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04/15/2007 08:41:20 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip: Originally posted by bigalpha: For the record, I just graduated with my BS in geology. :D |
Don't worry young geol master. You'll get more obnoxiouis with age. ;-) Just watch me and learn. And don't let my lunch get crushed in your backpack!
Greatandsmall, I don't think that's a coprolite. Wikipedia on concretion (or septarian nodule, as the young geol master says).
Well done bigalpha! |
Thanks!
You guys ROCK!!;) |
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04/15/2007 09:04:41 PM · #52 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip: Originally posted by bigalpha: For the record, I just graduated with my BS in geology. :D |
Don't worry young geol master. |
I don't know whose BS is more impressive... :)
Ok, how about this rock:
Here's what it looks like when I cracked it open...
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04/15/2007 09:05:50 PM · #53 |
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04/16/2007 07:19:34 PM · #54 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip: Originally posted by bigalpha: For the record, I just graduated with my BS in geology. :D |
Don't worry young geol master. You'll get more obnoxiouis with age. ;-) Just watch me and learn. And don't let my lunch get crushed in your backpack!
Greatandsmall, I don't think that's a coprolite. Wikipedia on concretion (or septarian nodule, as the young geol master says).
Well done bigalpha! |
AH, I'm pretty obnoxious as it is, but I try to tone it down so I can keep my friends, hehe. Man, I wish I had a geology oriented job, but I got stuck with lousy Env. Compliance work. blech.
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04/19/2007 03:32:32 PM · #55 |
I stand by my earlier assessment- that's a concretion, no doubt about it. The aggregate nodular appearance and sandy, oxidized composition are indicative of concretions. Geodes tend to have a lot of chalcedony, which isn't evident here.
Roxanne's example is probably a concretion, too. My first introduction to concretions was when I found some perfectly spherical ones in a PA slate formation when I was about 10. I've found several like Roxanne's over the years too, and you can see something similar at the top of Wikipedia's article.
Message edited by author 2007-04-19 16:17:52. |
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04/19/2007 03:46:17 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by scalvert: I stand by my earlier assessment- that's a concretion, no doubt about it. The aggregate nodular appearance and sandy, oxidized composition are indicative of concretions. Geodes tend to have a lot of chalcedony, which isn't evident here.... |
Are YOU disagreeing with ME about a ROCK? I don't even get that kind of nerve from other geologists.
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04/19/2007 03:53:42 PM · #57 |
Well, my neighbor, a geologist, who I thought was out of town when I posted the question, but wasn't, has looked at it and knew without a doubt it is a concreation. Strikeslip said to be certain he would need to see it in person. Neighbor said it was likely 60 million years old unless you are Babtist, then it would be about 5 thousand years old.
Thanks everybody.
Message edited by author 2007-04-19 15:54:39. |
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04/19/2007 03:55:28 PM · #58 |
Originally posted by David Ey: Well, my neighbor, a geologist, who I thought was out of town when I posted the question, but wasn't, has looked at it and knew without a doubt it is a concreation. Strikeslip said to be certain he would need to see it in person. Neighbor said it was likely 60 million years old unless you are Babtist, then it would be about 5 thousand years old.
Thanks everybody. |
I'll submit to your neighbor's opinion. But never to Shannon's! :-D
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04/19/2007 04:17:00 PM · #59 |
Originally posted by Strikeslip: Are YOU disagreeing with ME about a ROCK? |
Absolutely. Rocks and minerals were my first and longest-running hobby. I beat trained gemologists in a gemstone identification contest when I was 13, and some pieces of my collection are now in a museum in Charlotte, NC. I may not have the credentials, but I do know a thing or three about rocks. ;-)
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04/19/2007 04:30:07 PM · #60 |
Originally posted by scalvert: Originally posted by Strikeslip: Are YOU disagreeing with ME about a ROCK? |
Absolutely. Rocks and minerals were my first and longest-running hobby. I beat trained gemologists in a gemstone identification contest when I was 13, and some pieces of my collection are now in a museum in Charlotte, NC. I may not have the credentials, but I do know a thing or three about rocks. ;-) |
Very cool about your hobby & museum pieces! Maybe I'll allow you to carry my lunch afterall. ;-)
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04/19/2007 04:49:56 PM · #61 |
Originally posted by scalvert: I stand by my earlier assessment- that's a concretion, no doubt about it. The aggregate nodular appearance and sandy, oxidized composition are indicative of concretions. Geodes tend to have a lot of chalcedony, which isn't evident here.
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My guess appears to be right. My B.S. in Biology didn't help but looking at aerobic soils for wetland boundaries must have. I see alot of concretions here in Colorado in limestone shale layers. :) |
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04/19/2007 05:54:19 PM · #62 |
OMG.... slippy was WRONG??!!
Admin, can we get this pinned to the top of the threads please? ;) |
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04/19/2007 06:00:26 PM · #63 |
Scalvert is correct. The actual technical name for this particular stone is:
Concretion Erectus
You can tell from it's "aggregate nodular appearance"
:)
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04/19/2007 07:07:21 PM · #64 |
Originally posted by BeeCee: OMG.... slippy was WRONG??!!
Admin, can we get this pinned to the top of the threads please? ;) |
This is one of those times I REALLY wish I had a time machine! Curses on your concretion, David! Now I'll have to change my identity and move to some horrid place of exile like, gasp, Connecticut! ;-)
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04/19/2007 07:23:35 PM · #65 |
WHATEVER! ... Please do NOT split it open ... I might pay you up to 7,000 American Dollars for it if you DO NOT split it open ... especially longitudinally as it would make MANY excellent thin flat polished pendants if sliced cross-sectionally that would sell for $250 to $350 each if polished correctly and set sympathetically with even an inexpensive gold chain.
Message edited by author 2007-04-19 19:26:23.
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04/19/2007 07:29:01 PM · #66 |
Originally posted by Greetmir: WHATEVER! ... Please do NOT split it open ... I might pay you up to 7,000 American Dollars for it if you DO NOT split it open ... especially longitudinally as it would make MANY excellent thin flat polished pendants if sliced cross-sectionally that would sell for $250 to $350 each if polished correctly and set sympathetically with even an inexpensive gold chain. |
I think he already did.....
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04/19/2007 08:58:06 PM · #67 |
Greetmir, your post is either very funny or very cruel, depending on whether or not you are serious.
If you are serious, I'm on my way to grab some concretions.
For all of you rock-hounds, I frequent a mine called "Rucks Pit" where I collect fluorescent one-of-a-kind calcified clams. No good photos, but here are some from google.
If anyone wants some, let me know. I hope to be making another trip within the next month.
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04/19/2007 09:13:25 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by greatandsmall: Greetmir, your post is either very funny or very cruel, depending on whether or not you are serious.
If you are serious, I'm on my way to grab some concretions.
For all of you rock-hounds, I frequent a mine called "Rucks Pit" where I collect fluorescent one-of-a-kind calcified clams. No good photos, but here are some from google.
If anyone wants some, let me know. I hope to be making another trip within the next month. |
Ohhh man.... those are so cool. I'm envious, wish I had somewhere to pick up some of those! |
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04/19/2007 09:31:19 PM · #69 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Ohhh man.... those are so cool. I'm envious, wish I had somewhere to pick up some of those! |
They are cool. Here's one under the blacklight (not the best type of UV, though).
I've got you and Shannon down for a specimen. If you want to trade, just send me something interesting when you get it. |
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04/19/2007 09:33:35 PM · #70 |
Originally posted by greatandsmall: [quote=BeeCee]
I've got you and Shannon down for a specimen. If you want to trade, just send me something interesting when you get it. |
Ooooh, wonderful! :) I'll have to find something great in exchange. Do we have anything up here that's interesting? |
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04/19/2007 09:33:48 PM · #71 |
Originally posted by greatandsmall: For all of you rock-hounds, I frequent a mine called "Rucks Pit" where I collect fluorescent one-of-a-kind calcified clams. No good photos, but here are some from google.
If anyone wants some, let me know. I hope to be making another trip within the next month. |
I want one, or better yet, I want to go sometime. I've never heard of Rucks Pit, and I was in Okeechobee County the day before I stopped by to see you. |
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04/19/2007 09:40:28 PM · #72 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
I want one, or better yet, I want to go sometime. I've never heard of Rucks Pit, and I was in Okeechobee County the day before I stopped by to see you. |
Awesome! You know, I almost mentioned it when you told me where you had been; but I try to keep this obsession to myself for fear of boring people. I'd love to meet you there. Just be prepared to break some rocks with a sledge and pry bar!
Edit to add: It's wet too. Here's a photo of my friends from our last trip.
Message edited by author 2007-04-19 21:43:07. |
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04/19/2007 09:49:14 PM · #73 |
Originally posted by BeeCee: Originally posted by greatandsmall:
I've got you and Shannon down for a specimen. If you want to trade, just send me something interesting when you get it. |
Ooooh, wonderful! :) I'll have to find something great in exchange. Do we have anything up here that's interesting? |
It doesn't take much to interest me. I love anything unusual that can be picked up off of the ground (fossils, minerals, artifacts etc.) If you don't have something, I'll take a print of one of your lovely images.
David, Sent you a PM.
Message edited by author 2007-04-19 22:00:40. |
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04/19/2007 09:55:28 PM · #74 |
Thanks Roxanne. Just let me know the prices. I wouldn't want many but several would be nice.
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04/20/2007 04:57:42 AM · #75 |
Originally posted by greatandsmall: Originally posted by BeeCee: Originally posted by greatandsmall:
I've got you and Shannon down for a specimen. If you want to trade, just send me something interesting when you get it. |
Ooooh, wonderful! :) I'll have to find something great in exchange. Do we have anything up here that's interesting? |
It doesn't take much to interest me. I love anything unusual that can be picked up off of the ground (fossils, minerals, artifacts etc.) If you don't have something, I'll take a print of one of your lovely images.
David, Sent you a PM. |
Hmm... I have some pieces of rough amythest I picked up in Ontario.... somewhere... I'll have to see what else I can find, because I sure don't have any shots worth being prints! :) |
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