Napoleon North Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 This is tooth ? Location: Twardovski Cave, Kraków, Southern Poland Age:Pleistocene ? Specimen during cleaning Speimen in cave wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Looks more like a mineral, such as Quartzite or calcite to me. I am not seeing tooth enamel. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I agree. The piece you are holding has small different colored pebbles in it. This is what's called a conglomerate. The item you are questioning to be a tooth, is most likely one of these pebbles or minerals. Dave I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I agree that it is an odd shaped pebble, not a tooth. But I would not call it a crystal either. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 19 minutes ago, ynot said: I agree that it is an odd shaped pebble, not a tooth. But I would not call it a crystal either. Tony The first image looks calcitic or quartz-ish to me. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 45 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The first image looks calcitic or quartz-ish to me. It may be a calcite or quartz, but it is a tumbled pebble, at best it is crystalline, not "crystal". In order for a rock to be considered a crystal it has to have a defined geometric shape and molecular structure. Quartz is hexagonal and Calcite is rhombohedral. Calcite is soft and has 3 perfect cleavage planes, does not tumble well. Quartz is hard and has no cleavage planes. I say the odds are in favor of it being a quartz mineral. Tony PS Sorry to be a stickler on this, but it is the same as calling a concretion a fossil to Me. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I never said it was crystal, though. 6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Looks more like a mineral, such as Quartzite or calcite to me. I am not seeing tooth enamel. Regards, But Tony, thanks for explaining that to me. I appreciate it. I am not much into minerals and what I consider to be "regular rocks". It's good to know differences. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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