Keri13 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Found in North Texas creek. I'm new at this hobby but love it! Anyone know what these may be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Hueso Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Welcome welcome welcome! Texas has tons of great fossils. It's the perfect place to start your hobby and It can be very exciting. These specimens seems to be chert. They are very common in your area and while they are very cool looking, these are geological in origin only. Don't be discouraged though. The majority of my fossil collection started with me just finding interesting looking rocks and mineral specimens. Mineral identification can also lead into a wealth of knowledge in understanding the geological environment in which fossils form by understanding the type of rock they appear in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 looks like a nice piece of chert to me also "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I don't know if the first one is chert. Might be something else. The second and third are chert nodules. The chert nodules are the kind of material that could be knapped into arrowheads and spearpoints. You may be able to find some in the area where you found that chert. The third photo looks very much like the beginnings of a blade core. 2 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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