Dewbunny Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Are these concrete or sediments? These were discarded when they re-modeled the common grounds where I work. I could possibly procure them because they want to be rid of them and I have a truck capable of carrying them. Would they be worth the time and energy? Dew bottle included for scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dewbunny Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Oh and these are local. They were dug up when they put in the community then used as decoration around the common areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 They look like limestone karst formation. I do not see any identifiable fossils. 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...
Dewbunny Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 @ynotI could of sworn #13 was some sort of sand dollar. But that would make sense since I sit on top of part of the Weeki Wachee springshed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Is this not a fossil? Have you taken a look at a geologic map to determine the bedrock where you are, kinda reminds me of Ocala FM. Here’s a chunk I got from @joshuajbelanger 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewbunny Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 @WhodamanHD Yep, I think so. I'm located about 8 miles in shore from that lil red dot I put on this map,in Hernando County FL. I'm really hung up on pic #13 but I did notice the shell too. I might whittle into the possible sand dollar just to see what it is and if I can remove it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 1 hour ago, WhodamanHD said: Is this not a fossil? Yeah, missed that one. Guess I need glasses. 1 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 31 minutes ago, Dewbunny said: Yep, I think so. I'm located about 8 miles in shore from that lil red dot I put on this map,in Hernando County FL. I'm really hung up on pic #13 but I did notice the shell too. I might whittle into the possible sand dollar just to see what it is and if I can remove it. Sounds like a plan. As for the original question, Shells are probably most of what you’d find with the odd sharks tooth and maybe a terrestrial fossil or two if your lucky. So just going to we’re they are now with a hammer and a chisel could work pretty well. Also the rain should naturally break it down over time. 2 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewbunny Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Ok, after a little more research I found that there is a layer of Ocala FM under the Suwannee Limestone layer in my area,and in a few places near by both layers are close underfoot. In a few places both layers are exposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Just now, Dewbunny said: Ok, after a little more research I found that there is a layer of Ocala FM under the Suwannee Limestone layer in my area,and in a few places near by both layers are close underfoot. In a few places both layers are exposed. I don’t know anything about the Suwanee limestones other than age, probably just an oligocene continuation of Ocala (maybe Joshua will know better). “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 There is about a 10 Ma difference between the Suwannee Limestone and the Ocala Group Limestone. Both produce silicified lenses that resist weathering. In the case of these boulders, the difference is moot since the boulders are lawn ornaments or curb bumpers. Any fossils included are much easier to extract from the relatively-loose limerock matrix. 3 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Here's a graphic representation of the age/strata: 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewbunny Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 @Harry Pristis Oh! Thank you very much! That graph is extremely helpful! Some of the literature can be a little overwhelming and hard for me to understand. It's like playing connect the dots,but the dots aren't numbered and you kind Sir, you have really helped a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 20 hours ago, Dewbunny said: @WhodamanHD Yep, I think so. I'm located about 8 miles in shore from that lil red dot I put on this map,in Hernando County FL. I'm really hung up on pic #13 but I did notice the shell too. I might whittle into the possible sand dollar just to see what it is and if I can remove it. Gotcha on google maps Mason. Me and the boys will be raiding you collection when you’re asleep. Hehehe John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 14 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: Gotcha on google maps Mason. Me and the boys will be raiding you collection when you’re asleep. Hehehe Go ahead, I’ll find some more “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewbunny Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 Ya'll ain't raiding my panty drawer! Everything I've shown is safely behind guard gates in a patrolled gated community! I ain't no fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 @WhodamanHD @Dewbunny 2 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: @WhodamanHD @Dewbunny Ingenious plot, even got the owner to help you steal them! 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuajbelanger Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Yeah, that’s definitely chunks of karst limestone. Take a hammer to it, see what you can crack out. If there aren’t many signs of fossils on the outside, it’s probably not too fossiliferrous. If you go upstream at Gardner, when the river is low, you find huge chunks of this limestone. There are a lot of big bivalves, I usually only find impressions. But, heck, ya never know. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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