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miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,240	Found on Friday... Jun 18, 2018 9:30:15 GMT -5 Fossilman, fantastic5, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Jun 18, 2018 9:30:15 GMT -5 Some petrified wood that I collected, a turtle shell that was sticking out of a hillside, and some coral (?)... Attachments:
	Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________ Weight of my heart, not the size

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,579 Member is Online	Found on Friday... Jun 18, 2018 18:44:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Jun 18, 2018 18:44:39 GMT -5 Looks like you had a fun day. The turtle shell is really a cool find.

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Found on Friday... Jun 18, 2018 19:15:04 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by miket on Jun 18, 2018 19:15:04 GMT -5

Yeah, not much in the Fairburn department, but it was still better than working! There was another shell barely showing about a foot away. Of course, you can't take them but still cool to come across. Made me wonder what else that hill was hiding....

Too much walking shoes worn thin
Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin
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Weight of my heart, not the size

rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,888	Found on Friday... Jun 18, 2018 21:08:49 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Jun 18, 2018 21:08:49 GMT -5 If the turtle shell is the middle image. then you do not have a turtle shell but a limonite concretion.

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,240	Found on Friday... Jun 18, 2018 21:37:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Jun 18, 2018 21:37:26 GMT -5 How can you tell?
	Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________ Weight of my heart, not the size

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Found on Friday... Jun 19, 2018 7:18:06 GMT -5 Peruano and fernwood like this

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Post by rmf on Jun 19, 2018 7:18:06 GMT -5

Note the limonite (redish brown) has a different structure than shell. See where it is flaking and is grainy. It will also have a brown to redish streak (on unglazed porcelain). Also the internal structure of the concreation does not match a turtle. Note the 4 quadrants and the swirls with mud and limonite mixed and separated by limonite walls.

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Found on Friday... Jun 19, 2018 7:28:17 GMT -5 via mobile fernwood likes this

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Post by Peruano on Jun 19, 2018 7:28:17 GMT -5

I agree with rmf. The structure visible is not that of a turtle. It would fool a lot of people. Most turtles would have a row of plates down mid back (the spine). and a row on each side (ribs). Then some around the whole lot to tie it all together.

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rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,888	Found on Friday... Jun 19, 2018 9:07:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Jun 19, 2018 9:07:02 GMT -5 miket Tuttle shell from TN Cretaceous Edge view Turtle carapace (dorsal view) same piece as above Cretaceous teeth, Enchodus, Ischyrhiza_Mira and Mosasuarus All from TN Cretaceous

miket misunderstood rock expert Member since April 2018 Posts: 11,240	Found on Friday... Jun 19, 2018 9:42:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miket on Jun 19, 2018 9:42:00 GMT -5 Dang it. I appreciate the information, I'm still learning!
	Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________ Weight of my heart, not the size

rmf fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2017 Posts: 1,888	Found on Friday... Jun 19, 2018 9:49:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rmf on Jun 19, 2018 9:49:51 GMT -5 I have been looking since 1966 so I have laid eyes on a lot of stuff.