kodpkd Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) Found in NE Colorado today. Not sure what it is. It is actually a light brown color. Edited November 2, 2021 by kodpkd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 I think the odds are pretty good on that being wood. Like 60/40 maybe 70/30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I think the odds are pretty good on that being wood. Like 60/40 maybe 70/30. Petrified wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 A view of the small 'ends' would be useful. It also looks a lot like metamorphic rock. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, kodpkd said: Petrified wood? Maybe. I not positive though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Do you have a more specific location? You could use a geologic map, https://macrostrat.org/ this one for example and tell us the formation without exposing the exact location. It does not look like the petrified wood that is abundant in the Denver metro, however it can look quite different depending on the formation. I'd lean on odds closer to 40/60 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Not that far from I-25 and the WY border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 In the area, there is pliocene, oligocene (the White river Formation), and Cretaceous. It does not resemble relatively recent pliocene and oligocene Pet wood and is not right for the cretaceous petrified wood either. So I would say probably not petrified wood. However I have not collected that far north (I'm more southeast Denver) and therefore don't have the best material to compare so I am not 100% sure. “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 One of the ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Ya, the wood angle just bit the dust. I'm afraid it's just a rock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 A look of the other end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Still no help I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 Thank you for your expertise. I do have another piece of petrified wood and they are very different. I am definitely not an expert. I am trying to figure out the structure of this sample. The outside layer with the lines and texture, with the inside structure being very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodpkd Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 A look of the other end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 5 hours ago, kodpkd said: The outside layer with the lines and texture, with the inside structure being very different. The varied texture is likely the result of some minor movement in the sediment. Slumping, dewatering/compaction, that sort of thing. I really doubt it is anything significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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