Kurufossils Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I found this odd piece in a grey shale layer in a place with devonian age matrix and fossils from new york with various layers from flakier layers compact with fossils to harder layers like this gray shale layer that this one thats not as compact with fossils as the other ones. I am unaware of devonian fish remains from new york and I usually do not notice odd minerals in the grey shale layer so this this piece baffles me, these small shiny "scales" sort of reminds me of how the devonian fish fossils of the old red sandstone of the uk kinda preserve but other than that I have no idea what else to compare this to. Any thoughts on this piece will be greatly appreciated as I've never come across anything like it at the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daves64 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Kind of looks like pyrite. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurufossils Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 @daves64 Thanks for the pointer, I'll start looking into pyrite to see if I can find a match, I do see pyrite in alot of the pieces/fossils there but haven't come across it as flakes like it is here but definitely could be just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Where in NY? Lower, Upper, or Middle Devonian? I think some better macro pictures in daylight, without direct lighting would be helpful. I use a free phone app call Magnify. Works pretty well. 2 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...
Kurufossils Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Where in NY? Lower, Upper, or Middle Devonian? I think some better macro pictures in daylight, without direct lighting would be helpful. I use a free phone app call Magnify. Works pretty well. Its a dump site so Im unsure where the material was originally quarried from but from the other fossils that are found there I think its middle devonian. Wow I didn't think there was a phone app like that, that would help a ton now and in the future, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Sorry - it is called Magnifier. by Melon Soft. LINK 2 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...
Shamalama Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Tim - I downloaded that app and tried it. Just saves the normal size pics and not an enlarged version. You still have to zoom in with your fingers on the pic. How do you get it to work for you? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 5/6/2020 at 10:53 AM, Shamalama said: Tim - I downloaded that app and tried it. Just saves the normal size pics and not an enlarged version. You still have to zoom in with your fingers on the pic. How do you get it to work for you? Dave, I'm sorry I never saw this! There is a slide button on the bottom of the screen when you open the app. You need to slide that to magnify whatever you are taking an image of. The biggest issue is keeping your phone steady. I try to use a small tripod with the phone. 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...
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