quartz
Cave Dweller 
breakin' rocks in the hot sun
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Post by quartz on Aug 27, 2017 23:05:10 GMT -5
Interesting that it might not be coprolite, since it came to us second hand, I won't argue either way. Looks right, and a 5lb.+ turd from a hundred foot critter would be no more than a lumpy fart. The people who have seen it will have egg on their faces if it isn't, no one yet [well, except one now] has disputed the description. Now, how to prove/disprove. amygdule, hoping you can come up with some pics. |
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quartz
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breakin' rocks in the hot sun
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Post by quartz on Aug 27, 2017 23:35:08 GMT -5
Therein lies the problem at hand, no real evidence either way. Had we found it, there would at least be a better description in the "dirt record".
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 28, 2017 7:07:25 GMT -5
 My contribution to this crappy thread, about 5lb. worth. A friend of my wife's said cut me a slab and keep the rest, not a bad deal. Wow! Nice pick up. Do you plan on cutting any more slabs off it? |
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 28, 2017 7:20:42 GMT -5
I'm no poop expert but I do know they come in all sorts and sizes. I have some interesting pieces not posted.only identified by internet research and photo comparison, depending on diet of creature that laid it.I have a piece that i assume was laid by a vegetarian. Or maybe a creature that ate mostly plants and insects.has an interesting mixture of what appears to be sand plant matter and outer shell fragments of insects. I will post a photo as soon as I come across it.all my samples have been found in the local creek I hound.
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Aug 28, 2017 22:50:57 GMT -5
I might cut a piece or two off it when my free time opens up some.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Aug 29, 2017 9:03:11 GMT -5
Here's mine. It was sold to me as Coprolite anyway. It's so big it has to go in my special "honkers" slab box! Maybe 10" wide. However it is not impossible that it is really something else - it looks a lot like pink Tiffany too, the brecciation and the yellow orange jaspery spot look very Tiffanyesque.  |
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Post by captbob on Aug 29, 2017 9:39:59 GMT -5
That sort of looks like a Chapenite Susan. Is it kinda waxy feeling?
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Aug 29, 2017 10:10:16 GMT -5
Not particularly waxy feeling. Feels like any other slab.
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Post by socalagatehound on Aug 31, 2017 19:10:33 GMT -5
I have seen other coprolites that have that chapenite look to them. Really like the colors and the "look". Nice!
Craig
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Sept 1, 2017 9:26:52 GMT -5
Thanks Craig!
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Post by drocknut on Sept 4, 2017 21:20:27 GMT -5
[quote author=" coloradocliff" source="/post/948683/thread" timestamp="1503676144" [/quote][/p]
Your picture went away Sis..
[/quote] I just checked and it still shows up for me coloradocliff |
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Post by coloradocliff on Sept 4, 2017 21:26:14 GMT -5
[quote author=" coloradocliff " source="/post/948683/thread" timestamp="1503676144" [/p]
Your picture went away Sis..
[/quote] I just checked and it still shows up for me coloradocliff [/quote][/p][/p]
Heres what I see. Wonder why??
[quote author="coloradocliff" source="/post/948683/thread" timestamp="1503676144"
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Post by drocknut on Sept 4, 2017 21:28:11 GMT -5
[quote author=" coloradocliff " source="/post/948683/thread" timestamp="1503676144" [/p]
Your picture went away Sis..
[/quote] I just checked and it still shows up for me coloradocliff [/quote][/p][/p]
Heres what I see. Wonder why??
[quote author="coloradocliff" source="/post/948683/thread" timestamp="1503676144"
[/quote][/p] Maybe it's just you...haha [/quote] |
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Post by beefjello on Apr 3, 2018 18:28:50 GMT -5
X marks the sh!t spot  |
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rads
spending too much on rocks
Making clay each day!
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Post by rads on Apr 10, 2018 12:05:10 GMT -5
 Not sure if it is or not. It's sitting in my "to be cut" pile........ which means, I haven't decided how to approach the cut for the best results. |
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