neo Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 What do I have here??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Split out into it's own topic. This looks like cross sections through rugose corals, to me. Location found would be helpful to understanding what exactly they may be. State and county would be close enough. Cropped and brightened: 1 1 8 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...
jpc Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I agree... rugose coral 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I agree with rugose coral. Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Ontario Canada is the location. Is it worth anything folks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 We don't discuss value or prices on the forum. 2 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 But I'd really like to know . Can you write me at [ email removed ]? How old is this coral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It is not a good idea to post one's email publicly where bots can harvest it for spam purposes. Soliciting price information is still frowned upon, I can, however, tell you these are so common here in Ontario as to be on par with road gravel. Let's just say that you won't be able to afford a double-double at Tim's You have not indicated where in Ontario this was found, but judging by the colour and possibly the matrix, I would wager these are from the Bois Blanc Fm, which puts it at the early Devonian. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 The bois blanc fm? It's from sw Ontario. What's bois blanc fm. Also Devonian.? Guess I'll ask google. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, neo said: The bois blanc fm? It's from sw Ontario. What's bois blanc fm. Also Devonian.? Guess I'll ask google. Lol The Bois Blanc Formation is a large bedrock unit in southwestern Ontario. You can find a geologic bedrock map of Ontario quite easily on Google or via GEOSCAN. The Bois Blanc Formation dates to the early Devonian when this part of the world was a massive coral reef system south of the equator. Southwestern Ontario is quite large, geologically, and hosts units from the Silurian to Devonian. Exposures are very limited due to a thick blanket of glacial till spread out after the last glaciation event. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 252 or 350 million year old rock with coral from high waters eh. So we were water world ... interesting stuff... thank u all for the intel. Shucks on the value. Thought it was rare. Might as well. Kick rocks haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 If you have a site that has an abundance of this material, and it turns out to be Bois Blanc formation material, apart from the chertified corals, you can also find abundant brachiopods and some gastropods. Among the rarer things to find would be placoderm parts (an armoured fish that is the predecessor to modern fish) as well as trilobites (one of the rarest would be the large lichid, Terataspis grandis, pictured in my avatar in diagram form). ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 It's just that one side of a coral piece I chipped off - it has a white gem looking stone n also a real clear looking one. See pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Calcite or quartz. Very common. 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...
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