Plastic Trash Forming Into "Plastiglomerate" Rocks

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday June 4, 2014 @02:04PM from the earth-plus-plastic dept.

sciencehabit (1205606) writes 'Plastic may be with us a lot longer than we thought. In addition to clogging up landfills and becoming trapped in Arctic ice, some of it is turning into stone. Scientists say a new type of rock cobbled together from plastic, volcanic rock, beach sand, seashells, and corals has begun forming on the shores of Hawaii. The new material--which the researchers are calling a "plastiglomerate"--may be becoming so pervasive that it actually becomes part of the geologic record.'

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And neither does anyone else... by Y.A.A.P. · 2014-06-04 15:44 · Score: 5, Informative

Please, RTFA!
The scientists in this article are classifying the characteristics of a new heterogeneous material, which is a necessity as the time for breakdown of this material may make it a significant part of the fossil record.
The scientists are not saying it is a new form of rock. Only possibly the submitter or samzenpus are (mistakenly) saying this.
To repeat: RTFA, no new rocks here!