pierrette Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hello! I would need help to figure out if this special type of calcite mineralisation reflects the structure of the coral or it is just something that comes with de disolution of calcite and therefore would not be a source of info on the coral morphology. Thank you in advance Best wishes Pierrette Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierrette Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Another pic. I forgot to say that this is the base of the coral with some parts of epiteca, I assume. Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 I would say that the calcite has done a poor job of replacing the coral, so there is little left of the original structure of the coral. Most likely the coral had deteriorated somewhat before the mineralization started. 3 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...
pierrette Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thank you ynot. I suspected it was something like this, but I had to be sure. I usually come across that sort of mineralization in specimens from a certain area only. Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierrette Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hi! I would like to thank you again for your help. Once I was sure I would not destroy any possible clues about epithecal structure, I polished the base of the coral. Now I have two views of the septal arrangement: a polished section from the top of the calicinal surface and another from the bottom. The piece is now 1 mm thick. I just wanted to show it to you. Beauty is hidden most of the time. Well, and it's also so subjective! This is beautiful for me. Best wishes, Pierrette Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierrette Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 polished calicinal surface 1 Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, pierrette said: Hi! I would like to thank you again for your help. Once I was sure I would not destroy any possible clues about epithecal structure, I polished the base of the coral. Now I have two views of the septal arrangement: a polished section from the top of the calicinal surface and another from the bottom. The piece is now 1 mm thick. I just wanted to show it to you. Beauty is hidden most of the time. Well, and it's also so subjective! This is beautiful for me. Best wishes, Pierrette Looks nice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, to find true beauty seek out an apiarist (beekeeper) and ask Them. 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...
pierrette Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, ynot said: Looks nice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, to find true beauty seek out an apiarist (beekeeper) and ask Them. Cryptic words of wisdom. I guess I got it, though. Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 minute ago, pierrette said: Cryptic words of wisdom. I guess I got it, though. A bad joke. 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...
pierrette Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 minute ago, ynot said: A bad joke. I'm glad New Year has put you in such a good mood. Hope it goes on like this the rest of the 364 days to go. Pierrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hope the new year brings You much joy also! Regards, 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...
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