Abed H. Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) hello, I found this egg mold close to my house, there were an excavation, i found it in the dirt they bulldozed away. (it wasn't broken when i first found it, it fell by mistake). from the other side it's just a normal orange-ish sedimentary stone(i don't have enough media MBs left). And, I see these orange lines in the bottom of the stone too often on other stones i want to know what they are. thank you. Edited September 19, 2018 by Abed H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 You can always add more pictures in the reply to topic. The rust color is caused by iron oxides in the rock. The shape is a coincidental shape. Not a fossil in this one. 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...
Abed H. Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 thank you. but how could this be coincidental? the egg shape is perfect, and it has some depth too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The egg shape is not perfect. It has ridges and bumps and the outline is slightly uneven. And it doesn't seem to continue through the rock suggesting it is an erosional feature with iron staining as Tony suggested. We often see what we want to see, it's natural to try and relate objects to what we know. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, ynot said: The shape is a coincidental shape. It seems likely that weathering/hydration may have played a roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abed H. Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 42 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: The egg shape is not perfect. It has ridges and bumps and the outline is slightly uneven. And it doesn't seem to continue through the rock suggesting it is an erosional feature with iron staining as Tony suggested. We often see what we want to see, it's natural to try and relate objects to what we know. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. thanks a lot❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abed H. Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 12 minutes ago, Rockwood said: It seems likely that weathering/hydration may have played a roll. yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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