Daniel A Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Hello everyone I found this stone in the middle of a sandy desert. 60cm long, 15cm wide, very heavy. When I cut it in half, I was very surprised at all these pretty colors. Which kind of stone is it? Any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Wood? http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 the inside of the stone is similar to very fine quartzite. I was thinking about petrified logs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) It's strange, the outside sure looks like a log of wood, but the inside doesn't look like anything more than the quartzite as you say. Are we looking at the outside and inside of the same piece in the 2nd pic? What does the inside of the 1st piece look like (in pic 1)? Edited March 6, 2022 by Wrangellian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Whatever it is, its rather beautiful! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 It looks a lot like Mookaite but that is only found in Australia I believe, so if it isn't wood of some kind I would say it is yellow and red Jasper. After a google I found that Mookaite is a type of Radiolarite which is a type of sedimentary rock. So this could be found in Oman I would guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiolarite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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