G Mac Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Hi. Could I have help with ID on these. they are all from the same small patch beside the road at the eskine range. WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 The fifth and sixth images look to be some sort of burrow (Thalassinoides.) The rest seem to be a mineral formation. I'll let more experienced members chime in on them. @ynot? It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It's speculation, but I can see the little hollow ball (igloo like) shapes being algae balls that were preserved when iron minerals precipitated on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I live in an area that is rich in Karst geology. Because of the Karst, rocks similar to this are frequently found and are not fossils. Could the hollow structures be "soda straws"????? Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 19 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: Could the hollow structures be "soda straws"????? I think that could be it. Notice how the features appear to progress vertically, and slightly tilted as if the floor were shifting from horizontal over time as they built up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 It is the cauliflower like precipitates that are extremely common in the rock strata here. From there, it made sense to think early stalactites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: early stalactites 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: the floor So sorry. Ceiling. It was some time ago that I visited caverns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I think, you may have there some nice iron-cemented pipes. Try to compare with the specimens below. here 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 For the other one, I suggest also geological / iron features. You have a very nice example, in my thinking. Concretions1.pdf 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Mac Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 Thank you for your comments most helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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