Interesting finds

[Waitiseearock]

A few more finds from the Tampa Bay Area. Would the piece of coral be considered a fossil? It’s hard to tell but it’s druzy on the Inside of the piece. 

[Thomas1982]

Those are really beautiful! 

[Fossildude19]

Yes, they would be considered fossils.

I see a few agatized corals there.

 

 

@Sacha  @Shellseeker

[Sacha]

20 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

I see a few agatized corals there.

 

You have several pieces of fossil coral here. Your 2nd photo is definitely agatized. Your last 2 pieces are definitely fossil coral but not what I would consider agatized.....just silica replaced. Agatized would imply a clear or translucent replacement. Pockets of drusy crystals will occur in any silica rich environment where a void exists. Here's one of my better pieces showing crystals.

 

[Shellseeker]

5 hours ago, Waitiseearock said:

A few more finds from the Tampa Bay Area. Would the piece of coral be considered a fossil? It’s hard to tell but it’s druzy on the Inside of the piece. 

Yes... Absolutely...  Welcome to the forum... Upper right, Home page, search for Druzy or Botryoidal,  or just coral or "Tampa Bay Coral" ... TFF keeps threads back 15 years.. It will be like a book,  and you will get to see what others have found over time in Florida. @Sacha

has some postings with fantastic finds.

Here are a couple of mine..

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[Waitiseearock]

@Sacha and @Shellseeker 

Wow those are  absolutely gorgeous pieces! I’ve heard wonderful things about Peace River and a friend of mine and I are trying to coordinate a time to go there and explore! With a guide of course haha. Thank you both for sharing your knowledge about the Tampa Bay Areas treasures and what to keep my eye out for.  Obviously im knew to the forum, but my love for rocks,  minerals and  shells go back to my childhood. It’s great to finally have found a site where I can share and learn about all the things I ( and we) love and find! 

[Jaybot]

4 minutes ago, Waitiseearock said:

It’s great to finally have found a site where I can share and learn about all the things I ( and we) love and find! 

I completely agree.  Whenever I’m researching, I often find the info I’m looking for on old TFF posts.  Welcome to the forum!