Becky Benfer Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I found this near a river and wanted some advice please. I don’t know if you can make out the tiny bumps that are inside or not, but it looks like it’s full of them inside the hole. Might just be mud for all I know. Found in Ohio. Should I crack it open or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abyssunder Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 There might be multiple bioerosional markings on the surface. I assume the punctuated longitudinal bifurcating patterns might be sponge boring (Entobia igen). Can we have a better look of them ? " 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I can sort of see the bumps in the hole. See if they wash off, if not it could be a hole where a sponge or coral has eroded away leaving a mold behind. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Bumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Becky Benfer Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 Should I crack it open??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Tis entirely up to you, but I would! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 51 minutes ago, Becky Benfer said: Should I crack it open??? I say, "what have you got to loose"? You have not got the hammer and chisel ready, yet! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I suppose you will see a structure similar to the one below if you crack it open. Thank you for the pics. picture from here 1 " 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...
fifbrindacier Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 On 20/05/2018 at 1:41 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: I can sort of see the bumps in the hole. See if they wash off, if not it could be a hole where a sponge or coral has eroded away leaving a mold behind. Or some kind of crystallization. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 So do you have any suggestions about how to do this? I'm a little nervous about ruining the inside. Just start hitting it with a hammer a little at a time?? Or is there a better way to go about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Becky Benfer said: So do you have any suggestions about how to do this? I'm a little nervous about ruining the inside. Just start hitting it with a hammer a little at a time?? Or is there a better way to go about this? Best way would be to cut it with a rock saw. Hitting it with a hammer will make many pieces. 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 May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I hate to be the one to say this, but although the photos are too out of focus to be able to determine what's in the hole, I've got a feeling that it's not worth the effort. I'd just give it a whack with a club hammer and see what's left over. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'd just give it a whack with a club hammer and see what's left over. For geodes, I start by figuring where I want the object to split. Then lightly hit that area going around it This hopefully makes some micro fractures that weaken the rock in the area that you want breakage. Then continue a little harder each time till it fractures. It works for me better than whacking it to start with. But even this will not prevent unforeseen breakage if there is already stress fractures naturally in the rock, so have superglue ready!! But by all means, break this open then post pictures. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I hate to be the one to say this, but although the photos are too out of focus to be able to determine what's in the hole, I've got a feeling that it's not worth the effort. I'd just give it a whack with a club hammer and see what's left over. I agree. Whack it! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 I cracked part of it open! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I see something interesting in there! No idea what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 i think there was a sponge that was the core of this nodule. The sponge has now long gone but has left its impression as the silica formed around it. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I hope you don’t mind but I cropped it to see if we can get a better ID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I'll try to sustain my idea of Entobia with the comparative picture below. comparative picture from here ... or this one from here 1 " 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...
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