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Post by chris1956 on Feb 17, 2024 17:01:06 GMT -5
I was on my neighbors property looking for rocks in the creek that is just upstream of the creek on our property. After I was done, he gave me the round rock below and asked if I could cut it. Always up for a challenge, I said sure. I have a geode clamp that I have never used because it wasn't constructed very well and you have to very exactly place it so the saw isn't cutting through the clamp. Anyway I mangaged to get it clamped and cut with only a little rubbing of the clamp on the saw blade. I think I am going to have to file down part of the clamp if I use it again. When I first looked at the rock, I thought it might be a Native American grinding rock (because it was so round and no geodes in this area) and maybe granite or quartzite. You can't tell from the cut photos but I think the rock is basically a limestone concretion (there are small fossils in the matrix including crinoids). So I don't think it would be an artifact because not very hard and wouldn't stand up to grinding. In fact, the hollow portion on the inside was full of "sand" when I cut it open. It washed out very easily. When I lived in Michigan, I found a lot of concretions but they were made from a very fine grained silty looking material, not larger sand particles like this. Does anyone have any other thoughts on what this might be? Thanks for looking, Chris
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Mark K
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Post by Mark K on Feb 17, 2024 18:59:38 GMT -5
It's a sandstone concretion.
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Post by chris1956 on Feb 17, 2024 19:28:01 GMT -5
It's a sandstone concretion. Thanks. After you posted that I looked them up and it said sandstone concretions can contain fossils. Thanks again. One mystery solved and my neighbor will be happy. I can go to bed tonight.
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whyofquartz
spending too much on rocks
So, Africa is smaller than I expected...
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Post by whyofquartz on Feb 19, 2024 7:24:10 GMT -5
it looks like an undercooked geode, just pop it back in the ground for a an other epoch or two.
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