Bloodrobe Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Looking for some ID on these if anyone knows. Just trying to understand what I might have here. These were found around the coke ovens in Wilkeson. #1 Flat wood looking striations. #2 Black speckled #3 Small dark pours evident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.C. Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Originally I was thinking septarian nodule based on #3 and #2 until I realized they were separate pieces. Edited June 9, 2021 by A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 The first two items look like slag, to me. The last looks like concrete. The third item may be plant material, or ichnofossils. 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...
Bloodrobe Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: The first two items look like slag, to me. The last looks like concrete. The third item may be plant material, or ichnofossils. Slag could be an answer... The coke o ens do have some of what looks like remnants from the coking process. Edited June 9, 2021 by Bloodrobe Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Coal shale possibly including poorly preserved plant fossils. Bracketed by slag, first and last photos. The last may be the refractory cement that lined the oven. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodrobe Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Thanks for this Rockwood. After some more research is it possible that the smaller one is Tenorite? Thanks everyone for your eyes on these. I'm a newb so learning as I go :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, Bloodrobe said: is it possible that the smaller one is Tenorite? Make sure I get supervision on this before you consider it definite. If you put a small bit of it over a flame it should be easy to tell if the black is carbon. The worst that seems likely if it is Tenorite is you smelt some copper, but that is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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