made out of hardened lava.

Julia 3/19/11 is it volcanic orgain called Obsidian made from glass.

Jacob 3/26/11-No,but you're really close.

Julia 3/26/11- is it hardened lava called Obsidian made with volcanic orgains.

Jacob 3/29/11-No,you are really,really close. ALLI-is it hardened lava called Obsidian made from vocanic glass

Jacob 4/6/11-No, but you are really close.

Jacob 4/10/11-A lot of people were really close, but the Apache Tears are made from perlite.