lissa318 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hi everyone! I have what I was told is Red Hill matrix that has been sitting on my porch for a very long time now... Anyone familiar with this matrix that can help me out? I am wondering if it does in fact look like Red Hill and the best way to break the matrix down? Some are very large chunks that have too much quartz to dissolve I think but here are some of the smaller pieces. As you can see there's a lot of shells in there... lol Any feedback appreciated! Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Doesn't look like Red Hill matrix to me, Melissa. Don't know where it is from, but I don't think there are brachiopods in the Red Hill Roadcut. Looks like some type of Spiriferid. Good to see you posting here again. 1 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Yes, look like some very interesting spiriferids. But no idea of the formation. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 11 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Doesn't look like Red Hill matrix to me, Melissa. Don't know where it is from, but I don't think there are brachiopods in the Red Hill Roadcut. Looks like some type of Spiriferid. Good to see you posting here again. Awww man thanks Tim! He gave me a bunch of pieces and these were the closest I found to what looked like Red Hill when I googled it... It didn't look quite right though? Oh well I guess I don't need to worry about breaking it down then. lol He told me if i looked closely I'd see little teeth and after looking VERY closely i couldn't see any. That explains why?! Hahaha Thanks and I'm glad to be back!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, look like some very interesting spiriferids. But no idea of the formation. Thank you. I am disappointed it isn't actually Red Hill though... Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 If I had to guess it looks like spiriferid packed Limestone from the port jervis or trilobite ridge area. Dissolving it will likely dissolve the fossils too. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 24 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: If I had to guess it looks like spiriferid packed Limestone from the port jervis or trilobite ridge area. Dissolving it will likely dissolve the fossils too. Thanks! And that is exactly why I was wondering how to do it... Anything I could see in there looked like it would easily dissolve to nothing if I soaked it in vinegar. Appreciate the help! I don't see anything that looks trilobite like in there but maybe I'll give them a whack and see what's going on inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 One thing that was interesting is alot of the pieces were loaded with wavellite and had shells. I packed a couple of the best colored ones up because the mineral was so nice that I could never dissolve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 hours ago, lissa318 said: alot of the pieces were loaded with wavellite and had shells. Would like to see these. 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...
lissa318 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Sure Tony! The one piece on the front porch is covered with wavellite as well so I just snapped a few pics. The ones I put away are a prettier green than this which is why I wanted to keep them. Some have almost veins of it running through them! Pretty cool material if you ask me. 30 minutes ago, ynot said: Would like to see these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, lissa318 said: Some have almost veins of it running through them! Pretty cool material if you ask me. It is a vein forming mineral. I agree and like the way these are exposed. They grew in a harrow crack in the rock and one side of said crack has spalled off to expose these flattened crystals. 1 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...
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