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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Jan 26, 2024 11:44:49 GMT -5 RickB, Pat, and 7 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 26, 2024 11:44:49 GMT -5
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,438	COPROLITE Jan 27, 2024 22:06:32 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Jan 27, 2024 22:06:32 GMT -5 Randy, it's amazing how similar that last one is to the looks of Burro Creek Pastelite!
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COPROLITE Jan 27, 2024 23:40:25 GMT -5 1dave, Win, and 2 more like this

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Jan 27, 2024 22:06:32 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Randy, it's amazing how similar that last one is to the looks of Burro Creek Pastelite!

Yes indeed, I noticed that in this one and a few others in the past. It even has that opal feel to it like pastelite. The photo was taken fresh off the saw while wet and I bet it will polish well with minimum undercutting.

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Jan 27, 2024 23:40:25 GMT -5 RWA3006 said:

Jan 27, 2024 22:06:32 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

Randy, it's amazing how similar that last one is to the looks of Burro Creek Pastelite!

Yes indeed, I noticed that in this one and a few others in the past. It even has that opal feel to it like pastelite. The photo was taken fresh off the saw while wet and I bet it will polish well with minimum undercutting.

You are correct about the lack of undercutting. I've cabbed several pieces from poop like that one. It had some of the best consistency of all the poop I've worked.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Jan 30, 2024 9:01:32 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 9 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Jan 30, 2024 9:01:32 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,438	COPROLITE Jan 31, 2024 10:18:58 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Jan 31, 2024 10:18:58 GMT -5 I'm not purposely trying to see "other" rocks in the poop...but if I only saw the bottom third of that last pic, I would've sworn it was Cheetah Agate!
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Jan 31, 2024 10:18:58 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

I'm not purposely trying to see "other" rocks in the poop...but if I only saw the bottom third of that last pic, I would've sworn it was Cheetah Agate!

With the large variety in all these specimens I've also noticed a few that mimic other rocks.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 10:16:02 GMT -5 RickB, 1dave, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2024 10:16:02 GMT -5 Here's a dandy specimen where we can interpret interesting features.
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Look at how the texture on this side is smashed down a bit. I think this is the side that hit the ground when the critter pooped. It must not have been too soggy because it retains a fair amount of texture.

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Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2024 10:22:25 GMT -5

Now look at the opposite side which I interpret as the part that landed sunny side up. It has more texture that's not smashed down like the opposite side. This is classic turd texture from southern Utah coprolites.

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 10:25:51 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2024 10:25:51 GMT -5 Now we get to see the beautifully agatized interior that preserves the contents of what was eaten. I'd like to get insights of a Paleo botanist on this one.
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 10:26:21 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 2, 2024 10:26:21 GMT -5
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dillonf fully equipped rock polisher Hounding and tumbling Member since February 2022 Posts: 1,622	COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 19:04:33 GMT -5 RWA3006, 1dave, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dillonf on Feb 2, 2024 19:04:33 GMT -5 That is a fascinating specimen!

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,077	COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 19:30:37 GMT -5 RWA3006, Pat, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Feb 2, 2024 19:30:37 GMT -5 Very interesting. I think he was eating flowers.

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Feb 2, 2024 19:30:37 GMT -5 rockjunquie said:

Very interesting. I think he was eating flowers.

Sometimes I think I need to study paleo botany so I can take our knowledge of these things to the next level. I'm sure there are many things yet to be discovered if somebody with the right skill set were to examine these strange fossils.

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COPROLITE Feb 2, 2024 22:38:00 GMT -5 RWA3006, rockjunquie, and 2 more like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 2, 2024 22:38:00 GMT -5

The flowers look like poop plumes.

What a great specimen!

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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Feb 6, 2024 7:47:32 GMT -5 RickB, Pat, and 6 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 6, 2024 7:47:32 GMT -5 TURD TUESDAY
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RWA3006 Cave Dweller Member since March 2009 Posts: 4,690	COPROLITE Feb 9, 2024 1:07:06 GMT -5 RickB, rockjunquie, and 5 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RWA3006 on Feb 9, 2024 1:07:06 GMT -5
	If we were able to carry the love and tolerance shown here into the world as a whole and get anyone to follow the example set, who knows what could be born from that? Stonemon RIP