texhex
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Post by texhex on Aug 6, 2023 15:16:48 GMT -5
Can someone possibly verify if this is petrified wood or not? I found lots of petrified wood in the same area, but all the other petrified was similar except for this piece.
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Post by velodromed on Aug 16, 2023 8:17:37 GMT -5
That one is questionable. It looks more like settlement layers than wood grain, but they are so incredibly fine layers… Show the end caps, top and bottom please.
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Post by rmf on Aug 16, 2023 18:51:37 GMT -5
what state? general location. lets see the end. my first guess would be a colonial coral but wood is possible. Silica or something else?
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 16, 2023 18:54:01 GMT -5
I agree is looks more sedimentary. Are there growth rings visible on the end?
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Post by velodromed on Aug 16, 2023 21:46:19 GMT -5
what state? general location. lets see the end. my first guess would be a colonial coral but wood is possible. Silica or something else? He’s in central Texas like me. It looks a bit like coral, but has more sedimentary characteristics compared to fossil coral I’ve found around here. But yeah, need to see the ends and other sides to be sure. Also, the more I look at it the more it seems like a very hard form of sandstone. But not having it in hand cant really tell.
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Aug 20, 2023 17:53:44 GMT -5
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Post by texhex on Aug 20, 2023 17:54:41 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 20, 2023 17:57:48 GMT -5
From the looks of the end...I'd say no...not petrified wood...
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Aug 20, 2023 19:21:29 GMT -5
From the looks of the end...I'd say no...not petrified wood... jasoninsd Any ideas as to identifying this rock?
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 20, 2023 19:26:14 GMT -5
From the looks of the end...I'd say no...not petrified wood... jasoninsd Any ideas as to identifying this rock? I used to think every rock had to have a specific ID...until I learned sometimes saying a rock is a sedimentary rock might be the best it can get. To me, this looks like a "sedimentary rock". I could be wrong on that...that's my best guess.
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Aug 20, 2023 21:47:24 GMT -5
jasoninsd Any ideas as to identifying this rock? I used to think every rock had to have a specific ID...until I learned sometimes saying a rock is a sedimentary rock might be the best it can get. To me, this looks like a "sedimentary rock". I could be wrong on that...that's my best guess. Thank you for your replay and honesty.
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Post by vegasjames on Aug 20, 2023 23:52:22 GMT -5
Don't see growth rings, so very unlikely to be wood. Could be quartzite or a coarse sandstone.
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Post by texhex on Aug 21, 2023 7:05:12 GMT -5
Don't see growth rings, so very unlikely to be wood. Could be quartzite or a coarse sandstone. Thank you, I was not expecting this to be petrified. It looks like wood at first short glance, but all the other petrified in this area looked totally different. That was my first clue that this most likely is not petrified wood.
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Post by velodromed on Aug 21, 2023 8:20:30 GMT -5
rmf vegasjames velodromed .... Had time today to take additional photos. I am looking forward to any responses or thoughts on this rock. Still thinking sedimentary. Looks similar to other rocks that we find. But… it almost has some coral features. Can you tell how hard it is? Does a penny scratch it, or a nail?
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Aug 21, 2023 20:41:10 GMT -5
rmf vegasjames velodromed .... Had time today to take additional photos. I am looking forward to any responses or thoughts on this rock. Still thinking sedimentary. Looks similar to other rocks that we find. But… it almost has some coral features. Can you tell how hard it is? Does a penny scratch it, or a nail? The penny leaves copper residue on the rock or fossil..... and the nail leaves silver residue on the rock or fossil.
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Post by texhex on Aug 21, 2023 20:42:49 GMT -5
I would be more than happy if it were truly coral. That would be super cool.
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Post by velodromed on Aug 21, 2023 20:46:21 GMT -5
I would be more than happy if it were truly coral. That would be super cool. I’ll try to find mine tomorrow so you can see what I mean. Is it a hard rock or grainy, like does some rub off when you hold it?
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Post by texhex on Aug 21, 2023 21:04:13 GMT -5
I would be more than happy if it were truly coral. That would be super cool. I’ll try to find mine tomorrow so you can see what I mean. Is it a hard rock or grainy, like does some rub off when you hold it? When I hold it, nothing rubs off. It is not sandy. As mentioned in the message above, neither nail nor penny scratches the surface. Thank you so much for your time and effort. You are greatly appreciated.
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Post by texhex on Aug 21, 2023 21:11:08 GMT -5
I noticed you are from San Antonio. I live in Bastrop County. The area I live in is very sandy, and I was told by individuals working in the State Park, that my area of the county was under water at one point in the history of the earth. I do not live near the State Park. Areas of my property are so sandy; you think you are at the beach. My cousin owns land between Dime, Texas and Lexington, Texas. He even has more sand than I do.
I write all the above, because it would make sense of the direction you are in with this rock. That being thoughts that it might be coral.
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Post by velodromed on Aug 21, 2023 21:32:02 GMT -5
I noticed you are from San Antonio. I live in Bastrop County. The area I live in is very sandy, and I was told by individuals working in the State Park, that my area of the county was under water at one point in the history of the earth. I do not live near the State Park. Areas of my property are so sandy; you think you are at the beach. My cousin owns land between Dime, Texas and Lexington, Texas. He even has more sand than I do. I write all the above, because it would make sense of the direction you are in with this rock. That being thoughts that it might be coral. All this area was a massive sea long ago, which is where all the limestone comes from- billions of dead micro sea critters settled to the sea floor over millions of years. So we have found clams as big as a fist, fish fossils, sponge and coral fossils…there was even a small mosasaurus fossil outside of town dug up during the building of an apartment complex. That’s why we like to search construction digs and find interesting things. It’s really cool.
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