Martinhill Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I know a lot of people have posted like this but,... this really has me and a couple geologists here in TX perplexed. My dad found this in Oregon in the 1960's. It was not anywhere near a riverbank but rather, was sticking out of a sidehill. It is translucent almost like quartz, has indentations where it appears it was once soft (see close up) and I recently took it to my vet who x-rayed it and it appears to have a uniform inner density different from the exterior see x ray. Are there better x rays out there? Thanks Much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Well, we can likely rule out dinosaur egg as it has no eggshell texture, and they rarely preserve in a perfect ovoid shape. I would guess something along the lines of a worn quartz-related nodule of some kind. I'll tag @ynot who is much more an expert on non-fossil rocks and minerals. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 If you live up in Sulphur Springs, you are in a great area of Texas to find some fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinhill Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Thank y'all for responding so quick. Yes I'm learning that this area is rich in fossil history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Looks like quartzite to me. Glacial erratic, maybe? 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Welcome to TFF! I find it hard to believe that a geologist would not be able to identify this as a river tumbled quartz rock. Sorry, but not a fossil of any kind. 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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