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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 9:22:07 GMT -5
No, not a kitten- although he's trying to give me one of those, too. It's pretty heavy and a little bit fragile. Just wondering what to call this, if anyone knows and could tell me that would be great! Thanks.
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Post by MsAli on May 16, 2019 9:34:15 GMT -5
Got a close up of it?
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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 9:40:02 GMT -5
Not yet But I'll get one here in a few. Maybe a shot of the bottom, too.
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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 10:01:16 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 16, 2019 10:15:50 GMT -5
No idea what that is, but it sure is cool!
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Post by MsAli on May 16, 2019 10:16:48 GMT -5
Interesting
At first it reminded me of a "nest" from an insect
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Post by Tommy on May 16, 2019 10:23:10 GMT -5
bubbly chalcedony?
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Post by agatemaggot on May 16, 2019 10:36:32 GMT -5
Looks cool, reminds me of a petrified mass of frogs eggs ! You might open up one of the bubbles in an out of the way edge and see what's in it !
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Post by lookatthat on May 16, 2019 10:43:18 GMT -5
I'd say sand concretion. They do come in some pretty amazing forms. Can you gently get a picture of the other side? Put it on an old towel or something to keep from damaging the top.
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Post by wpotterw on May 16, 2019 12:05:29 GMT -5
No, not a kitten- although he's trying to give me one of those, too. It's pretty heavy and a little bit fragile. Just wondering what to call this, if anyone knows and could tell me that would be great! Thanks. Looks like large fused Oolites
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Post by captbob on May 16, 2019 12:11:43 GMT -5
Brought it home from where? Going with the guess from lookatthat (sand calcite) without further info.
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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 12:54:27 GMT -5
I'd say sand concretion. They do come in some pretty amazing forms. Can you gently get a picture of the other side? Put it on an old towel or something to keep from damaging the top. That's kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, I turned it over and guess what? It was the same.
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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 12:55:29 GMT -5
Brought it home from where? Going with the guess from lookatthat (sand calcite) without further info. All I know is that he found it out where he was working, here in NW Nebraska.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 15:04:40 GMT -5
That's kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, I turned it over and guess what? It was the same. I'm gonna agree with the others. At that size, the term is pisolite - nice specimen rock; very sculptural looking.
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Post by miket on May 16, 2019 15:53:08 GMT -5
That's kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, I turned it over and guess what? It was the same. I'm gonna agree with the others. At that size, the term is pisolite - nice specimen rock; very sculptural looking. You might be right. At any rate it's interesting, it's going to be yard art.
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Post by rmf on May 16, 2019 16:37:39 GMT -5
aside from the fact there are no hexagonal faces it looks like calcite sand crystals. At least texture wise. This is where sand has water with lime in it and it evaporates and traps the sand in the crystal structure. It is most likely something on that order.
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Post by fernwood on May 17, 2019 4:52:29 GMT -5
Looks like a pisolite to me. In the most recent batch of photos, there is a section with one of the middles exposed.
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Post by amygdule on May 17, 2019 10:59:03 GMT -5
I'd say sand concretion. I've found similar stuff here on the Oregon Coast and in New Mexico. Cool find.
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