Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 It was highly polished in relation to the surrounding rock. The area I am in is scattered with fossils. As well as many unusual leftovers from the local steel mill i.e. Variety of metals and different combinations of geological material. Here is one picture I sent to a paleontologist at boulder. I thought it was dinosaur tail.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) The lady paleontologist Tonia? ( started with a c) said she showed it to four other paleontologist and they decided it igneous rock. It's magnetic. It shows high heat signs . I thought it might be slag of the rim of a crucible. Edited February 18, 2018 by Malone Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Malone said: It was highly polished in relation to the surrounding rock. Because it is a harder stone. Does not make it a gastrolith. 3 minutes ago, Malone said: The area I am in is scattered with fossils What type of fossils? Gastroliths are found in dinosaurs and birds only. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Malone said: It's magnetic. Either man made iron or magnetite. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 minute ago, ynot said: Because it is a harder stone. Does not make it a gastrolith. What type of fossils? Gastroliths are found in dinosaurs and birds only. Baculite mesa and florrisant fossil beds are right down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 No on being harder than surrounding rock. It's qaurtz and other river rock average 5 to 7.5 on the mohs . It's shinier than the exact same rock in the same location . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 The only thing that is indicative of a gastrolith, other than being found next to a pile of poo or proximity to a fossilized dinosaur, is sheen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 I could not definitely say where the river gravel originated from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 After further questioning of google There has been proven etching from stomach acid but there was nothing saying how to detect the etching that I could find. Any suggestions on detecting etched gastroliths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Would there be an observable pattern? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 1:36 PM, Malone said: Possible poo? Maybe same type pulled off the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Another one of the net same red color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 16 hours ago, Malone said: Hi GeshWhat. I was wondering if this could possibly be a gastrolith? The reason I was wondering was due to the smoothness of the fractured areas giving the appearance of wrinkles differentiating it from other rock in the same area. I agree with @ynot. The only way to know if you have a gastrolith is if you found it with body fossils (bones). You second piece looks far to granular to be coprolite, but that could be because it needs a good scrubbing. You might want to scrub it with a soft tooth brush and reshoot your photos. I'm not seeing anything on the 3rd specimen that would lead me to believe it is a coprolite. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, GeschWhat said: I agree with @ynot. The only way to know if you have a gastrolith is if you found it with body fossils (bones). You second piece looks far to granular to be coprolite, but that could be because it needs a good scrubbing. You might want to scrub it with a soft tooth brush and reshoot your photos. I'm not seeing anything on the 3rd specimen that would lead me to believe it is a coprolite. I'll clean it good then post the pictures again.I believe there is hair in the second piece and a claw in the first. Thank you for responding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Not a coprolite. It's granular all the way through. Some kind of conglomerate both the second and third pieces. They both contain organic materials but are made of sand grains. Strange. Thank you for your help 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 I cracked in half to see inside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/8/2018 at 10:38 PM, ynot said: Sorry, but that is not a coprolite either. You were correct! Yesterday I cracked open one the two rocks I posted pictures of after the initial post. It was granular all the way through. After researching I discovered this area West of Pueblo used to be a shoreline this probably is sandstone from the old beach. Pretty neat! Thank you for your responses! Your input is valuable to me in determining a reasonable reality of what these items that I find are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Would anyone know what the white spots on the interior of the rock I broke open are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 would there be diatomaceous material inside a rock like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 sharp close up shots of the white and dark spots would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malone Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Plax said: sharp close up shots of the white and dark spots would be helpful. This seems to be the closest up my camera will take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plax Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 the dark colored bits have a vertebrate fossil look to them. Hopefully some one with experience with rocks from your area will be of more use identifying your rocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Yes, teeth or bits of bone by the look of them. Ina sandstone breccio-conglomerate. The white bits could be calcite infillings of holes left when another mineral dissolved away. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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