New Members gammyknee Posted July 2, 2014 New Members Posted July 2, 2014 Hi, I am new to your site. A friend gave me some stones he found in outback QLD Australia some time back. I am a Certified Gemmoligist and occasionally I go fossicking. I am also interested in Fossils. I have attached photo of the material and I am asking if someone could confirm what I am seeing.
erose Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 belemnite? I'd put money on it. Overall shape and crystal structure are a match. Knowing the age depositional environment of the rock it came from would help confirm.
New Members gammyknee Posted July 2, 2014 Author New Members Posted July 2, 2014 OK, that has turned my head another direction. I originally thought it might be a tooth or a tusk. There is a 'line' running down either side of the 'tube' which I think is similar to other belemnites? I am sorry but I do not know the age of the depositional rock or the exact location, my friend likes to explore areas that are quite remote. The crystal structure is radiating inside the 'tube' to the outer 'skin' - which I am guessing is calcite?
Auspex Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Belemnite, all the way. The deposit must be marine, and date from between Lower Jarassic to Upper Cretaceous. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease!
erose Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 That radiating structure was the crystal structure I was referring to. A big giveaway for belemnites.
Ludwigia Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I also agree with belemnite. Rostrum parts. The inner structure fits. Sorry, no tooth. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/
Guest Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Im also calling this a Belemnite. The radiating sprays are typical of the Aragonite that most of them seem to be comprised of.
Herb Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 What they all say "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks
New Members gammyknee Posted July 2, 2014 Author New Members Posted July 2, 2014 Thank you all. Your input has improved somebodys knowledge and inspired further research and study.
jpc Posted November 23, 2014 Posted November 23, 2014 Belemnite, all the way. The deposit must be marine, and date from between Lower Jarassic to Upper Cretaceous. Yup... Belemnites
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