-Oleg- Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Found this formation on the bank of the Dnieper River, Ukraine, Kherson region. Sizes: 73mm length and 32mm width. Composition: the surface layer consists of steatite; the next layer is similar in color to the bone, has many small (less sand) and a little medium-sized pores, a hardness of about 4,5-5, actively foams under the action of hydrochloric acid; the inner layer of blue material has a dense structure similar to flint or chalcedony with impurities, chalcedony does not scratch. Can it be hidrotermal metamorphic fossil, or simply geology formation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Water worn piece of Sediment ("pebble"). May contain some fossil (?bone). Definitely no metamorphic process imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Oleg- Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Pemphix said: Water worn piece of Sediment ("pebble"). May contain some fossil (?bone). Definitely no metamorphic process imho. The middle layer, which may be bone, may not have metamorphosis, but the outer steatite - has (steatite - metamorphic rock). Also, the inner blue silicon layer contains many impurities in the form of smaller, darker particles, as is sometimes the case with chalcedony (this may have been the substitution of the primary organic material or simply filling the cavity with already contaminated material). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 My vote is for geologic formation. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: My vote is for geologic formation. same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Oleg- Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: My vote is for geologic formation. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Oleg- Posted February 6, 2020 Author Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Micah said: same Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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