KENT KRIEGSHAUSER/The Register-MailRoz Morgan walks along the creek she hunts for rocks. The rural Cameron woman recently came across one she shows as having a likeness of the Virgin Mary.
Cameron woman a rock collector
Recent find draws some attention: Some see Virgin Mary; others see Jesus, cherub angel
Sunday, May 29, 2005
CAMERON - Roz Morgan does not know why she is fascinated with rocks, she just always has been."I've been interested in rocks since I was a child, since I could pick them up and look at them," Morgan said.
On a round two-seater table in an enclosed patio in the rural Cameron home where she and her husband John have lived for 15 years, Morgan displays a small portion of her rock collection.
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A rock found by Roz Morgan of rural Cameron has an outline of what she believes to be the likness of the Virgin Mary. |
The rock is broken in half and reveals a smooth surface that some of Morgan's friends say resembles the face of the Virgin Mary.
Looking at the rock straight on, Morgan points out what she thinks looks like two eyes, a nose, a veil and a little scratch for a mouth.
Morgan's friend Donna McClay agreed the rock looks like the Virgin Mary, but others say they see a slightly different image.
"Some people say it looks like Jesus and when I first saw it I thought it looked like a cherub angel," Morgan said.
When she found the rock in the creek behind her house she wondered what happened to the other half.
"I'm puzzled, I couldn't find the other half. I don't know if I opened it or if it's been open for millions of years, just waiting for me to find it," Morgan said.
"I break rocks open all the time in our creek," Morgan said. "So it could have been one I broke open."
Morgan has made a hobby out of climbing down the steep hill in her back yard and walking a couple miles along the creek hunting for rocks and fossils. Then she takes digital pictures of her findings and posts them on the Internet at a fossil forum Web site, www.gtlsys.com, where geologists and other rock enthusiasts help her identify the type of rock.
"I try to figure out what they are and post a picture at that place and they tell me if I'm right or wrong," Morgan said. "Sometimes I'm wrong."
Morgan said a lot of her rocks end up in the garden areas around her home, especially the crystals that reflect sunlight. Others she keeps in her enclosed patio to protect them from the elements.
"I've always been fascinated with rocks. I don't know why, it doesn't run in the family."
