Innocentx Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Found this on a gravel bar just below boundary to Permian but not sure about source. I had some trouble getting focused photo of edges. I'm thinking possibly algae. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Drusy quartz, I think, or could be drusy calcite. See if it fizzes with weak acid. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hndmarshall Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 is there such thing as a carpet sponge?....but seriously to me it looks corral like and it is on a layered foundation of fossil material....but then I am a newbie and its a guess based on my observation...eagerly waiting for the experts opinions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 bioeroded shell material? " 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...
ynot Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I think it is a mineral deposit, wonder if this could be a bryozoan? Can You post a close up picture of the surface (show in first picture). 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...
Innocentx Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad Yes, it fizzes. @ynot Here's best close up I can get. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 In my opinion it is a non fossil deposit of calcite. 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...
abyssunder Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Innocentx said: Yes, it fizzes. That means is not quartz, but calcite. " 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...
Innocentx Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 I expect you're right. I've just never seen this configuration before. Thanks for looking! @ynot @Tidgy's Dad @abyssunder and for your help. @hndmarshall I thought sponge was a possibility as well. Good to know better! Patty "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Calcite druse. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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