horsinaround
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Post by horsinaround on Aug 25, 2007 21:29:36 GMT -5
Hi y'all, we have a place close by our house where you can find petrified cactus ...and snail fossils and arrow heads.
Betty's cousin told us of a spot not 20 minutes from our house where they have dug up petrified cactus plants..approximately 3 1/2" in diamtere. We saw the pieces..they are huge.
there is also a creek close by that they find fossilized snails.
We found pet wood in the creek by our house last saturday evening when I was fishing for flat head cat fish.
there are also reports of an old indian camp area that you can find arrow heads and pottery shards.
Seems like we are always finding cool stuff around here in Oklahoma.
Thanks
Steve
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luv2hound
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Post by luv2hound on Aug 25, 2007 21:47:19 GMT -5
THat sounds really cool Steve. I didnt even know catcus could be petrified. Guess I never thought about it before.
It's nice for you to have such a diversity of treasures near your home.
How about some pics of that cactus?
~~Mitzi~~
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 25, 2007 21:50:46 GMT -5
Boy that sounds neat Steve. I looked in my wood books and no cactus. Man, Id' love to see a picture I could add to my notebooks....Mel
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 25, 2007 22:29:32 GMT -5
Steve,
I'd like to see a pic of a petrifed cactus too. That would be really neat. You'd think that Daniels book would have some samples of it...but none. Arrowheadas are really cool too.
Steve
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Pdwight
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Post by Pdwight on Aug 26, 2007 1:16:25 GMT -5
If you find some arrowheads you really need to write down when and where you found them. People can fake or should I say people have gotten so good at Knapping that it is very difficult to tell the difference between a modern point and old ones. Did you find any complete ones that were not broken ?? Pics would be great
Dwight
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Post by johnjsgems on Aug 26, 2007 8:35:32 GMT -5
Have you cut the cactus? Or any broken pieces to see the inside? I could see a cast but mineral replacement seems unlikely. Does it look like any type of modern cactus?
John at JS Gems
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Post by invisibleuser on Aug 26, 2007 9:03:30 GMT -5
I think it's unlikely cactus would ever petrify also. It seems to be too soft and fleshy and would probably rot away.
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Post by Lady B on Aug 26, 2007 9:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by texaswoodie on Aug 26, 2007 9:29:03 GMT -5
Steve
You're not out there looking? Get off the computer and get out there! ;D
Curt
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 26, 2007 10:35:53 GMT -5
Nah, I'm sure fossilman will know the exact species but that E-Bay fossil looks to me to be a Lycopod stem section. I think those were treelike club mosses that grew to very large sizes. I'd not expect a cactus to look like that....Mel
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horsinaround
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Post by horsinaround on Aug 26, 2007 19:42:25 GMT -5
The cactus pieces we looked at last night..looed very similar to the ones on ebay..but the ones we looked at were more defined ...very neat looking...as soon as i can I will post pics of this stuff for you.
steve
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grifmick1
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Post by grifmick1 on Oct 14, 2016 3:47:50 GMT -5
yes i have found three pieces of saguaro cactus on 10 15 2016 in north phoenix.
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grifmick1
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Post by grifmick1 on Oct 14, 2016 4:01:37 GMT -5
you can email me at grifmick1@gmail.com and I will email you a picture of the petrified saguaro cactus
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grifmick1
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Post by grifmick1 on Oct 14, 2016 4:07:38 GMT -5
you can email me at grifmick1@gmail.com and I will email you a picture of the petrified saguaro cactus
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 14, 2016 9:50:11 GMT -5
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wampidytoo
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Post by wampidytoo on Oct 14, 2016 10:30:58 GMT -5
I don't see why cactus would not petrify. I have a stone that is full of (can not remember name) maybe gastropods Jean knows because she told me the name back somewhere on here. Anyway they are soft critters and rare because of it but they are out there. I would guess that they had to be buried quickly under perfect circumstances.
Jim
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jerrys
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Post by jerrys on Oct 14, 2016 17:30:58 GMT -5
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 14, 2016 17:50:02 GMT -5
True Jim... Even Dino poop petrfied. .... Anything could,with the right time,the coverage of soil and the minerals that surround the soil,that takes over the subject being petrified.....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2016 17:53:56 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Oct 14, 2016 21:22:39 GMT -5
40 years ago I got petrified to my barstool in the Stone Cactus Bar
I think some of those dudes are still there
mostly
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