New Members Mohamed Posted July 22, 2023 New Members Share Posted July 22, 2023 Hi, I found this rock in the sand, after a search I recognized it is a sort of petrified wood. I washed it and noticed that it contains shiny spots, can experts tell me, it is quartz? or something else? VID_20230722041608.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Looks like druzy quartz to me. 1 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...
Charmorgia Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 First, this looks more like a cycad or bennettite or some other plant stem with leaf traces rather than petrified wood. That said, it doesn't appear to be well enough preserved to identify exactly. Secondly, if the shiny spots are pointy, they are probably druzy quartz but could be one of many minerals. Flat shiny crystal faces would point to calcite. Or pyrite or ? I even see botryoidal mineral growths on plant stems I find here. (triassic) Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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