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Devonian Ammonoids, Cephalopods, and More from Foreknobs Formation of New Castle, Virginia
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hiked up to some Devonian Foreknobs Formation exposures yesterday on a mountain in the Jefferson National Forest in Craig County, Virginia. Found some awesome and beautiful ammonoids, cephalopods, and more!!! Now I’ve just gotta find some trilobites and crinoids...lol Some of the better ammonoids I found in some mudstone: Some of the different types of cephalopods along with some brachiopods: And 2 unknowns, not a clue in the world what these are:
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I found this petrified snake/reptile head in North Carolina. I have this one and many others from my back yard. Including a petrified giant, and fingers with fingernails, perfectly preserved.. I know it's a petrified reptile from the petrification of 40 years of saltwater from the great flood. It's species is not in the internet anywhere that I can find, other than other petrified snakes, it's a one of a kind. I'm thinking it's extinct. It's very prominent for snake features and certainly a rock now. What does anyone here think? And I have many more like it. There are these and many others... You can see the neck bone, the black jugular vein, then the arterial iron oxide- Rich returning blood and that's what petrifies to gold. And they are also other species not alive today to our earthly knowledge.... Thoughts?
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Hello, I live in the Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and find an amazing variety of rocks and stones on my property. I am no geologist but am deeply curious about the kinds of rocks I collect. I’m going to post photos of two here that I recently picked up, and am hoping someone can share their wisdom with me on what they might be! Thanks.
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Petrified Wood and Metamorphic Material from NW NC and southern VA Blue Ridge Mtns
rockyourworld posted a topic in Fossil ID
I showed some of this material to a geologist and licensed gemologist to verify what it is, and he said most is agate in some form, and that a lot is petrified wood. I didn't know we had petrified wood up here. The longitudinal grain seems to be clearly defined, and gives a nice striped pattern. The cross-section cuts give sort of a cloud agate appearance. The large "logs" are in the softer stages. They are composed of powdered phyllite mixed in with sand and mica. The mohs hardness is about 3.5. The teal blue striped material in the video is an example. The quartz petrified wood is mohs 7 and quite brittle. Can anyone identify tree species? Chestnut was abundant at one time. Blue quartz w/ petrified wood (below) Grayson County, VA White Top Mountain Rhyolite: Petrified wood cross-cut on diameter: Petrified wood lengthwise cut on lower right: Petrified logs (some are soft): Watauga County, NC specimens:
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Found this item in a creek in the blue ridge mountains. It is very heavy for the size. Any thoughts on if it could be petrified wood or just a schist rock?
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Found this big chunk of what I think is petrified wood in North Carolina blue ridge mountains. If it is petrified wood is there any way to identify the genus or species I was thinking about trying to enter it in the fossil of the month topic since I actually found it less than a month ago. Thoughts on what it is?
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