Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 So I found a few interesting things today all within a short distance of each other... my question is about the two larger "rocks" they don't seem to be rocks but I am not sure what else they would be? They are very soft..the one maybe looks like coal? Also wondering what type of coral I have! And what the white/brown "rock" is? And another couple of things maybe some can ID ?? Thanks Specimen 1 Specimen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 3 it's a coral but not like others I've seen.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 5 & 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 When You hold an object in Your hand and take a picture You have 2 moving objects. This increases the movement of the object and causes a blurred picture. It is much better to set the object on a solid surface to take the picture. It will also help to have the camera on a stable stand (tripod). This will help You to get clearer pictures which makes it more likely that Others will be able to give You a more accurate identification. Tony 1- concretion or rusted iron 2- ? 3- coral 4- ? shrimp tail ? 5- cross section of sedimentary bedding 6- ? 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...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 I am guilty of using my phone again @ynot the first two things really just look like blobs, I can pull out the macro lens and see if I can get some more detail..they are super soft if that helps, I don't think it can be iron.. I found a few other things I posted in the artifact section and I'm thinking #6 might be a fossil? I'm really not sure though..thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 minute ago, Jonelle said: I am guilty of using my phone again @ynot the first two things really just look like blobs, I can pull out the macro lens and see if I can get some more detail..they are super soft if that helps, I don't think it can be iron.. I found a few other things I posted in the artifact section and I'm thinking #6 might be a fossil? I'm really not sure though..thanks! The above advice will apply to using the phone camera also. 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...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 @ynot okay here is #1 again... #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonelle Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Okay I just figured out the biggest part of the problem @ynot ..my phone case!! Here is #6 much better without the case it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 & 2 look like clay balls, They will form in beach environments and have particles and bits from the beach "sand" included in them. No idea on 4. 6 Looks like twig impressions. Tony PS Much better pictures-- Thanks. 2 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...
Ludwigia Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 And number 4 certainly does look like the mold of a shrimp or lobster tail, but it could also just be a coincidental sedimentary stone. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I agree with @ynot regarding your "rocks." Not seeing poop, I'm afraid. They look like sandy concretions to me. 1 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hey Jonelle, Looks like you've got more interesting stuff... I've seen the darker brown chunks/rocks...they do seem to be very sandy and not very consolidated--not sure of their origin. 1&4 look more like the ones that have that calcitic cementing. The last couple of things looks like some of the weathered limestone pieces and possible consolidated sands from around here...they usually have all kinds of traces and odd weathering patterns within them that are very difficult to fully discern/ID. The 3rd item you called coral may well be that as there are lots of different types...from the photo I cant tell if it might also be one of those big oysters and you are seeing a section thru the shell. Here are a couple photos showing their respective internal structures. Coral on the left and Oyster on the right in both photos. Regards, Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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