DeeMoji Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi everyone! I haven’t been on here, or posted In FOREVER. These rocks were in a creek bed in Devine TX. When I found a pocket There was a soft sometimes liquidy sometimes dryer Chock like substance. There was three colors. Red, orange, and almost yellow. Is this what the cave drawings were made with?!?! I don’t have good pictures of the chalk stuff right now bat can get them later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Neat looking! I think they are sandstone concretions, rather than fossils, though. 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...
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DeeMoji Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Neat looking! I think they are sandstone concretions, rather than fossils, though. Oh, I’m so dumb. For some reason I thought the “cave painting chalk” (whatever it’s called, I should google it) Was something fossil related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 minute ago, DeeMoji said: Oh, I’m so dumb. For some reason I thought the “cave painting chalk” (whatever it’s called, I should google it) Was something fossil related. Not dumb at all. They may have been used by Native Americans for colors. In the northeast here, we get some concretions with a yellow, powdery substance in the center. If it gets wet, it becomes like clay/mud, and does stain clothes pretty well. Some odd chemistry going on there for sure, but who's to say it wasn't used for adding color to items or faces. 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...
DeeMoji Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Not dumb at all. They may have been used by Native Americans for colors. In the northeast here, we get some concretions with a yellow, powdery substance in the center. If it gets wet, it becomes like clay/mud, and does stain clothes pretty well. Some odd chemistry going on there for sure, but who's to say it wasn't used for adding color to items or faces. Thanks! It sure was fun for my kid to make her own drawings with it. I thought it was a neat find and brought some home for the garden. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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