dhiggi Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 My daughter and I explored a different beach in the Whitby area today, we brought home a good haul of ammonites, belemnites etc, but this caught my eye too. Are the pyrite shapes some kind of fossil or did some other process cause them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 They're not fossils but are nice examples of the octahedra you often get around there. Pyrite formation is often involved with organic decay so it's a common preservation of a lot of fossils. Here, it may be connected with organic material in the sediment. 5 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhiggi Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Thank you so much, I’ll pop it in the collection of interesting rocks (that aren’t actually fossils) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 4 hours ago, dhiggi said: Thank you so much, I’ll pop it in the collection of interesting rocks (that aren’t actually fossils) The rock they are on looks like a fossil -- somewhat? I would like to see a photo of the whole thing from a few angles. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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