Stan Simpson Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I have another piece found near Houston Texas in a dredge operation. It has areas that are almost clear or crystal like but at the same time has a similar look and texture as bone. Does anyone have any ideas. Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Looks like a chert or agate. Could be a piece of petrified wood, Does not look like a bone to Me. 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...
Jdeutsch Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Agree with ynot. Looks like some chalcedony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 It has those botryoidal "bubbles" similar to the fossil coral found in northern Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 21 minutes ago, caldigger said: It has those bottoidal "bubbles" similar to the fossil coral found in northern Florida. The botryoidal area is a common feature of agate (and many other minerals). The geode corals of Florida and Georgia do have some great examples of botryoidal agate. 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...
abyssunder Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I could see the botryoidal shapes and perpendicular crystal laminations. It's not a tooth or bone, but a mineral, though. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I'll throw my hat in the ring for agatized coral, worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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