The 'balls' are natural carbonate concretions formed in sedimentary rock
Claim about Torysh (Valley of Balls) · Stance: supporting
Most geological interpretations treat the spheres as concretions—mineral cement precipitated within sediment, often growing around a nucleus and later exposed by erosion.
Site
- Torysh (Valley of Balls) Shetpe, Mangystau Region, Kazakhstan
Evidence for and against
- Peer-reviewed model: spherical carbonate concretions can grow rapidly early in diagenesis