Atmeec43 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hi there I was givin this and to me it looks like teeth and big ones ... the white part has the same feel as humans teeth can someone tell me what they could b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 My guess is quartz. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautiloid Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I agree with @Kane. It looks like quartz crystals to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmeec43 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 I have quarts and this looks nothing like it and another comparison is I am very familiar with calcium deposits on teeth and it really looks like it has calcium deposits and a cavity as well as a root... and I am very familiar with quartz I'm a rock hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmeec43 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 No crystal quartz I have has fractures like this and none of them have cavities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Quartz does indeed crack. It takes many forms. I’ll tag our geo expert. @ynot Where was it found? 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmeec43 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 No crystal quartz I have has fractures like this and none of them have cavities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmeec43 Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Sry didnt mean to post so many on the cavity and fractures ... I dont disagree that saquartz crack but I've cracked teeth and had them break off and the fracture here is just like my toothsome fracture and not like any of my quartz that are cracked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I agree with Kane it looks like quartz carbonate with a fracture and inclusion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 It does look like quartz with possible mica in the circled area. Is the light mineral that is circled, soft and flaky like mica? It also appears to be a folded metamorphic rock. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Atmeec43 said: No crystal quartz I have has fractures like this and none of them have cavities Hello Atmeec43 and welcome to TFF from Austin, Tx. That is indeed an intriguing looking specimen you have there. It does indeed look like a tooth at first sight. I too am a rockhound and have a lot of quartz crystals from across the globe. I think the confusion in communication might be in this: the forum members are speaking of micro-crystalline quartz, not a single quartz crystal in the macro sense. Micro-crystalline quartz can crack along a variety of individual quartz crystal interfaces and so is not bound by a fracture pattern that would resemble the structure of a single quartz crystal lattice. Does this make sense? I would trust the inputs you've been given from the fossil experts above. I believe that what you have is a suggestively shaped micro-crystalline quartz specimen. And again, welcome to the forum. Stick with us and you will learn - and teach us - a lot. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicnfossils Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Quartz kinda shaped like a human tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 No tooth. Could be quartz or calcite (depends on hardness -> Mohs-scale). Probably part of a vein, therefore matrix on the side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I agree with the microcrystalline quartz ID. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Looks like common milky quartz to me. When the quartz formed, microscopic inclusions of liquid or gas were trapped, spoiling the natural clarity of the quartz crystals. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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