Ameenah Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hi Everyone, I found this at a strata in Providence ,TN I'm pretty sure its Beekite. I cant figure out if it's only beekite or is it covering something? Explore -> Dream -> Discover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 OK ameenah, I'll bite... what is beekite? Interesting chunk of it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Looking kind of stromatoporoid-ish. Does it react with vinegar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Beekite is a pattern of crude silification that results in bulls-eye-like structures, usually seen on fossilized shells, echinoderms etc. One doesn't find chunks of beekite, but rather fossils that have been replaced by beekite. The fossil in this thread is a stromatoporoid, a sponge-like organism that is common in some Ordovician formations in particular. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 agreed, the even rows are characteristic of stromatoporoids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teres Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Cool! Silica replacement in action! Very nice example of beekite rings, unfortunately this type of replacement usually destroys details needed for specific ids. Definitely a keeper. The fossil itself does have that stromatoporoidish look though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameenah Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Thanks everyone Explore -> Dream -> Discover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 yeah, thanks for the beekite story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameenah Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Don said it before I did lol Explore -> Dream -> Discover ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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