LSturz Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I’m looking for any input I can get on this one found in the Mogollon Rim area near Pine, AZ. Area is known for huge numbers of brachiopods, bryozoans, and other marine fossils. Brand newbie here, so please pardon any lack of proper vernacular. A friend pointed out that it almost looks like a large tooth though I’ve read how often looks can be deceiving. I can almost see a distinguishable line around the object from most angles that makes the appear somewhat symmetrical. I’ve got no clue what all the red stuff is either, but though some of the pics look like raw meat it is indeed rock solid. Could it be some type of fossilized tooth? petrified wood? I tried doing some research but I don’t even know where to begin. I will include a side by side pic of original and with a marking by line we (think) we see. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fossildude19 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I'm not seeing anything fossil related in this item. Looks like quartz, or quartzite, agate or chert. 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...
Auspex Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 The red is likely iron oxide, carried by ground water through fissures in the rock. There are also areas of what appear to be evaporite deposits (again, water-born minerals) that might show as tiny crystals under evaporation. It does not appear to be of biological origin, but it is interesting nonetheless! 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSturz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thank you, Fossildude19 & Auspex. Is it common to for those types of rocks to form fissures that end up so symmetrical like these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Intermixed minerals and fissures, cracks, lines can all form in rocks naturally. 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...
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