New Members joselms3 Posted April 2 New Members Share Posted April 2 Found in ohio on the Kentucky border in the hillside of a creek system. Dimensions measure 6 inches deep 11 inches wide 46 inches long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 This is not a fossil. It appears to be a pillar of sandstone layers which have been loosened and separated out of the outcrop due to weathering and gravity. 2 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: This is not a fossil. It appears to be a pillar of sandstone layers which have been loosened and separated out of the outcrop due to weathering and gravity. That would explain the French bread look, but the bread board look it's on needs explaining. A nonconformity in layering? Or could it be a slab of concrete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 minutes ago, Rockwood said: That would explain the French bread look, but the bread board look it's on needs explaining. A nonconformity in layering? Or could it be a slab of concrete? Crevice infill after tectonic activity maybe? 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members joselms3 Posted April 2 Author New Members Share Posted April 2 When I noticed it, there was sandstone encapsulation on every side but the top face and half buried. I was able to expose what you see simply using my hands. I stopped at the bottom because the bond was much stronger. Thanks for the theories guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 hours ago, Rockwood said: , but the bread board look it's on needs explaining. A nonconformity in layering? I believe the depositional layering in the sandstone is roughly parallel to the underlying flat bed (zoom in on pictures 6 and 7). The grooves forming the "slices of bread" are caused by fracturing and differential weathering along these fractures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 1 hour ago, ClearLake said: I believe the depositional layering in the sandstone is roughly parallel to the underlying flat bed (zoom in on pictures 6 and 7). The grooves forming the "slices of bread" are caused by fracturing and differential weathering along these fractures. Maybe this is a case where it's hard to tell cleavage from bedding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 7 hours ago, ClearLake said: I believe the depositional layering in the sandstone is roughly parallel to the underlying flat bed (zoom in on pictures 6 and 7). The grooves forming the "slices of bread" are caused by fracturing and differential weathering along these fractures. I would go along with this assessment now. I'm not all that versed in sedimentology but it seems the most plausible to me. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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