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Hello again, Here's another Eocene fossil from Al Ain, found close to Jebel Hafeet. There are also some nummulites in the matrix. I'm guessing it's a coral of some type. The preservtion is quite odd, almost like there's some iron oxide layer present. I've only seen this a handful of times, usually only on fossil gastropod shells. Edit: Forgot the scale! They honeycomb structure measures just under 1cm across (less than half an inch)

Merhaba bu fosil nummulites mi? Yoksa yanılıyor muyum. Bu fosil hakkında detaylı bilgi verir misiniz? Tahmini değeri nedir?

What is the identification of the foraminifera present in this section? We suspect it as assilina but we think this should have a younger age instead. Thank you!

Most of my fossil collecting has been Invertebrate Macrofossil collecting. Very little attention has been made to the little fossils. It is always a good idea to expand your knowledge, leave your comfort zone, go somewhere you have never been before. I find that not paying much attention to Microfossils has been a mistake. So when I saw an interesting Nummulites fossil slab for sale; I chose to purchase it. The rough cut specimen looked like it could reveal more, with a little attention. What I chose to do is give it a good high luster lap polish to see the results. So much more detail was made. Where my specimen came from was Northern Spain, in or near the Pyrenees Mtns. near Aragon. The seller didn't give much info and what he did give was in Spanish. Chasing information down on the internet I found the mixed fossils were Nummulites sp. (large ones) and Alveolina sp. (smaller ones) I have some photos of my results to share. Before polishing it looked like this: After polishing the fossils clarified, here are some closeups: Apparently these fossils are common in Spain, neighboring France and other places in the world. This is an old engraving: In Spain, the Limestone the Nummulites are in, is used as building materials like blocks, steps, pavers. I will need to do more studying of these neat looking spiral tests.