Quer Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Last January 12, I found some Exogyra sp. oysters in a limestone Late Campanian / Early Maastrichtian strata (SE Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain), who turned to show abundant beekite rings. I owe to @abyssunder my knowledge of this mineral phenomenon, which, in my area,occurs mainly over laminar-type shells like oysters' (It can occur on other fossils, though). Have you fossils with beekite rings ? 9 Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, Quer said: Have you fossils with beekite rings ? Beautiful ones! Unfortunately I haven't any. If you want,You can send me one or two, I will be very glad to see them in my collection. Please PM me. Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Fascinating stuff, beekite. Interesting specimen. Link to post Share on other sites
fossilnut Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Beautiful. Have never found them. Darn, Now i will have to pick up every fossil oyster. Link to post Share on other sites
Quer Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Another form of silica-replacing process (I don't know if it can be considered beekite) on a -likely- Hemiaster sp. And a piece of an unidentifiable echinoid, with rigs following the shell pattern: 5 Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, Quer said: (I don't know if it can be considered beekite They look like nice examples of beekite to Me. Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 13 minutes ago, Quer said: Another form of silica-replacing process (I don't know if it can be considered beekite) on a -likely- Hemiaster sp. And a piece of an unidentifiable echinoid, with rigs following the shell pattern: Very interesting examples of whatever it might be. Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Yes, beekite coating. Very nice! It's not necessary to form rings. Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Toni, was generous with me sending two nice Exogyra specimens with beekite , so I can upload a few photos with them. There are beautiful beekite rings on the surface of the fossils, some of them have one ring, others have two or more rings around the core. In places where the beekite is missing, there are holes left behind. They are very nice, delicate fossils. Thank you Toni for your kindness! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Finally, after a long search, I found some not well preserved Sellithyris subsella Leymerie from the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic), Chomentow, Holy Cross Mountains, Poland, and I bought them for the visible beekite rings formed on the surface of them. Here are some photos: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Plantguy Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Nice examples all! Regards, Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Thank you Chris! Other examples of beekite rings on coral / carbonate rock exposed to the weathering processes (fortunately now in my collection ): I hope others will join this topic with their nice specimens. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Pristis Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I have one specimen, but lots of images: 5 Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Thank you Harry! That is as excellent example of the diversity of the substrates where beekite forms on. Beautiful! Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I recently saw an ID post where it was suggested that what the person had was beekite. I confess that I had to do an internet search to see what beekite was... I remembered that I had a few specimens myself that looked like they were covered in something similar that I had always wondered if it was something geological or was once part of the animal. Then I found this thread! Would I be correct in assuming that this little horn coral is covered in beekite? I have a few other examples that I can show. This one just happened to be handy. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Another example. Not as much coverage on this one, but I still think beekite. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
hrguy54 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 7/17/2019 at 7:17 PM, FossilNerd said: I recently saw an ID post where it was suggested that what the person had was beekite. I confess that I had to do an internet search to see what beekite was... I remembered that I had a few specimens myself that looked like they were covered in something similar that I had always wondered if it was something geological or was once part of the animal. Then I found this thread! Would I be correct in assuming that this little horn coral is covered in beekite? I have a few other examples that I can show. This one just happened to be handy. Yep, yours have beekite. It is pretty common in our area. Here are some of my "better" ones (older pictures) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Nice beekite encrusted corals, Wayne! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 8 hours ago, hrguy54 said: Yep, yours have beekite. It is pretty common in our area. Here are some of my "better" ones (older pictures) Nice ones! I always wondered what it was. Glad I now know. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Nice beekite encrusted corals, Wayne! Thanks Tim! Also, thank you for confirming. Link to post Share on other sites
Quer Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 This is, perhaps, my most "heroic" fossil picking. Weighing about 5 Kg., I had to carry this "spiny" rock some 5 km till I reach my car. But i think it was worth the effort, as this branching and spiny bryozoan colony forming beekite rings is very beautiful. I have no idea of wich species can be. From Lower to Mid Campanian, in the SE of Pyrenees. I think matrix is calcarenite. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Beautiful specimen and worth the haul out I think. I’ve grown fond beekite. Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 18.07.2019 at 3:56 AM, FossilNerd said: Another example. Not as much coverage on this one, but I still think beekite. These are very young beekite forming rings. Very nice! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
FossilNerd Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 hours ago, abyssunder said: These are very young beekite forming rings. Very nice! Thanks! Baby beekite. As my 2 year old daughter would say... Awwww so cute! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas.Dodson Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I enjoy seeing beekite fossils so I'll give this thread a little bump and see if anyone wants to contribute more beekite. This is a Triplophyllum dalei I collected this summer from the old Meramec Bridge site in Fenton, Missouri. Warsaw Formation, Mississippian. I like this specimen because of all the different stages of beekite and the color variations. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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