Recker Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 This weather has got me a bad case of cabin fever, my normal fossil hunting ground along the Whitewater River in Southeast Indiana is flooded. Went out in my back yard today to look thru the two truck loads of leach line gravel I bought for landscaping, the quarry is only about a 1/4 mile away. Found this odd ball, thin layers of crystal like formations on both sides, has hollow cavities and some brachiopod fossils that are a red color. Just curious as to how it formed, wish I could get closer photos of the brachiopods, will try again tomorrow with some daylight....if the sun ever shines again LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recker Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Closer photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 In this case quartz is a replacement mineral that fills any void in the matrix. (cracks or hollow areas within the shell. 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...
Recker Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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