eggcluster Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 Iron rich concretion. And that sure looks like a little cone in cone structure on the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggcluster Posted February 2, 2023 Author Share Posted February 2, 2023 What kind of animal layed an egg with a sea shell outside texture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, eggcluster said: What kind of animal layed an egg with a sea shell outside texture No animal involved. A concretion is a non-biologic geological phenomenon. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggcluster Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 Then how explain the shell around outside oval object Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Look up concretion. They form in layers and some layers often flake off giving the appearence of shell. But its not actually an egg or shell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 It's also partly the result of weathering. Oxidation states of iron being a primary component. Water also incorporates itself into the crystalline structure (hydration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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