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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 20:40:22 GMT -5
Post by beefjello on Jan 9, 2012 20:40:22 GMT -5
Slabbed a piece I got from Rodney this past weekend that I think is palm. Any thoughts on a location or ID? TIA
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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 20:52:31 GMT -5
Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jan 9, 2012 20:52:31 GMT -5
Its cool looking palm if that is what it is!
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Sabre52
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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 20:52:41 GMT -5
Post by Sabre52 on Jan 9, 2012 20:52:41 GMT -5
Hmmm. It does resemble palm in the unmagnified shots but I'm thinking more of an orbicular agate. Size variation in the orbs and the distribution just doesn't look quite right for palm. Arizona has a lot of orbicular forms of agate. Might also be some other form of monocot non palm wood replacement. There are just a ton of unidentified woods out there and things like Yuccas, agaves etc have to have been petrified sometimes but I've not seen identified pics of much except palms and ferns.....Mel
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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 20:57:25 GMT -5
Post by beefjello on Jan 9, 2012 20:57:25 GMT -5
It's definitely some sort of wood or organic fossil which was evident from the outside. Surely a strange one.
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Sabre52
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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 22:22:21 GMT -5
Post by Sabre52 on Jan 9, 2012 22:22:21 GMT -5
Yeah, looking closer at the exterior that shows in a couple of the pics it sure looks palm like on the outside. Maybe your example is kind of like shrinkwood where a lot of the structures have been eroded away and only the odd spherical agate replacement of the exterior of the vascular bundles is all that remains. It's definitely a puzzler that's for sure and definitely a monocot of some kind as dicot wood does not have that sort of structure.....Mel
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riverbendlapidary
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Palm?
Jan 9, 2012 23:43:15 GMT -5
Post by riverbendlapidary on Jan 9, 2012 23:43:15 GMT -5
looks like three rivers stuff to me
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Palm?
Jan 11, 2012 19:30:24 GMT -5
Post by tandl on Jan 11, 2012 19:30:24 GMT -5
Does look fossil , Elegant color
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Palm?
Jan 11, 2012 20:07:51 GMT -5
Post by Tonyterner on Jan 11, 2012 20:07:51 GMT -5
Different color for palm. Very cool.
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Palm?
Jan 11, 2012 20:15:05 GMT -5
Post by rockrookie on Jan 11, 2012 20:15:05 GMT -5
it sure has the outer skin looks and inner cells like palm . just a new color .that ive never seen .
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Palm?
Jan 15, 2012 11:55:42 GMT -5
Post by frane on Jan 15, 2012 11:55:42 GMT -5
I love the structure you can see on the close ups! Should hold together well for some cabs! Fran
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