Some pretty & odd local rocks....

curious kat

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FSCN2557.JPG So, we have some agate and that funny looking one in the back would be...? Anyone?
 

Wow those are awesome! It's been a long while since such fine specimens of Scat-Thode have turned up. Truly a great find. I recommend that you ask a geological specialist to examine those for you, they would most likely be able to provide you with a rough estimate of their value.. :headbang:
 

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I have never ever heard the term 'scat-thode'! Does that mean 'similar to corprolite'? DOn't know if that one in the back *is* corprolite, but it sure looks like it could be, doesn't it. I'm wondering if that big botryoidal (sp?) on the left has some fire agate in it under that chalcedony -- or if the pseudo corprolite is one big fire agate?
 

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chalcedney? that's what the white looks like to me. & perhaps the back one too.
 

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Looking at my book, it says white to gray, brown, blue, black & clear red to brownish red. so it covers a wide variety of colors. Chal often times looks like plastic that's been melted. I love finding this stuff.
 

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Think I'll post a close up of the "doo doo" for you all..... think it's a "doo-not!"...appears to be some kind of rock thing? A rock whatchamacallit...?FSCN2778.JPGRSCN2779.JPG
 

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Man, that;'s a mysterious rock, though I'm still leaning towards corprolite until somebody proves different!
 

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......so, still don't know what it is....question is....what are those "veins" from....maybe it's Alien :icon_biggrin: lol
 

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<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=908351"/> So, we have some agate and that funny looking one in the back would be...? Anyone?


What you have are quartz nodules besides the elongated one. The elongated one is a elongated Septarian nodule. This explains the "veins" in the rock. Great specimens.
 

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Thanks Brian....will have to go look that up....Septarian nodule...nice! So now we know it's not poop...is that good or bad....guess it's just a matter of taste....that sounds weird, sorry :)
 

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It's another name for concretion. I think Brian is right, although it really threw me off.
 

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I'm just happy to know what it is....it's so great to have this site....so thanks again everyone and TN !!!
 

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