willtexas07 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Found this and wish it was a mystical ancient pearl, bet it is not. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Not seeing any ornamentation or biologic patterns. I think concretion. 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...
FrozenFlame Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I agree with ynot above, definitely looks like concentration, worth smacking it open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willtexas07 Posted August 30, 2018 Author Share Posted August 30, 2018 Thanks so much for the replies! Will crack it open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Before you crack it, is it attached to a shell fragment? Can't tell from the picture for sure but looks like a possible piece of shell. If so, it is likely a non-nacreous blister pearl. I have read about fossil pearls from Texas. See my post entitled "Blister pearl". BTW what is its size? If it is a blister pearl congratulations, they are fairly RARE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 2 hours ago, fossilnut said: Before you crack it, is it attached to a shell fragment? Can't tell from the picture for sure but looks like a possible piece of shell. If so, it is likely a non-nacreous blister pearl. I have read about fossil pearls from Texas. See my post entitled "Blister pearl". BTW what is its size? If it is a blister pearl congratulations, they are fairly RARE Not shell material, I think. Just a bit of limestone, or chert. Concretion is most likely here. 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...
Max-fossils Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @fossilnut I agree with Tim, I see absolutely nothing that screams out (or even softly whispers ) "shell" to me. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowgirlfossils Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Shot from a musket? So perfectly round. Ya never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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