Ringing Rocks

Ringing rocks park has to be one of the strangest parks in Bucks County. The main attraction is an eight-acre field of huge reddish boulders, a peculiar enough sight in itself. Odder still is the fact that many of the rocks ring like bells when struck. On a busy day at the park, you'll find most of your fellow hikers trudging toward the boulder field with hammers in hand, looking like a troop of single-minded carpenters on their way to a remote job site. No matter where you go the woods resound with the chinking metallic sound of the rocks being struck, often accompanied by peals of delighted laughter. If you want to make some rock music yourself, bring your own hammer. Some of the boulders ..

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[stanleeNJ732]

i was there in a monster rain storm the waterfalls are serious

[BucksPagesDotCom]

nice park, dont wear flip flops if you go.

[weekagruvin05]

The rocks are diabse, an intermediate in composition ophitic igneous rock. No phonolitic rocks occur in the Mesozoic instrusives in the Piedmont.

[NoFear006]

No.

[CinemaBiohazard]

Then can they be liquified like metal?

[rockjockcanada]

I have encountered similar rocks on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. They're commonly called phonolites, and are welded in such a manner that they resemble metal when struck.