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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 17:21:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 15, 2005 17:21:04 GMT -5 KD, that white stuff looks like congealed tapioca! It's very amazing! The closeup on the second shot is terrific! Wonder what our bones look like fossilized?

rollingstone starting to spend too much on rocks Member since July 2009 Posts: 236	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 17:31:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rollingstone on Jun 15, 2005 17:31:50 GMT -5 KD, the white rock you posted is fossilized palm wood. I'm 100 per cent certain of that.

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Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 17:39:38 GMT -5

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Post by rollingstone on Jun 15, 2005 17:39:38 GMT -5

Just a "by the way", the palm wood is cut in cross section (ie as if making rounds), and those little dots are the fossilized tubes in the palm wood where water and nutrients moved up and down the tree. When the palm wood is cut vertically, those tubes form more of a vertical pattern, kind of like dark little straws on the white matrix. Personally, I prefer the cross-section cuts like you have. Nice piece.

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Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 18:23:46 GMT -5

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Post by krazydiamond on Jun 15, 2005 18:23:46 GMT -5

thanks, rollingstone, i'll write that down. did anyone see on CNN where they were able to germinate a 2,000 year old palm seed? they call the plant "Methusela".

isn't that amazing that there would be still a whisper of life in a seed that old??

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Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 18:48:40 GMT -5

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Post by gaetzchamp on Jun 15, 2005 18:48:40 GMT -5

Rolling-

Hey, guy thanks for that. I've heard of people finding petrified palm here in Utah (in fact the person who game me the dino bone found some palm and said she'd send me a chunk) I've heard it's really cool stuff. I've never seen picts before so, I appreciate that!

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rollingstone starting to spend too much on rocks Member since July 2009 Posts: 236	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 19:27:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rollingstone on Jun 15, 2005 19:27:05 GMT -5 Gaetz, you're most welcome. Here's a site where you can read more about it and see pics of it cabbed: www.bernardine.com/gemstones/palm-wood.htm

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 15, 2005 19:54:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Jun 15, 2005 19:54:02 GMT -5 wow! that's fantastic!! thanks again rollin' for such good info. 20-40 million years old, how cool is that? KD
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SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 16, 2005 0:40:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 16, 2005 0:40:57 GMT -5 Great Bones KrazyD! I was going to say the white piece looked like Petrified Palm....Dang, a rookie would've been correct. Thanks for the Pictures. Steve

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Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 16, 2005 1:38:36 GMT -5

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Post by stoner on Jun 16, 2005 1:38:36 GMT -5

Hey all. That Dino bone is really cool stuff. I'm glad I was able to polish the pieces for Gaetz. Here's one more pic of the smaller piece I took using the sun to backlite the stone. It really shows the beauty of the structure of the cells.

Thanks for all the kind words.

Ed

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 16, 2005 9:48:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Jun 16, 2005 9:48:50 GMT -5 Ed, you really do beautiful work, how come I don't remember seeing much of it in pics? smile We need to see more. KD, that stuff you have is really cool, can't wait to see what you do with it. Cher
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gaetzchamp driving up their electric bill Falcarius Utahensis Member since December 2004 Posts: 2,202	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 16, 2005 17:03:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gaetzchamp on Jun 16, 2005 17:03:14 GMT -5 That one of the cab was one he sent me. I'm glad he posted it for all to see. gaetz
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stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Stoner Does Dem' Bones up GOOOOOD Jun 17, 2005 10:34:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Jun 17, 2005 10:34:25 GMT -5 Just way too cool- Dang I wish the stuff was a bit more common-
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