Costesti Stones: stones that "grow and give birth to others"

**scotslad** · 5th October 2024 09:37

These Trovants of Romania are an amazing geological phenomena, found in a small village named Costesti.

Trovants is a synonym for the German term “Sandsteinkonkretionen“, which means Cemented Sand. They were believed to be a type of sandstone concretion that secrete cement and can appear to grow at times, as if they are alive.

These fascinating ‘living stones’ were thought to consist of a stone core with an outer shell of sand, and after a heavy rain small stone forms are said to appear on the rocks leading them to be dubbed as the “growing stones”. What’s more interesting is the fact that these Trovants when cut had spherical and ellipsoidal rings similar to the ones of a tree trunk. These growing rocks were thought to look identical and even move like the sliding rocks of death valley.

The mysterious "Trovants" are a fascinating geological phenomenon found in Romania. These rocks, known for their ability to "grow" and move, have intrigued locals and researchers alike.

The Mysterious Living Stones Known in Romania as “Trovants” the rocks are a type of sandstone concretion that secrete cement and can at times appear to grow as if alive. Trovants are made of a hard stone core surrounded by a layer of sandstone.