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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 20:11:52 GMT -5
You have to love what appears when you cut the rocks.
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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 19:28:09 GMT -5
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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 18:26:48 GMT -5
I could think that it was shrink wood or something but I do believe a lot of the cell structure is identical to the whale bone from Alaska
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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 15:13:38 GMT -5
DSC01096 by ngboettch, on Flickr Petrified Wood, Southern Nebraska DSC01097 by ngboettch, on Flickr Might be Petrified Wood, South Dakota After tumbling I am more inclined to think so.
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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 15:05:40 GMT -5
fishnpinball I'd like to see the specimen from the end and side, but I'm doubtful that it is bone. The way the pattern is so angular does not say bone to me at all. Could it be plant material? Palm and root material of other wood can vary greatly depending on whether you are looking at the cross section, longitudinal view or something in between. As to the size of the vacuoles in dino or whale bone lets just say there is a lot of variation. Many reptiles reorganize the bone as they grow and the vacuoles become bigger and bigger until they disappear and become bone cavities. Whale bone is indeed quite spongy in many areas and to a certain degree less ossified than the bones of terrestrial animals. However, in general bone should show rounded patterns, not so angular as depicted. So my suggestion is keep looking for an explanation as to what your specimen is or was. There is something call shrink wood that tends to have hexagonal and angular patterns distinct from most wood but still of a wood origin. Apparently its a result of the way the wood rotted before by invaded by the silica. DSC01095 by ngboettch, on Flickr here is a picture of petrified whale bone from Alaska. Petrified-Whale-Bone-Esquimo-6-1 by ngboettch, on Flickr I didn't find shrink wood that was really similar but there was some pocket rot palm wood that was a little similar.
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Post by fishnpinball on Nov 1, 2018 6:21:13 GMT -5
Hope you didn't have to mortgage your house.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 31, 2018 23:35:12 GMT -5
I would not complain if I got that for my birthday. Of course I don't complain about anything that someone is gracious enough to give me.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 31, 2018 21:39:47 GMT -5
I suspect that piece isn't Whale bone. I have / had several pieces of Whale bone I bought from a guy in California , I think, and Whale has such a small cell structure it is actually hard to see it. I suspect that the bone grew very dense cell structure because of the lack of gravity (?) in the water. The fellow I bought the bone from said he had a larger piece free of charge if I Wanted it but, it was pick up only ! I ask him why he couldn't ship ? He said it wouldn't fit in the back of a Pickup truck, he had to haul it in a large straight truck, but the price was right to the right person. I can't remember the name of the guy's shop but it can be Googled I believe . I gave the pieces I had to the neighbor lady for her Rock garden because of the small cell business, you almost needed a magnifying glass to make out the pattern. I have no Idea what you have but it has a lot going on in there, if that doesan't make a real kick A$$ cab, nothing will ! The piece is actually small, about 3/4 x 2 inches. Pictures I can find on the internet do show whalebone that looks similar and that match the colors. What made me second guess the petrified wood was the cab by stephan .
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 31, 2018 21:17:37 GMT -5
I am going to have to beg you for the burro creek locale when I finally make it down that way. I can find the general area, but damn you are finding some beauties.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 31, 2018 21:08:14 GMT -5
DSC01094 by ngboettch, on Flickr At my last rock club meeting, I was given a piece of "petrified wood" that the owner thought would make a nice cab. It was found in Nebraska. Imagine my surprise when I decided it was probably petrified whale bone. I have a couple of pieces to cut cabs with which means I will give him one. Do I offer him the piece back with the new designation and offer to polish the end if he wants it? If it is whale bone it would have been carried down by the glaciers. Is mammoth or some of the other mammals that were local a possibility also? How would I know for sure.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 30, 2018 19:14:13 GMT -5
Finding something like that is like winning the lottery.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 30, 2018 0:44:33 GMT -5
I don't think I have seen those glorious stones before.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 20:04:48 GMT -5
I thought the one there was an issue with was a petoskey stone.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 18:15:13 GMT -5
I have never seen this type of dolomite before. Where is it from? Old stock from somewhere in California. I think I got it from the Gem Shop (Wi) at the Denver shows. I found some similar slabs labeled as rolling hills wavy dolomite, from Mexico on great slabs.com
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:57:41 GMT -5
I am considering a trip to the tepee canyon site next year.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:53:18 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn. Would that affect her price? Probably not. It is hard work to recover and so has also been a rare agate. Found in a bed of limestone, so you have to break out the limestone layers and then break it up to find chert nodules. Some of the chert nodules will have the agate inside. That is a fair price for a large one. Oftentimes rocks like that sell for more in the specimen state than you can make off slabbing it. Cabs you might exceed the value, but a lot of work also.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:38:30 GMT -5
My dad was born in a sod house. The amount of change in the last 85 years is breathtaking. Enjoy it. I certainly do.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 17:13:55 GMT -5
The one she has pictured and for sale for 365 is a tepee canyon agate, even though she labels it as a fairburn.
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 16:41:04 GMT -5
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 29, 2018 12:19:16 GMT -5
Hard to believe, but awesome.
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