JimmyC Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The curves within it have me confused. If so, is there a name for the type of petrified wood it is? The size is approx. 10" x 12" x 6". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Cool Piece! Where did you find it? Location plays a pretty big role in id. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyC Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 I found it in an estate sale in Minnesota. I have no provenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 It looks much more like a quartz-rich heavily folded metamorphic rock than wood. 1 3 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Interesting specimen, but in that case, you will need some wood texture to proof that it is really wood. Franz Bernhard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Could possibly be burl, this picture is from an older post, burl doesn't have distinguishable grain sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Lone Hunter said: Could possibly be burl, this picture is from an older post, burl doesn't have distinguishable grain sometimes. The shape is right, but I have to disagree about the texture. It is seen in burl, it's just very convoluted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I think you just like to disagree 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I thought she'd go with convoluted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 stromatolite? 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyC Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 Where could I bring it to try to get a eyeball identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, JimmyC said: Where could I bring it to try to get a eyeball identity? Try your local natural history museum or earth sciences department at a university. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyC Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share Posted April 9, 2022 A Precambrian Geologist the Minnesota Geological Survey has identified it as a folded metamorphic rock. 3 stars to DPS Ammonite 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 21 hours ago, JimmyC said: A Precambrian Geologist the Minnesota Geological Survey has identified it as a folded metamorphic rock. And a very nice specimen of what it is. It's a keeper. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Even if it's a piece of schist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Rockwood said: Even if it's a piece of schist. Groan. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyC Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 Actually it's very gneiss. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 4 hours ago, JimmyC said: Actually it's very gneiss. Another Groan Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonRogue Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 If it is a folded metamorphic wouldnt you be able to see crystals or plates with a hand lens and foliation of some kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, OregonRogue said: If it is a folded metamorphic wouldnt you be able to see crystals or plates with a hand lens and foliation of some kind? It would seem possible that the energy which caused the folding prevented crystals from reaching that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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