New Members Mark Heine Posted January 10 New Members Posted January 10 I have some land about 10 miles east of Corsicana, Texas and I find a lot small piece's of regular petrified wood but I have dug up things that are petrified differently. It's seems like a softer stone and it's a total replicate of what it was. Any ideas how they formed or what they may be?
Rockwood Posted January 10 Posted January 10 The smaller and rounder ones are concretions. The biscuit shape may be that as well. 1
New Members Mark Heine Posted January 10 Author New Members Posted January 10 Thanks , what do you think about the stump?
Rockwood Posted January 10 Posted January 10 25 minutes ago, Mark Heine said: Thanks , what do you think about the stump? If that's a stump I didn't recognize it in this photo. It looked like a biscuit to me.
Fin Lover Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Can you take a picture of the top of the "stump"? Fin Lover
New Members Mark Heine Posted January 11 Author New Members Posted January 11 7 hours ago, Mark Heine said: I have some land about 10 miles east of Corsicana, Texas and I find a lot small piece's of regular petrified wood but I have dug up things that are petrified differently. It's seems like a softer stone and it's a total replicate of what it was. Any ideas how they formed or what they may be? 1
Rockwood Posted January 11 Posted January 11 This may represent a fluid vent or dewatering feature, but I think it's basically a layered concretion.
Fin Lover Posted January 11 Posted January 11 Thanks for the additional pictures. I also don't believe that it's fossilized wood. Fin Lover
doushantuo Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) I agree with everybody saying it's NOT wood below: fossil wood , figured by Goeppert / image out of copyright For comparative purposes Edited January 11 by doushantuo
New Members Mark Heine Posted January 11 Author New Members Posted January 11 Thank y'all for the opinions. They really resemble wood but I know they are not made from the same proce 1 hour ago, doushantuo said: I agree with everybody saying it's NOT wood below: fossil wood , figured by Goeppert / image out of copyright For comparative purposes ss that petrified wood is.
New Members Mark Heine Posted January 11 Author New Members Posted January 11 What causes them to form underground in such shapes?
New Members Mark Heine Posted January 11 Author New Members Posted January 11 10 minutes ago, Mark Heine said: What causes them to form underground in such shapes? Is there any chance they are nodules?
Rockwood Posted January 11 Posted January 11 39 minutes ago, Mark Heine said: What causes them to form underground in such shapes? The short answer is minerals precipitate from ground water. It happens in varying ways.
Rockwood Posted January 11 Posted January 11 30 minutes ago, Mark Heine said: Is there any chance they are nodules? There's probably a distinction between concretions and nodules, but it's often not recognized.
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