indiana
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2015
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Post by indiana on Feb 7, 2016 21:09:07 GMT -5
We're in the middle of moving so I'm trying not to add new stuff to the pile but sometimes things just jump into your lap. I was walking my little doggie past a construction site and the sun was literally gleaming off a lot of exposed rubble mixed in big dirt pile. How could I not? I've found plenty of fossils, and plenty of chert, but not together. Looks like promising tumble material. This is about the size of a grapefruit and full of crinoid parts.
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Post by radio on Feb 9, 2016 11:10:44 GMT -5
Pretty common here in Missouri to find arrowheads with fossils in them. One has to wonder what the person knapping those thought the little critters were:-)
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indiana
spending too much on rocks
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Post by indiana on Feb 9, 2016 11:33:40 GMT -5
One has to wonder what the person knapping those thought the little critters were:-) I would give a lot to know the answer to that. For a few reasons...
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Fossilman
Cave Dweller
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 9, 2016 12:06:11 GMT -5
Don't know about the "Caveman",but the Native American's knew that there was past life on earth-most accepted them as spirits... It was an honor to find and use fossils and rocks with small critters in them......
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tkvancil
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2011
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Post by tkvancil on Feb 11, 2016 16:34:47 GMT -5
That's a nice rock. I find quite a bit of chert with crinoids around here. Other fossils are sometimes found as well but not so common.
Yours looks like it may have a little color inside. Anxious to see what you do with it.
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Post by DirtCleaner on Feb 12, 2016 9:18:52 GMT -5
Would make a nice sphere.
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Post by tandl on Mar 1, 2016 22:11:27 GMT -5
white one in second pic is horn coral
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