InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thank you @Kane for sending “the plate of spaghetti”! I am taking too many pictures so please just ask for more if you only see part of “something” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Not entirely sure what you mean... I'm in the midst of heavy end-of-semester grading, so I may not be as quick (or may be very bleary-eyed ). Perhaps show us all some pics? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 You spoke just as I hit reply for the second time WITH pictures... sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Sorry, but not seeing fossils here. Where is the biologic symmetry? Looks metamorphic rock to My eyes. Last picture shows fractured quartz. 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...
InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Will find better pix! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, InfoHungryMom said: Will find better pix! Thank you! Pictures are fine on 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Could even be igneous. A basic igneous rock such as basalt or gabbro. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Grumble!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I'm pretty sure this has been suggested already, but have you considered joining a local fossil/mineral club? Clubs are a great way to meet people who can put eyes on your specimens (as opposed to photos), they usually have lots of people who bring a great deal of local knowledge to the table, and they arrange field trips where you can learn about the local geology and paleontology. You can learn in a few months what you might struggle for years to figure out on your own. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I will second F-DAWG's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 They are rocks, but don't go back to Rockville. You'll waste another year. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 YES- I am actively working on “also learning locally” in 3 different ways. Alas, most groups are “on hiatus” until January. ....I have heard everyone “loud and clear”, and I know it is coming from kindness rather than condescension. I am here because I like it here, most members have asked me to stay, AND I will forever “blame @Max-fossils “ for the kindest and warmest welcome ever. Rather than “give-up here”, as long as you don’t mind my company, ..... AND I am learning. I have said before, this is an amusing “place/situation” for me. I am used to being in settings where I am pretty knowledgeable, or at least, “I know enough to be dangerous (for me!)”. My husband, sons, and nephew are all science “wizzes”. I became science phobic in 11th grade after a “double-standard by the teacher, bullying” year of physics BEFORE calculus. I was the only girl and a year younger than the other students. I left high school a year early, but never took another science class again... until “this, now.” If my “learning curve” becomes a nuisance, please let me know- and yes, I am sincere. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 The “source” of the comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTamprockcoin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 If you can't join a local club use your internet to learn how to identify: 1. the major rock groups - igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary 2. The difference between float from local geology and "imported" (normally decorative/commercial) 3. Use geological maps digital & paper to identify local geologic formations 4. Quartz, calcite, sandstone, shale 5. Streak & acid (vinegar/bleach) testing for mineral id These are all things we've all had to learn in some way at some time if we wanted to grow into the hobby of rock & fossil collecting. “Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we understand. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.” N. Steno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoHungryMom Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thank you. I am already well past your recommendations, but I appreciate your assistance. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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