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Post by MsAli on Jan 11, 2018 21:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by MsAli on Jan 11, 2018 22:00:01 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 12, 2018 5:24:38 GMT -5
I can't look at it anymore, it keeps staring back at me. The owl is the worst. I have a laker that has a hole through it that looks like it was some kind of life at some point. Hard to say if its just some weird fortification or fossil imprint. I really like it, would make a nice cab if those fractures are sealed.
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 7:10:46 GMT -5
Post by fernwood on Jan 12, 2018 7:10:46 GMT -5
Agree. Trace fossil, or fortifications/strange banding.
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 9:01:59 GMT -5
Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 9:01:59 GMT -5
Ok then Im not the onky one😂
It almost looks like a grasshopper or some type of beetle. Then I thought, maybe it's just odd banding?? Even my daughter who doesnt get the whole rock thing, thinks it's a beetle.
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Post by Peruano on Jan 12, 2018 18:22:37 GMT -5
Parallel lines like that quite distinct from fortification on agates often appear as surface structures in flints/ cherts. I'm thinking they will not be visible if you cut this into slabs, but easily could be wrong. I have seen agates that have such markings that do not continue into the body of the stone.
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 18:36:53 GMT -5
Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 18:36:53 GMT -5
Parallel lines like that quite distinct from fortification on agates often appear as surface structures in flints/ cherts. I'm thinking they will not be visible if you cut this into slabs, but easily could be wrong. I have seen agates that have such markings that do not continue into the body of the stone. The more I look at it the more I agree with exactly what you said. Debating whether or not to throw it in the tumbler.
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 18:37:14 GMT -5
Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 18:37:14 GMT -5
I can't look at it anymore, it keeps staring back at me. The owl is the worst. I have a laker that has a hole through it that looks like it was some kind of life at some point. Hard to say if its just some weird fortification or fossil imprint. I really like it, would make a nice cab if those fractures are sealed. Can you make a cab from something this small?? |
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 18:42:21 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 18:42:21 GMT -5
I see a trilobite.
Possible this is chert and not LSA?
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 18:55:41 GMT -5
Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 18:55:41 GMT -5
I see a trilobite. Possible this is chert and not LSA? Always thought it was a laker. I will post a picture of the sides of it, so you can see why I lean this way.....plus, it doesn't have the feel or look that I am use to with Chert, a ton of that around Mn as well, so it very well could be?? |
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Jan 12, 2018 19:11:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2018 19:11:17 GMT -5
I see a trilobite. Possible this is chert and not LSA? Always thought it was a laker. I will post a picture of the sides of it, so you can see why I lean this way.....plus, it doesn't have the feel or look that I am use to with Chert, a ton of that around Mn as well, so it very well could be??  I'm no expert. Don't even know if trilobites are found in chert! |
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Post by captbob on Jan 12, 2018 19:14:03 GMT -5
How 'bout simply glacial gouging?
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 19:34:37 GMT -5
Post by toiv0 on Jan 12, 2018 19:34:37 GMT -5
I can't look at it anymore, it keeps staring back at me. The owl is the worst. I have a laker that has a hole through it that looks like it was some kind of life at some point. Hard to say if its just some weird fortification or fossil imprint. I really like it, would make a nice cab if those fractures are sealed. Can you make a cab from something this small?? It looks to be about a 1/4 in thick. I could try as the side with the most fortification is a little concave. Might end up being a low dome. It also has some small pits and a fracture. Wouldn't guarantee but would give it a try if you would like. |
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 20:13:22 GMT -5
Post by HankRocks on Jan 12, 2018 20:13:22 GMT -5
It looks very similar to a few pieces of what Jeremy and I assumed were Chert in the San Jacinto a couple weeks ago. Have one or two of them in Coarse tumble at the moment. Will try and remember to pull it out and post a picture.
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 21:02:38 GMT -5
Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 21:02:38 GMT -5
How 'bout simply glacial gouging? Hhhhmmmmm🤔 |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 12, 2018 21:28:18 GMT -5
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 21:35:28 GMT -5
Post by toiv0 on Jan 12, 2018 21:35:28 GMT -5
How 'bout simply glacial gouging? Hhhhmmmmm🤔 I dont think glacial gouging. Usually straight "gouged" lines. You can actually see lines on both sides I would venture to guess it is a laker that has been stained by minerals in the deposit. We do have agates that resemble chert, and besides what is chert or agate but microcrystaline quartz? |
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Odd LSA
Jan 12, 2018 21:55:22 GMT -5
Post by Peruano on Jan 12, 2018 21:55:22 GMT -5
Never fall in love with your rock such that you are afraid to deal with it as it is appropriate. If it needs to be tumbled, do it. If it needs to be shaped, do it. If you need to work some more to get rid of those damned scratches, do it. You are saving it from obscurity, not trying to preserve it in any pristine form. I say its chert with a trace of some beastie in it, but what do I know.
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Odd LSA
Jan 13, 2018 16:47:21 GMT -5
Post by nemesis21 on Jan 13, 2018 16:47:21 GMT -5
Looks like fort banding to me. Sometimes the color difference is quite obscure or non-existent between bands. Plus it's covered in limonite.
If you get it wet/oiled it will probably look like more of a laker.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 13, 2018 19:21:29 GMT -5
Looks like fort banding to me. Sometimes the color difference is quite obscure or non-existent between bands. Plus it's covered in limonite. If you get it wet/oiled it will probably look like more of a laker. Here's pics of it wet    |
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