Kazman Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Hi all. A real Newbie here wondering if anyone can ID this as Coprolite? It's 3" in length and weighs 100 grams (it's hard as rock). I found it amongst all the rocks on the beach on the eastern coast of the island (Georgia Straight side). Does that mean that it may have come from an ancient sea creature? Thanks for any info. Cheers! Edited January 3, 2021 by Kazman added photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Ironstone nodules, I think. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 looks like a piece of corroded cable 2 Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazman Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Thanks for the replies so far The reason I thought that it might be coprolite was I found a somewhat similar looking (?) item here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprolite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 It has an interesting shape and texture. I think it may be worth summonsing expert assistance. @GeschWhat @Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertramp Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 ...not saying they are the same thing, and to tell the truth we do not yet know what that was, but I find a resemblance, especially because of the spiral pattern on the surface, with the object we were discussing here. ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazman Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, supertramp said: ...not saying they are the same thing, and to tell the truth we do not yet know what that was, but I find a resemblance, especially because of the spiral pattern on the surface, with the object we were discussing here. ciao Wow! you may be on to something here as it does remind me of the item in that thread, especially the texture and hints of gold flecks (?) in it. I will take some more photos showing that better. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 2nd for corroded cable. (wire rope to be more precise) I often see it around the dredge spoils areas I frequent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, darrow said: corroded cable. (wire rope to be more precise) Perhaps formerly wire rope to be a touch more precise ? I have seen iron that literally graded into a modern day iron oxide cemented conglomerate, so I won't argue against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Most of the "former wire rope" pieces (and Pleistocene fossils) I come across are chopped into pieces up to about 6 inches long which I attribute to their encounter with a suction dredge cutter head. If you look closely below you can see pieces of cable, rope, even pieces of chain in the cutter head. https://www.callanmarineltd.com/fleet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 We find lots of small pieces of the less precise cable on the beaches here. These chunks are from the long history of logging here on the coast. Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazman Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 I now believe that this is a chunk of cable as suggested. Attaching a couple more photos (close-up) that show bits of a gold metallic substance in it and... (drum roll;) ...the item is magnetic! Thanks again for the input At least now anyone in the household that I show it too isn't afraid of touching it.. thinking it's dinosaur poop . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 3:44 AM, Rockwood said: It has an interesting shape and texture. I think it may be worth summonsing expert assistance. @GeschWhat @Carl I'm a bit late to the game But I agree that it looks like corroded cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I agree that's an artifact. " 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...
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