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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 26, 2023 18:05:31 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 26, 2023 18:05:31 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 26, 2023 18:06:14 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 26, 2023 18:06:14 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 26, 2023 18:07:03 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 26, 2023 18:07:03 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

1dave misunderstood rock expert Awed by the Universe! Member since October 2013 Posts: 10,710	COPROLITE Mar 26, 2023 20:19:41 GMT -5 RWA3006 and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 1dave on Mar 26, 2023 20:19:41 GMT -5 Jagged sharp edges! I didn't expect that!
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 27, 2023 11:26:46 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 27, 2023 11:26:46 GMT -5 The cages of coprolites got buried again and have gone back into hibernation.
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

rickb still telling self it's just a hobby Rock Knapping Member since May 2010 Posts: 4,942	COPROLITE Mar 27, 2023 14:16:48 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rickb on Mar 27, 2023 14:16:48 GMT -5 Mar 27, 2023 11:26:46 GMT -5 RWA3006 said: The cages of coprolites got buried again and have gone back into hibernation. I bet the cages of dung drive the dung beetles crazy.
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 28, 2023 6:42:18 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 28, 2023 6:42:18 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 28, 2023 6:42:51 GMT -5 rickb, rockjunquie, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 28, 2023 6:42:51 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

ashley Cave Dweller Member since February 2023 Posts: 359	COPROLITE Mar 28, 2023 7:39:24 GMT -5 via mobile RWA3006, rickb, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ashley on Mar 28, 2023 7:39:24 GMT -5 Mar 26, 2023 18:05:31 GMT -5 RWA3006 said: This looks like little streams, it’s really cool looking!

agatewhisperer has rocks in the head Member since May 2020 Posts: 578	COPROLITE Mar 28, 2023 18:39:29 GMT -5 via mobile RWA3006 and 1dave like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by agatewhisperer on Mar 28, 2023 18:39:29 GMT -5 Mar 28, 2023 6:42:18 GMT -5 RWA3006 said: TURD TUESDAY Well that's just fantastic!

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Mar 31, 2023 11:21:46 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Mar 31, 2023 11:21:46 GMT -5 Buried yet again. I'll have to shovel a path to them if I want to start cutting any in the near future. Record snow fall is really putting the brakes on rock hounding around here.
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jasoninsd misunderstood rock expert Dreams About Rocks! Member since July 2020 Posts: 13,861	COPROLITE Mar 31, 2023 11:44:40 GMT -5 RWA3006, rickb, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 31, 2023 11:44:40 GMT -5 At least when your snow melts, it exposes really cool dino crap. When ours finally melts, it's going to expose 6 months worth of dog crap!! LOL
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Mar 31, 2023 11:44:40 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

At least when your snow melts, it exposes really cool dino crap. When ours finally melts, it's going to expose 6 months worth of dog crap!! LOL

Dry out those dog dumplings and soak them in sodium silicate till it hardens and you'll get a sort of coprolite.

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Mar 31, 2023 17:55:37 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Mar 31, 2023 11:44:40 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

At least when your snow melts, it exposes really cool dino crap. When ours finally melts, it's going to expose 6 months worth of dog crap!! LOL

Dry out those dog dumplings and soak them in sodium silicate till it hardens and you'll get a sort of coprolite.

I'll toss that idea out to my wife...I'll see if that's something she'd want to tackle! LOL

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Apr 4, 2023 7:01:24 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 4, 2023 7:01:24 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Apr 4, 2023 7:03:59 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 4, 2023 7:03:59 GMT -5 Notice the distinctive rind on this one. It seems prominent in almost all of my specimens.
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Apr 4, 2023 7:04:56 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 4, 2023 7:04:56 GMT -5
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Apr 4, 2023 7:03:59 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Notice the distinctive rind on this one. It seems prominent in almost all of my specimens.

Carbon based units left on earth's surface deteriorate and disperse into the ground mass. Their only chance at being preserved is to be buried. They can be altered if penetrated by groundwater.

Groundwater usually only caries easily dissolved elements like calcium, potassium, and sodium. Only on rare occasions is silica available, and even then, only in very small amounts.

Precip

There is ONE HUGE EXCEPTION - SHOCK WAVES!

Whether from impacts, volcanic explosions, or earthquakes, Shock Waves shatter rocks, breaking silica bonds, and groundwater grabs on to make mega-amounts of silica gel.

I submit that here in earthquake prone Utah, your specimens soaked in pools of it, saturating their outer portions.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Apr 11, 2023 6:47:44 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2023 6:47:44 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP

RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 3,527	COPROLITE Apr 11, 2023 6:48:12 GMT -5 rickb, 1dave, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Apr 11, 2023 6:48:12 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP