Possibly wood?

[jose carlos]

I was wondering what type of tree this is from. It came from my favorite spot north of Jasper Tx in the Catahoula formation.It appears to be compressed due to the extreme pressure . Some  of the bark is still attached,and solid as is the rest of the piece. Thanks for the help.

[Rockwood]

18 minutes ago, jose carlos said:

I was wondering what type of tree this is from.

What makes you think it was a tree ?

[jose carlos]

3 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

What makes you think it was a tree ?

The faint growth rings would be a clue to me. What are your thoughts on what it is? I probably have a ton of smaller pieces. Asking for help is what I typically  do if a clear picture is available online.

[Rockwood]

Wood can preserve poorly, and have distorted grain, but I'm afraid , to me this looks more like sandstone.

[jose carlos]

Interesting,  I've never seen any brown sandstone in that area. Snow white sand and blue clay is common, iron deposits every now and then. Thanks, ill be on the look out for the brown sandstone.

[Lone Hunter]

My opinion doesn't count so much but never saw sandstone like that.  I would have thought wood also.

[jose carlos]

1 minute ago, Lone Hunter said:

My opinion doesn't count so much but never saw sandstone like that.  I would have thought wood also.

Thxs, I have some beattiful white sandstone with opal too from that region. Maybe I dont know what I'm looking at. 

[Lone Hunter]

Are the smaller peices the same as this one? Wondering if they have more definitive grain, I'm having hard time seeing sandstone here.  I know someone is shaking their head.

[Rockwood]

1 hour ago, Lone Hunter said:

I'm having hard time seeing sandstone here. 

It may just be the gross morphology. The look is difficult to reconcile with wood.

[jose carlos]

2 hours ago, Lone Hunter said:

Are the smaller peices the same as this one? Wondering if they have more definitive grain, I'm having hard time seeing sandstone here.  I know someone is shaking their head.

Indeed I am shaking my head. The piece of wood is a near perfect piece of Bald Cypress.Ive taken it to a few different gem and mineral shows and had it observed already. If you were as nearly intelligent as your opinion, you'd know that area is made of of coarse sand. You'd never find anything with such defined detail and color. Thanks for exposing your knowledge on this topic.

[Lone Hunter]

Perhaps you misunderstood me, I  was agreeing with you, pictures of grain would be for others to confirm it's wood, I was referring to one of them about shaking head because I think its wood. My bad for confusion!

[Rockwood]

2 hours ago, jose carlos said:

Indeed I am shaking my head. The piece of wood is a near perfect piece of Bald Cypress.Ive taken it to a few different gem and mineral shows and had it observed already. If you were as nearly intelligent as your opinion, you'd know that area is made of of coarse sand. You'd never find anything with such defined detail and color. Thanks for exposing your knowledge on this topic.

Thank you for exposing your knowledge as well. It will be informative to followers at the post.

[jose carlos]

4 hours ago, Lone Hunter said:

Perhaps you misunderstood me, I  was agreeing with you, pictures of grain would be for others to confirm it's wood, I was referring to one of them about shaking head because I think its wood. My bad for confusion!

Apologies. I miisread your comment early this morning. 

[Kane]

As good a time as any to remind our members that TFF holds itself to a very high bar of expectation with respect to civility and mutual respect -- something that is rarely seen out there in the wilds of social media.

 

Let's all be kind, and abide by a principle of charity in our responses to one another.  

[Gareth_]

18 minutes ago, Kane said:

something that is rarely seen out there in the wilds of social media.

 

haha too true! Social media is a feral place, which is why it's just so much easier to never engage in an argument with someone. Many on there lack the ability to construct a complete sentence, I'm amazed how some manage to blink and breathe at the same time.

I have to admit, from my short time being on here there is a high level of professionalism and there is always a willingness of members to help which makes this an awesome place! 

 

[jose carlos]

59 minutes ago, Gareth_ said:

haha too true! Social media is a feral place, which is why it's just so much easier to never engage in an argument with someone. Many on there lack the ability to construct a complete sentence, I'm amazed how some manage to blink and breathe at the same time.

I have to admit, from my short time being on here there is a high level of professionalism and there is always a willingness of members to help which makes this an awesome place! 

 

You are absolutely right! I post a simple question with pictures,and the area from where the piece was found (per requirement) and was met with a question. If this site is merely a place to cast doubt without any prior knowledge of what's being posted from the given area, ill move on and not waste my time here! I see profressionalism as well as egos that don't match reality!

[Top Trilo]

Perhaps you could take some closer pictures to see the texture, just make sure they aren't blurry. Closer photos might help so that people with tons of prior knowledge will get you a more accurate assessment.

[jose carlos]

28 minutes ago, Top Trilo said:

Perhaps you could take some closer pictures to see the texture, just make sure they aren't blurry. Closer photos might help so that people with tons of prior knowledge will get you a more accurate assessment.

 

[JohnJ]

2 hours ago, jose carlos said:

If this site is merely a place to cast doubt without any prior knowledge of what's being posted from the given area, ill move on and not waste my time here! I see profressionalism as well as egos that don't match reality!

 

Welcome.  It's likely you joined after seeing the potential if this forum to help.  A bit of patience and restraint could go a long way here.  We don't permit personal attacks on this site, and it is quite unlike most of social media.

 

That said, you have a nice piece of fossil wood.  It would seem to most anyone that a large piece could easily be identified by those familiar with these fossils; but unfortunately, it usually requires slicing on the cross grain and handheld identification by a wood specialist.