Sacha Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I've been spending quite a bit of time in southern Georgia this summer while waiting for the rivers to drop. The Withlacoochee, fortunately, doesn't follow the pattern of the south Florida rivers so it gives me something to do most weeks. I have not been bringing much back these days, either because my luck is down, or because I'm trying to be too particular, but I got this piece the last time I went and thought it was really cool. Depending on the conditions and the mineral concentration of the local water, these corals will be agitized solid, or hollow with either crystals of quartz or several types and colors of botryoidal material inside. Usually a head will be consistent, because conditions were the same in a general area. This one though, didn't follow the pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 That is beautiful! Amazing find. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 That is quite interesting, and beautiful. I wonder how different parts of the same head of coral were preserved so differently. Maybe part of it was buried while the rest was exposed to much different conditions of salinity or temperature or mineral concentrations or ??? A nice find. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Wow! Thats an awesome specimen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Spectacular spectacular spectacular!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Very very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 That is a sweet coral geode!!! Nice find. Was the white side up when You found it? Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Very cool find, John. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Beyond "kind of". "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 That is a sweet coral geode!!! Nice find. Was the white side up when You found it? Tony No Tony, it was face down with the "organ pipe" section exposed. I figured there was something in the other half, so I gave it a hit with the hammer and the cover on the white side came off. It was the best piece from that trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) No Tony, it was face down with the "organ pipe" section exposed. I figured there was something in the other half, so I gave it a hit with the hammer and the cover on the white side came off. It was the best piece from that trip. My guess would be that a layer of opalite formed on the unexposed area after the coral had eroded out of its matrix. It looks nice but is probably very fragile and could be removed with a needle of air scribe without much difficulty. (Not saying You should clean it off.) Tony PS It may have been on the whole thing before it was exposed and weathered off of the exposed areas. Edited October 22, 2015 by ynot Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Very nice piece! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 What a unique find, John. I could look at that for hours... Gorgeous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 John Really nice!!! Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyssa Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 What a fantastic find! A display worthy piece just as it is. Kara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nice find John...very interesting. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 I've been cutting and tumbling the rest of my finds from this trip and 4 or 5 previous 2 day trips to Clyattville. This is still one of my coolest finds. Thanks for you appreciative comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Wow! That is really nice. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilHunter99 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Beautiful.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Gorgeous specimen! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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