anna71 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Hello ! My name is Anna, I'm new here, I'm hoping someone can assist me with identifying what appears to be large bone ...or...rocks. They are very white, porous, and YES I did stick my tongue to one, lol, it stuck. I don't normally go around licking rocks, but these are pretty cool looking. i took pics yesterday. Found on my friends 180 acre hunting ranch, near Concan, Texas.(west of San Antonio, hill country) Edited September 12, 2022 by anna71 Misspelled word correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Sorry. I'm afraid your test results only indicate that you have a sticky tongue and a porous rock. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRockLady Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Yeah I think they're just rocks too. I can't see any distinct anatomical features you would likely see on such large pieces. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 I agree... funny shaped limestone nodules. No bone texture or real bone shape to any of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBlooded Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Was just talking to my son about this on our walk this evening, limestone makes wild shapes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Is this limestone? I really appreciate your input. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, anna71 said: Is this limestone? Yes Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 13, 2022 Author Share Posted September 13, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I believe virtually all limestone is in a sense a fossil in that the components (calcium carbonate) were produced through biological processes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Yes. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 I found 4 of these today, 2 was broken. This is the biggest one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Sorry, but this is also a chunk of limestone. Central Texas is full of funny shaped limestone and chert nodules. But on the positive side, it's also packed full of fossils, so re-calibrating what you're looking for can be productive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Well, at least I'll be an expert on limestone :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 Is this some type of imprint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 What is the size of that? Looks like cross section of gastropod but wait for expert opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 The odd angles suggest a more mechanical process created this to me. Crystalline alignment, or desiccation for example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Over a foot long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 These rocks are cool... The dark brown stone is about8" in length. And smoother feel to it than you'd think. The other looked like a baby deer sleeping, I love it. Even though its a rock lol It is about 2,5 long I haven't figured out the brown one though. , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Though I think they are all products of karst erosion, the last one looks much like a bear to me. Not sure if I would leave it as is or try to subtly enhance the appearance to make it a sculpture. Cheers, J 1 Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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debivort Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Still looks like limestone to me.. I think you need to dial your eye in for objects that are of heterogenous material. Eg a shell within limestone. If your deposit is predominantly limestone, fossils will appear that way more often than a large object of homogenous composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna71 Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 I WAS going for something new...I'm sick of looking at snails and coral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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