missmelysa
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Post by missmelysa on Dec 31, 2011 19:55:32 GMT -5
Hi there, was wondering if anyone has come across agatized coral like this before? I am finding it in Wisconsin, and have managed to find several pieces of colony type structures. Any ideas or info would be awesome! Attachments:
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Post by tandl on Jan 1, 2012 10:25:33 GMT -5
Hard to id the variety , ive not seen this before. Do you find corals that are not aggatized ? could you cut one of the aggatized ones , so we can see ?
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Post by missmelysa on Jan 1, 2012 14:47:51 GMT -5
I have plenty of pictures! I am just having problems understanding how to post them on here lol! I should clarify that I am only 70% sure that they are agates, perhaps just fossilized? I cant find anything other than agatized coral that looks similar. The first pic is of one that I have cut open, here is a picture of the outside- there is a mixture of drusy and limestone, maybe clay stone, on the outside. Like I said, I have several pieces- I will try posting some pictures of the other ones I have. Attachments:
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Post by missmelysa on Jan 1, 2012 15:16:31 GMT -5
Heres another example- this one has not been cut into at all Attachments:
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Post by missmelysa on Jan 1, 2012 15:34:13 GMT -5
Heres another picture of the first coral piece, different angle Attachments:
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Post by missmelysa on Jan 1, 2012 15:45:27 GMT -5
And another piece Attachments:
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 1, 2012 20:28:03 GMT -5
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Post by tandl on Jan 1, 2012 20:53:39 GMT -5
They do look fossil . Do you have a saw ?
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Post by texaswoodie on Jan 2, 2012 8:08:44 GMT -5
It looks very similar to the fossil coral from Florida that Fossilman showed.
Curt
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Post by missmelysa on Jan 2, 2012 12:47:26 GMT -5
Thats the same conclustion that I came to after looking at pictures. but I cant find any records of ppl locating samples like this in wisconsin! So that is what is really throwing me off lol Im glad that it seems like everyone else thinks that they are agaitized coral at least!
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 2, 2012 19:13:41 GMT -5
Cut,cut,cut,cut...............LOL
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